--- title: The Braids: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank, What Next canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/the-braids-city-of-edinburgh/ location: The Braids county: City of Edinburgh latitude: 55.917430 longitude: -3.203620 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-25 --- # The Braids: AdBlue in the Diesel Tank? Find Your Situation All of that hinges on a single fact: whether your engine has been run since the AdBlue was added — more than anything else. If it hasn't, keep it that way, whether the car is in The Braids itself or out in Comiston. Keep nothing on, phone 0333 366 0103, then count on a thorough flush plus a drain, done right where your vehicle sits around The Braids. Already run? Stop once safe, then turn everything off. A larger job, yes, but the same first move. Find the scenario below that matches yours, wherever across City of Edinburgh it happened. ## AdBlue in a diesel on a The Braids forecourt The cap you unscrewed was the wrong one — and you only spot it while you're stood at the pump, bottle or nozzle in hand. It could be the Shell, or the Tesco, or another forecourt around The Braids. The upshot: of all places to find out, this is the best. Just that tank holds AdBlue; not one component past it has drawn any in. What to do: do not get back in and fire it up to clear the petrol pump. Phone us from the forecourt once your vehicle is in a bay — the staff will lend a hand to roll it — then keep the receipt. Can't move it beside the petrol pump? Our explosion-proof kit keeps a live forecourt sensible, so it can be drained in place. ## The Braids, at home: AdBlue in the diesel tank On your dash, a warning had been lit all week. Bought a bottle, poured it in at home, recycled the empty — and at that point checked the cap again, after the fact. Homes just off Braid Farm Road get hit as often as everywhere else. Meaning? As long as the car has not been driven since, it's second to the forecourt case. AdBlue doesn't mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of your tank and waits there. Overnight does not change that. Keep your keys in the house overnight — otherwise someone may drive it off at breakfast — and call us. Our technicians drain the vehicle on your drive, whether that's around The Braids or out in Greenbank. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house after dark. ## The Braids: set off with AdBlue in a diesel? Filled up, drove away, and before long your motor was running unevenly, smoking, down on power, or flashing up the dash. Maybe it was on Braid Hills Drive, perhaps on the way out towards Edinburgh, under 3 miles away. In short: the AdBlue has been pulled into the fuel system. The high-pressure pump and each injector get it too on a bigger trip, once the filter and pipework have had it. It goes further with each extra mile covered and every restart. Your move: pull up somewhere sensible, then switch the engine off. Services further along can wait: on the M8, under 5 miles out of The Braids, use the first junction. Starting it again to check gets nothing — AdBlue doesn't clear itself. Let us know the mileage covered when you ring. ## AdBlue in the wrong tank of a hire, lease or company car You have had this car hardly a week. Unknown to you, the AdBlue and diesel fillers are next to each other here — unlike your own vehicle, which has none or keeps it elsewhere. Anywhere you happen to be across City of Edinburgh, any driver can be caught. In short: one extra step on top of the cases above, and those depend on whether it has run. Many rental and company agreements need the owner's sign-off for work. Next: phone the hire company or the fleet manager first, then us — sorting it before our arrival is faster. If you are stuck in the car park at Slateford, or by Memorial sundial, whilst you wait for an answer, leave the car off. ## Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank in The Braids? At times the honest answer is "I think so". What cap came off, you cannot recall; meanwhile the bottle feels less than it ought to, and a whiff of ammonia hangs by your filler. A hurried stop by the gates of the local primary school, or a visit to a friend in Bruntsfield: both fits. Put simply: a spill near your filler leaves the engine unharmed. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. You can't tell which by turning the key, and doing so would suck in any AdBlue that is in that tank. Do this: behave as though it got in, and don't start the engine. Phone with the details: we would rather confirm a clean tank than empty one after your motor has been run. ## Every AdBlue drain around The Braids shares these steps The job begins the same way, whatever your case. Three questions come when our technicians arrive — on a forecourt, a drive, a road beside Mortonhall Tennis Club or the car park at The Hermitage: the liquid, the amount, and if it has been started. Replies set the work; the price follows by phone whilst no one has left yet. AdBlue forms crystals and eats at some metals used in fuel systems, so it does not rinse out on its own; that is why a full flush, after this drain, counts far more here than with petrol. The filter is flushed, or replaced where it needs to be; clean diesel goes in; and the vehicle is tested. Where the motor hasn't run, allow about half an hour on site, for most jobs. We start the engine last. With new diesel in, it runs while our technicians make sure it's running correctly, and then we go. We do the entire job where the car is, and lasting damage is very rare if it has been noticed soon. Payment comes on the day, never upfront. For the insurer, there is a VAT invoice and a written report from the engineer. Many insurance policies include misfuelling cover, so it is worth checking yours while we are on the way. ## About The Braids itself The Braids is a suburban area located on the outskirts of Edinburgh, situated near the riverside and approximately 2.5 miles from the city centre. The Braids sits at an elevation of 134 metres, overlooking the surrounding landscape. The Braids is characterised by its predominantly detached housing stock, which is typical of many suburban areas in Scotland. The Braids is close to nearby places such as Greenbank, Morningside, and Blackford, and is home to a population of around 2231 people. ## The Braids and City of Edinburgh: AdBlue drains across the area Morningside and Blackford have the identical vans as The Braids, a residential suburb, plus further places over EH postcodes. Giving us a EH10 6 postcode finds you quickest of all. Parked en route to Hermitage of Braid Community Wildlife Garden, or right in the heart of The Braids, your car stays where it is — there is no need to move it at all. Our van drains it in place. If you are somewhere hard to explain, near Greenbank Church or close to a border, ring and ask rather than assuming. ## In one line: your scenario Engine not started: phone, leaving it switched off. Already run: stop, switch off and call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there in The Braids and anywhere across City of Edinburgh on 0333 366 0103.