What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Seafield
Has your motor turned over since the AdBlue went in? That one question settles almost everything else from here. If it has not, keep it that way, whether the vehicle is in Seafield itself or out in Restalrig. Leave your engine and your ignition off and ring 0333 366 0103; it's normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is in Seafield. Already started? Stop when you safely can, then turn everything off. It is a bigger job, though step one doesn't change.
Compare your case to one of the ones below, anywhere across City of Edinburgh you are.
On a Seafield forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: stood by the petrol pump, gripping the bottle, you realise the filler you took off was not the right one. Whether Shell, JET or somewhere else around Seafield, the situation is the same.
The point: of every spot to find out, the forecourt is the best. Just that tank holds AdBlue; not one part beyond it has drawn any in.
Do this: keep out of the car, however much the queue needs freeing. Get the attendants to help rolling it to a bay, hold on to the receipt, then ring us from there. Draining it there at the petrol pump is fine when it can't be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Seafield drive?
On your dash, a warning had been lit for days. Only at the recycling bin, the empty bottle in your hand, did you look back at the cap you'd used on the drive. Driveways close to Pirniefield Place see it as much as any other street.
In short: if the car hasn't moved since, it is nearly as good as spotting it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay apart: the AdBlue drops to the base of your tank and remains there, no matter how long it waits.
Your move: keys indoors, and so nobody takes the car anywhere first thing. Then, phone. Out in Thornville Terrace or right here in Seafield, the drain is done on your driveway. Even at night, the pumps are quiet enough for a residential street.
Set off with AdBlue in a diesel around Seafield?
Topped up, drove away, and before long your motor was running roughly, smoking, down on power, or lighting up the dash. It might have been heading for Edinburgh, under 3 miles away, or simply down Claremont Park.
Meaning? The fuel pump has taken the AdBlue in. The high-pressure pump and every injector get it as well on a bigger run, once the filter and pipework have had it. Each mile and each restart takes it further.
Next: find a sensible place, stop, then switch your engine off. On the M8, under 10 miles from Seafield, that means the next junction, not the services further on. No test starts: clearing itself isn't something AdBlue will do. About how far did it go? Say so as you phone.
AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car
You have only had the vehicle a week. Unknown to you, the two fillers are side by side here — unlike your own car, which has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere. Anywhere you happen to be across City of Edinburgh, every driver could slip up.
Put simply: one extra step on top of the situations above, and those turn on whether it's run. The owner frequently needs to sign off the work, under many hire and fleet agreements.
Sorting it before the van arrives is faster, and so phone the rental company or your fleet manager, then us. Leave the car off as the answer comes, even if you are parked outside Edinburgh Waverley or close to CWGC Cross of Sacrifice.
Not sure it was AdBlue in your diesel tank, Seafield?
At times, "I think so" is the most you can truthfully say. Which cap was taken off, you cannot recall; meanwhile the bottle weighs less than expected, and ammonia lingers by the filler. Perhaps it happened in a hurry at the school gates at the local primary school, or on a friend's drive in Lochend.
The upshot: the engine isn't hurt by a little AdBlue splashed around the outside. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. Starting the vehicle cannot tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it would draw it in.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Do not crank it. Inspecting a tank that proves free of AdBlue beats draining one once it has been run — so phone and tell us what you saw.
Each AdBlue drain in Seafield shares these stages
Whichever scenario you are in, this job starts the same way. Our engineers come to the car, whether it's at a forecourt, a drive, the car park at The Links Tavern or a side street close to FunParx, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and if the motor has run. Over the phone, ahead of anything else, you hear the quote, and those answers shape the work too.
Draining your tank comes next, followed by a careful flush — more important with urea than with petrol, since crystals and corrosion will not go on their own, however long it sits. Next is your filter — flushed, or swapped where needed — followed by clean diesel, and a test of the car. Most unrun cars are a half-hour job after the moment we turn up.
Starting the engine comes at the end. Before our engineers head off, it is checked to be sure it runs properly on fresh diesel. Lasting damage is very unusual if it's noticed early, and the entire job is done where the vehicle is. Payment comes on the day, never in advance. For your insurer, there is a VAT invoice plus a written report from the engineer. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a check of your policy as you wait is worthwhile.
About Seafield
Seafield is a coastal suburban area in the City of Edinburgh, situated approximately 1.8 miles from Edinburgh city centre. Seafield sits at a low elevation of around 11 metres, with its residential landscape dominated by flat-type housing. Seafield is close to several nearby streets, including Thornville Terrace, Woodbine Terrace, and Woodville Terrace, and is home to a population of around 6294 people.
Seafield and City of Edinburgh: AdBlue drains across the area
Seafield is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the towns near it too, Woodbine Terrace and Woodville Terrace among them, across the EH postcode area. Your location comes quickest from a postcode that starts EH6 7.
Parked en route to Leith Links East, or bang in the heart of Seafield, your car remains where it is — there is no need to shift it at all. Draining is done on the spot. Guessing won't help beside Leith Franklin Academicals Beige Cricket Club, on a border or anywhere awkward to describe; ring and check.
In one line: your scenario
Unstarted? Leave the car off and phone. Started by now? Stop, switch off, ring. Petrol in Diesel handles the rest whatever it is, in Seafield and City of Edinburgh, on 0333 366 0103.