AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Stirches, and What to Do Next
Has your engine run since the AdBlue was put in? That single point settles nearly everything else from here. Out in Cauld or right around Stirches, an unrun motor should remain unrun. Leave your motor and the ignition off and call 0333 366 0103; it's normally a drain and a thorough flush, done where the car is around Stirches. Stop the moment you safely can and turn off, if it has been run. It's a larger job, though stage one does not change.
Further down: the cases our engineers meet, anywhere around Scottish Borders. Pick the one that fits.
On a Stirches forecourt with AdBlue in a diesel
Picture it: stood by the petrol pump, gripping the nozzle, you realise the cap you opened was not the right one. It might be the Sainsbury's, or the Morrisons, or a different station in Stirches.
Meaning? Finding out on the forecourt is as good as it can be. Still inside the tank, and nothing drawn through: that is where the AdBlue is.
Next: avoid the temptation to start it just to free up the petrol pump. Have the staff to lend a hand rolling it into a bay, hold on to the receipt, then ring us from there. Stuck beside the pump? Our explosion-proof equipment makes a busy forecourt sensible, and so it can be drained in place.
AdBlue in your diesel tank on a Stirches drive?
The warning light had been on for days. Bought a bottle, poured it in at home, recycled the empty — and only then looked at the cap a second time, too late. Right off Deloraine Court is not different from any other place.
Put simply: if your vehicle hasn't moved since, it is almost equal to spotting it at the pump. Diesel and AdBlue stay separate: the AdBlue drops to the base of your tank and remains there, no matter how long the night.
Next: prevent an early drive by putting your keys indoors, then phone us. In Wilton or right here around Stirches, the draining happens on your driveway. Night-time drains beside a house are fine: the pumps are quiet.
Stirches: drove off with AdBlue in a diesel?
You filled up, set off, and a mile or two later your motor began to run unevenly, smoke, lose power or light up the dashboard. Maybe it was on Oxnam Court, possibly on the way out towards Carlisle, under 50 miles away.
Meaning? The fuel pump has taken the AdBlue up. The injection pump and every injector see it as well on a longer trip, once your filter and pipework have it. Each restart, like every mile, pushes it on.
Pull in somewhere safe — that is the next step — then switch it off. Services farther along are too far: on the A74(M), under 50 miles out of Stirches, use the next junction. It won't have cleared, so there's no sense starting it again to check. Call, and say what distance your car was driven.
AdBlue in the wrong tank: hire, lease and company cars
It is a vehicle you have had for a week. Your own motor either has no AdBlue or puts it somewhere different, and so no one told you the AdBlue inlet was right beside the diesel. It can happen to anyone, anywhere in Scottish Borders.
The point: just as above, divided by if it ran, only with one added stage. Any work on your car frequently needs the owner's go-ahead under hire or fleet agreements.
Sorting it before we arrives is faster, and so phone the hire company or your fleet manager, then us. Waiting for an answer at the car park at Tweedbank, or near Hawick Youth Centre? Keep the engine off meanwhile.
AdBlue in your diesel tank? Not sure, in Stirches
"I think so" is often the most honest as it gets. The bottle is lighter than it should be, there's a faint smell of ammonia about the filler, and you cannot remember which cap you took off. Maybe on a friend's drive in Priestrig, or in a rush outside the local primary school at the school run.
Meaning? Drips outside the inlet never reach your engine at all. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. Turning on the car will not tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in that tank it will draw it in.
Next: assume it got in, then keep your motor off. Describe what you noticed on the phone. A clean tank looked at is a better result than a run one emptied.
Stirches: what every AdBlue drain has in common
Whatever the case, a single start applies. Three things come once our engineers reach the car — on a filling station, a drive, a road by Wilton Parish Church or the car park outside Station Bar: the fluid, the amount, and if it has been started. Those replies determine this work, and you get the price by phone, before anybody heads out.
Draining the tank comes next, then a full flush — more vital after urea than with petrol, because crystals and corrosion will not go by themselves, however long you wait. Finally are your filter, flushed or renewed if necessary; fresh diesel; and a test of your vehicle. Where the motor hasn't been started, allow about half an hour once we arrive, for most jobs.
Firing it up comes last. Before we head off, it's tested to be sure it runs smoothly on fresh diesel. The whole job is done where the car is, and if it is spotted quickly, lasting damage is very uncommon. For your insurer: an engineer's report and the VAT invoice. For you: payment on the day, no money upfront. Dig out your insurance before we arrive: misfuelling cover is included in plenty of policies.
About Stirches and where it is
Stirches is a suburban area situated on the riverside in the Scottish Borders, with a mix of flat housing and a population of around 2319 people. Stirches sits at an elevation of 174 metres, near the towns of Wilton and Hawick, and is located approximately 37.9 miles from Carlisle. Stirches is part of the larger community in the Scottish Borders, with its residents being close to the scenic countryside and the nearby Silverbuthall area.
Stirches and Scottish Borders: AdBlue drains across the area
Stirches is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the towns near it too, Silverbuthall and Hawick among them, across the TD postcode area. Your location is clearest from a postcode that starts TD9 7.
Whether the car is on a lay-by on the way to Wilton Play Park or in a car park in the middle of Stirches, it does not need to move. Wherever it sits, that's where it is cleared. Tricky to explain? By Teviotdale Leisure Centre or a border? Asking is better than guessing, and so ring.
In one line: your scenario
Where it has not run, ring then leave it off. Whatever case fits, Petrol in Diesel handles from there on 0333 366 0103, throughout Scottish Borders and within Stirches — after you pull over, turn off and ring, if it has run.