AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Rosemount, and What to Do Next
All of it turns on one fact: if your engine has started after the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. Not run yet? Then keep the vehicle like that, wherever the car is — Rosemount or Ferryhill. Switch nothing on, ring 0333 366 0103, then expect a thorough flush plus a drain, carried out right where your vehicle sits around Rosemount. If it has run, stop as soon as it is safe and switch off. A bigger job, then, yet the identical first step.
Match your case to a situation from the ones below, anywhere around Aberdeen City you happen to be.
Rosemount forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump
The cap you opened was the wrong one — and you just notice it as you're standing at the petrol pump, bottle or the nozzle in hand. Anywhere around Rosemount, then — Morrisons, BOC, or anywhere else nearby.
Meaning? Spotting it here is as good as it can be. Just that tank has AdBlue; not one part past it has drawn it in.
Your move: keep out of the driver's seat, even if the queue needs clearing. Get the staff to help rolling it to a space, hold on to the bottle, then phone us right there. The equipment is explosion-proof and safe on a busy forecourt, so a car that can't be pushed clear gets drained where it is at the pump.
AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Rosemount drive?
For days the dashboard had been nagging you. A bottle from the shop, tipped in on the drive — and it's only by the bin that the cap got a second look. It takes place on driveways just off Loanhead Terrace as regularly as anywhere.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is almost as good as the forecourt. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that.
Next: the keys in the house, and so no one drives the car off first thing. After that, ring. Our engineers drain the vehicle on your drive, whether that is around Rosemount or out in Gilcomston. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Drove off with AdBlue in a diesel around Rosemount?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the engine began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Anywhere on View Terrace or heading towards Aberdeen — under a mile away.
What it means: the fuel system has drawn the AdBlue in. Distance sets how deep it goes: filter and lines first, then the injection pump and every injector. Every restart, like each mile, pushes it on.
What to do: pull over where it's safe then switch off. Rosemount sits over 50 miles from the M90; there, pull off at the next junction instead of pressing on for the services. It won't have cleared, so there's no sense starting it again to find out. Let us know the mileage covered when you call.
Hire, lease or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank
A week ago, it was new to you. On your own car, AdBlue is missing or elsewhere. On this one, its inlet is right next to your diesel inlet — a surprise to you. Wherever you are across Aberdeen City, every driver can slip up.
What it means: the same as the situations above, depending on whether it has run, with one more step. The owner frequently has to sign off any work, under many rental and company contracts.
Your move: rental firm or your fleet manager to begin with, us second, since settling it beforehand saves time. Leave the vehicle off as the reply comes, even if you're waiting outside Aberdeen or near War Memorial.
Unsure about AdBlue in your diesel tank around Rosemount?
At times the fair answer is "I think so". The bottle is lighter than it should be, there is a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. A hurried top-up by the gates of the local primary school, or a call to a friend in Cornhill: both fits.
The upshot: the engine is not hurt by a little AdBlue spilled on the filler. A diesel tank with AdBlue in it is another matter. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so would draw in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
Next: act as though it got in, then keep your engine off. Checking a tank that proves free of AdBlue beats emptying one after it has been run — so phone then describe to us what you saw.
Each AdBlue drain around Rosemount shares these steps
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Anywhere the vehicle stands — The Queen Vic's car park, a road by James McGrigor, a driveway, a filling station — the van arrives and asks for the liquid, the amount, plus whether your engine has turned over. The price comes over the phone, ahead of anyone setting off, and those replies shape the work.
Emptying your tank comes next, then a full flush — more vital after urea than after petrol, since crystals and corrosion won't go by themselves, however long you wait. Last come the filter, flushed or replaced if necessary; clean diesel; and a check of your vehicle. Never started? Then about half an hour on site covers most jobs.
Starting the car comes last. Before our technicians go, it's tested to be sure it runs correctly on fresh diesel. Lasting damage is very rare if it is caught soon, and the entire job is done where the car is. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, no money upfront. Check your insurance while we arrive: cover for misfuelling comes built into plenty of policies.
About Rosemount, briefly
Rosemount is a suburban area in Aberdeen City, situated near the coast and approximately 0.8 miles from Aberdeen city centre. Rosemount sits at an elevation of around 45 metres, with its predominant housing stock consisting of flats. Rosemount is close to nearby places such as Gilcomston and Kittybrewster, and is part of the larger Aberdeen urban area.
AdBlue drains across Aberdeen City, Rosemount included
Rosemount is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the places around it too, Aberdeen and Kittybrewster among them, across the AB postcode area. The whereabouts is quickest from a postcode beginning AB25 2.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Friends Wildflower Site or in a car park in the middle of Rosemount, it does not need to move. Where it sits, that's where it gets drained. Tricky to explain? By CR or a county line? Checking is better than guessing, and so phone.
The one-line version
Motor not started: ring, leaving it alone. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Rosemount and anywhere in Aberdeen City on 0333 366 0103.