What Now? AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Suttieside
What to do about AdBlue in a diesel tank comes down to one thing more than any other: if the motor has been run since it was put in. Not run yet? Then keep it like that, whether the car sits — Suttieside or Forfar. Switch nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, then count on a thorough flush after a drain, carried out just where your car sits in Suttieside. When the engine has run, pull in somewhere safe first, then turn it off. It is a bigger job, though step one doesn't change.
Further down: the situations our technicians see, anywhere in Angus. Pick yours.
At the pump around Suttieside: AdBlue in a diesel
Imagine it: stood by the pump, holding the nozzle, you spot the cap you took off wasn't the correct one. It could be the Gulf, or the Shell, or a different station in Suttieside.
What it means: this is the ideal location to find out. The AdBlue is in the tank and nowhere else. Nothing has pulled it in.
Freeing the pump is no excuse to start it — so don't get back in. Ring us from the forecourt after the vehicle sits in a space — the staff will help roll it — and save the receipt. Emptying it right at the petrol pump is fine when it can't be moved, since the equipment is explosion-proof.
AdBlue in the diesel tank at home around Suttieside
On the dash, a warning had shown for days. Bought a bottle, tipped it in outside the house, recycled the empty — and only then checked the cap a second time, after the fact. Just off Station Road is not different from any other place.
What it means: if you have not driven since, this is nearly as good as the forecourt. At the floor of the tank sits where AdBlue stays, since it will not blend with diesel — and a night passing changes nothing of the difference.
Your move: keys indoors, and so nobody takes your vehicle anywhere at breakfast. After that, ring. Your drive is where it gets drained, be it in Suttieside or South Whitehills. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night.
On the road in Suttieside 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 heading to Dundee, under 15 miles away, or just down St Margaret's Park.
Put simply: the AdBlue has been pulled through your fuel system. Mileage sets how far it goes: filter and pipework to begin with, then the injection pump and each injector. More driving, more restarts: deeper it travels.
Next: find a safe spot, stop, and switch your motor off. Suttieside sits under 50 miles from the M90; there, come off at the next junction instead of pressing on to the services. It won't have cleared, so there's no sense starting it again to check. Roughly how far did it go? Tell us when you phone.
A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank?
A week back, it was unknown to you. On your own vehicle, AdBlue is missing or somewhere else. On this one, its cap is just next to the diesel inlet — news to you. It can happen to anyone, anywhere across Angus.
In short: one extra stage on top of the cases above, which depend on whether it's run. The owner frequently needs to sign off the work, under many hire and fleet agreements.
Next: phone the hire company or your fleet manager first, and then us — sorting it before we arrive is quicker. Stranded near Forfar Indoor Sports or at the nearest station till someone answers, the car stays switched off the whole time.
Suttieside: unsure whether it was AdBlue in the diesel tank?
At times, "I think so" is all you can honestly say. Too light, that bottle; a hint of ammonia near your filler; no clear memory of which cap. Sound familiar? The gates of the local primary school in a rush, perhaps, or someone's drive out in Lunanhead.
The point: the engine is not harmed by some AdBlue splashed on the outside. Inside the diesel tank, however, AdBlue harms it. Starting the vehicle will not tell you which, and if there is AdBlue in your tank it would suck it in.
Do this: behave as though it got in, and don't start the motor. Checking a tank that proves free of AdBlue beats emptying one after it's been run — so ring and describe to us what you noticed.
Each AdBlue drain around Suttieside shares these steps
The work begins identically, whichever the case. Three questions come when our technicians reach the car — at a forecourt, a driveway, a street beside Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses or the car park at The Railway: the fluid, the amount, and if the motor has run. Those replies determine the work, and you hear the price on the phone, before anybody heads out.
AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some metals used in fuel systems, so it won't rinse out on its own; that's why the flush, after this drain, counts much more here than with petrol. Then is your filter — cleaned, or swapped when needed — then fresh diesel, and a test of your vehicle. The majority of unstarted vehicles are a half-hour job from the moment our engineers arrive.
We fire it up last. With clean diesel in, it runs while our engineers check it's running correctly, and then we head off. We do the whole job where your car is, and lasting damage is very uncommon when it has been caught soon. You pay on the day, with nothing upfront, and get a VAT invoice and an engineer report for your insurer. It is worth remembering: lots of insurers include misfuelling cover, and so a quick look at your policy as we travel pays.
About Suttieside
Suttieside is a locality in Angus, situated inland at an elevation of 82 metres, approximately 13.9 miles from Dundee. Suttieside is characterized by its predominantly detached housing stock, reflecting the area's residential nature. Suttieside is close to nearby places such as South Whitehills, North Whitehills, and Gowanbank, and is located about 372.4 miles from London.
AdBlue drains across Angus, Suttieside included
Suttieside is a small village, and the same vans that cover it work the places around it too, North Whitehills and Gowanbank among them, across the DD postcode area. The location comes clearest from a postcode beginning DD8 3.
Parked heading to Whitehills Park, or right in the centre of Suttieside, the car stays put — there is no need to move it at all. Draining happens right there. Phone and check instead of guessing when you are by Lowson Memorial Parish Church, on a border, or somewhere awkward to pin down.
Your situation, in one line
Engine not started: phone, leaving it alone. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in Suttieside and anywhere across Angus on 0333 366 0103.