Staiside Court: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: whether the engine has been run since it got in. Anywhere the vehicle stands — Waverley, Staiside Court — don't run a motor that hasn't run yet. Leave the motor and your ignition off and ring 0333 366 0103; it's usually a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is in Staiside Court. Pull over the moment you safely can and switch off, if it has been run. It's a bigger job, though stage one does not change.
Wherever across Midlothian it took place, one of the cases below matches yours.
AdBlue in a diesel on a Staiside Court forecourt
Imagine it: standing by the petrol pump, holding the nozzle, you realise the cap you opened was not the correct one. Be it Tesco, another forecourt nearby or anywhere else in Staiside Court, the case is the same.
What it means: this is the best place to find out. The AdBlue is inside the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has drawn it in.
Clearing the petrol pump is no excuse to start it — so do not get back in. Have the staff to lend a hand pushing it to a space, hold on to the receipt, then ring us from there. Stuck by the pump? Our explosion-proof equipment makes a live forecourt safe, so it can be drained where it is.
AdBlue in your diesel tank at home around Staiside Court
For days the dash had been nagging you. A bottle bought at the shop, tipped in at the driveway — and it was just by the bin that the cap got your eye. It occurs on drives just off Eskdale Drive as often as anywhere.
Put simply: if your vehicle has not been driven since, it's nearly equal to finding out at 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: prevent any early move by keeping the keys indoors, then ring us. Our engineers drain the car on your drive, whether that's in Staiside Court or out in Bonnyrigg. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
Staiside Court: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later the engine began to run roughly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Maybe heading to Edinburgh, under 10 miles away, or just down Hopefield Park.
What it means: the system has pulled the AdBlue in. Past the filter, along the pipework, and — the more the distance — on into the high-pressure pump and each injector. More driving, more starts: deeper it travels.
Stop somewhere safe — that's the next step — then switch everything off. Services further on are too far: from the M8, under 10 miles out of Staiside Court, take the first junction. No trial restarts: clearing itself is not something AdBlue does. About how far did it gone? Say so as you phone.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
You've only had the car for days. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers are side by side here — unlike your own car, which has no AdBlue or keeps it elsewhere. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Midlothian.
The upshot: just as above, divided by whether it ran, but with one added step. Plenty of hire and fleet contracts require the owner's approval for repairs.
Next: ring the hire company or your fleet manager first, and then us — settling it before our arrival is faster. Stranded near Lasswade Swimming Pool or at Newtongrange until someone answers, the car stays switched off the whole time.
AdBlue in the diesel tank? Not sure, in Staiside Court
"I think so" is often the most honest as it gets. Too light, that bottle; a trace of ammonia round the filler; no clear recollection of the cap. Look familiar? It might have been on a friend's driveway in Broomieknowe, or in a rush by the local primary school at the school run.
The point: the engine isn't hurt by some AdBlue splashed on the filler. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. You cannot tell which by turning the key, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in that tank.
What to do: treat it as if it was put in. Don't start the vehicle. Tell us what you noticed on your phone. A clear tank checked counts as a better result than an already-run one emptied.
Staiside Court: what each AdBlue drain has in common
Whichever scenario you are in, the job starts the same way. Our engineers come to the car, whether it is on a forecourt, a driveway, the car park outside Royal Oak or a side street close to The Lasswade Centre, and ask three things: what got in, about how much, and whether the motor has been run. On the phone, before anything else, you are told the price, and those replies decide the work too.
Then your tank is drained and the fuel system rinsed thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, so it doesn't rinse out on its own. Your filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and your car is tested. Where your engine has not run, expect about half an hour on site, for most jobs.
Our technicians start the engine at the end. Our engineers check it runs properly on fresh diesel before we leave. If it's spotted early, the car very rarely has lasting damage, and the whole job happens where it is. Paying comes on the day, never in advance. For the insurer, you get a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Many policies cover misfuelling, so check yours while the van travels.
About Staiside Court and where it is
Staiside Court is a locality situated on the riverside in Midlothian, with a mix of terraced housing and other residential properties. Staiside Court lies close to the city of Edinburgh, which is approximately 6.4 miles away, and is near other local places such as Bonnyrigg and Poltonhall. Staiside Court has a population of around 3821 people and is located at an elevation of 113 metres. Staiside Court is part of the wider Edinburgh urban area, with the city centre and its amenities within easy reach.
AdBlue drains around Staiside Court, and across Midlothian too
Staiside Court is a small village, and the same vans that cover it work the towns near it too, Poltonhall and Sherwood among them, across the EH postcode area. Quickest of all: a EH19 3 postcode for where you stand.
No moving is needed, whether parked in the centre of Staiside Court or on a layby en route to Poltonhall Recreation Ground, so keep it put. The van empties it where it stands. Assuming won't help beside Lasswade Library, close to a county line or somewhere hard to pin down; phone and ask.
Your situation, in one line
Motor not started: phone, leaving it switched off. Run already: stop, switch down, phone 0333 366 0103. Petrol in Diesel takes over the remainder, within Staiside Court or anywhere across Midlothian.