Adblue panic time

Author
Discussion

kowalski655

Original Poster:

14,657 posts

144 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
It has come time to add Adblue to my Citroen C4 Picasso Grand, but on looking under the offside 3rd row, where the manual and the net says I should find a screw cap under a hole in the lining is...... nothing! eek
Just a plastic surface of what I presume is the Adblue tank! Those dozy French workers have forgotten to put a cap on. Gods alone know how it was filled on the production line.
I'm taking it to the dealer tomorrow but in the meantime,any suggestions?
I have only 200 miles before I can't start it,and it's not helped that the dealer is a 100 mile round trip.

Sebring440

2,027 posts

97 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
What's the panic about?

The dealer is 50 miles away and you have 200 miles of Adblue left?

Or am I missing something?

Make sure you ask the dealer where the Adblue filler is, while you're there.

anonymous-user

55 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
sounds a stupid question but have you unscrewed the black cap?


minky monkey

1,526 posts

167 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all

Alucidnation

16,810 posts

171 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
kowalski655 said:
It has come time to add Adblue to my Citroen C4 Picasso Grand, but on looking under the offside 3rd row, where the manual and the net says I should find a screw cap under a hole in the lining is...... nothing! eek
Just a plastic surface of what I presume is the Adblue tank! Those dozy French workers have forgotten to put a cap on. Gods alone know how it was filled on the production line.
I'm taking it to the dealer tomorrow but in the meantime,any suggestions?
I have only 200 miles before I can't start it,and it's not helped that the dealer is a 100 mile round trip.
Quoted for stupidity.

rofl

TwigtheWonderkid

43,427 posts

151 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
kowalski655 said:
Those dozy French workers have forgotten to put a cap on.
How did they get the adblue into the tank post production?

kowalski655

Original Poster:

14,657 posts

144 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
Very likely quoted for stupidity,but there is NO black cap!!!! Just the carpet and some grey-ish plastic underneath. No idea how it was filled in the factory, but it looks nothing like the pictures, there is NOTHING to unscrew.

anonymous-user

55 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
have you looked in the boot as well rear right hand side.

Alucidnation

16,810 posts

171 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
kowalski655 said:
Very likely quoted for stupidity,but there is NO black cap!!!! Just the carpet and some grey-ish plastic underneath. No idea how it was filled in the factory, but it looks nothing like the pictures, there is NOTHING to unscrew.
Sounds a bit strange admittedly, although maybe you should have attempted to top it up when it started flashing at you at 1500 miles left which then flashes every 200 miles, or maybe when the SERVICE illuminates and the indicator UREA flashes below 375 miles, along with an audible signal, or maybe, just maybe, when the message is shown every 30 seconds if the level has not been adjusted.

Just a thought.



Edited by Alucidnation on Sunday 17th September 21:06

anonymous-user

55 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
Just remove the tank and take it along to get it filled with adblue and fuel then refit.


Brainpox

4,057 posts

152 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
Alucidnation said:
Sounds a bit strange admittedly, although maybe you should have attempted to top it up when it started flashing at you at 1500 miles left which then flashes every 200 miles, or maybe when the SERVICE illuminates and the indicator UREA flashes below 375 miles, along with an audible signal, or maybe, just maybe, when the message is shown every 30 seconds if the level has not been adjusted.

Just a thought.



Edited by Alucidnation on Sunday 17th September 21:06
Maybe it shouldn't be unnecessarily awkward to refill an essential fluid?

I get the criticism for leaving it so long but even if someone has a single figure IQ, the cap should be easy to locate.

I thought most cars put it under the fuel flap. Why *wouldn't* they put it there?

haggishunter

1,315 posts

244 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
What age is it? What mileage has it done?

xjay1337

15,966 posts

119 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
If you can't find a hole that big in a car in the daytime, I do wonder why you need a people carrier .

AJB88

12,466 posts

172 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
xjay1337 said:
If you can't find a hole that big in a car in the daytime, I do wonder why you need a people carrier .
Classic.

MDMA .

8,910 posts

102 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all

x type

913 posts

191 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
Daft question time

Is yours petrol ?


2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,262 posts

236 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
x type said:
Daft question time

Is yours petrol ?

Now that would be a classic thumbup

(like the photo of the BMW 1 series with snow chains on the front wheels biggrin)

Pistom

4,979 posts

160 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
xjay1337 said:
If you can't find a hole that big in a car in the daytime, I do wonder why you need a people carrier .
Some people should really pursue a career in comedy.

catso

14,794 posts

268 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
Do the C4 Grand Picasso use Adblue?

The Wife had one (a diesel), albeit the old model from 2013 until last year and it didn't have an Adblue tank...

Vaud

50,637 posts

156 months

Sunday 17th September 2017
quotequote all
catso said:
Do the C4 Grand Picasso use Adblue?

The Wife had one (a diesel), albeit the old model from 2013 until last year and it didn't have an Adblue tank...
Given it is in the manual for the car, yes, probably ;-)

2014 onwards ?