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Bulk adblue can be had for as little as 35p per litre.
The consumption will vary with the type of driving,load terrain etc .
Some of the trucks hardly seem to use any some drink it .
Be very careful handling and storing the stuff .
If you spill it on footwear or clothing rinse very thoroughly immediately. It will rot stuff very quickly .
Store it in sealed containers away from EVERYTHING else ,many truckers have found if storing spare containers in side lockers that everything else in the locker rots or corroded very quickly .
The consumption will vary with the type of driving,load terrain etc .
Some of the trucks hardly seem to use any some drink it .
Be very careful handling and storing the stuff .
If you spill it on footwear or clothing rinse very thoroughly immediately. It will rot stuff very quickly .
Store it in sealed containers away from EVERYTHING else ,many truckers have found if storing spare containers in side lockers that everything else in the locker rots or corroded very quickly .
Alex L said:
Very timely thread, my 4 month old C220D which is now on 12,500 miles was saying 1,000 miles of Adblue remaining. I had no idea how large the tank was but managed to use all 3.5 litres of the stuff I bought from the petrol station and the range has only increased to 1,800 miles.
a 205 C Class has a 25L tank that last around 9-11,000miles unless a convertible and has a 8L tank that last 3000 miles.Shell has 10L for around £13.50. be warned if you over fill it will put a adblue warning on and need a trip to the dealer. I norm advise people to just add 10L for this reason. This dont work on the convertibles and means quite common for the issue over over fill as dont hold 10L.....
Edited by texr2000 on Wednesday 5th April 16:31
Mr2Mike said:
No quite, the two systems have quite different functions. A DPF is purely to catch particulates (soot) and has no effect on Nitrogen Dioxide (NOx) emissions. ADBlue works with a catalyst (SCR) to break down NOx to nitrogen and water vapor, and doesn't help with particulate emissions.
So do current Diesels have both DPF & AdBlue?I did realise the 2 are very different in method & results, but i thought the majority of cars running with AdBlue didn't have DPF. I could of course (& not for the first time) be wrong.
DPF has been around for some time & AdBlue a more recent introduction, but i'm sure i've read a few times that AdBleu is the next generation of cleaning for diesel cars.
w8pmc said:
I did realise the 2 are very different in method & results, but i thought the majority of cars running with AdBlue didn't have DPF. I could of course (& not for the first time) be wrong.
Yeah, that's wrong. All diesels have had DPFs for years and will continue to have them. Indeed particulate filters are likely to be fitted to petrol cars soon.AdBlue is used by a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system on many medium and large diesel cars to meet EU6 NOx emissions requirements. Smaller cars can meet the standard without needing SCRs and there are other engineering solutions for NOx reduction too.
My understanding is that the mixture that makes up the adBlue is in very precise quantities, hence making it difficult to mix yourself. Now wether this is horse feathers put out by manufacturers to make you buy the product from them, I don't know, but as it costs so relatively little, is it worth it. Indeed, I could make up the cost of a full adBlue refill by filling my car at one local fuel station where diesel is 5p/litre cheaper than next to J29 of the M1.
Thankfully my Octavia, despite running on diseasel, doesn't use adBlue.
Thankfully my Octavia, despite running on diseasel, doesn't use adBlue.
texr2000 said:
Alex L said:
Very timely thread, my 4 month old C220D which is now on 12,500 miles was saying 1,000 miles of Adblue remaining. I had no idea how large the tank was but managed to use all 3.5 litres of the stuff I bought from the petrol station and the range has only increased to 1,800 miles.
a 205 C Class has a 25L tank that last around 9-11,000miles unless a convertible and has a 8L tank that last 3000 miles.Shell has 10L for around £13.50. be warned if you over fill it will put a adblue warning on and need a trip to the dealer. I norm advise people to just add 10L for this reason. This dont work on the convertibles and means quite common for the issue over over fill as dont hold 10L.....
Edited by texr2000 on Wednesday 5th April 16:31
LordJammy said:
Bristol spark said:
Its a Transit Custom.
How old is your Custom? Mines a 63 and I'm all 78k of driving it I've never even known it needed adblue.
My 65 plate doesn't but my 66 plate does so guessing it's a recent introduction on Transits.
You can actually scroll through the menus to check the level .
I took delivery of my new van 2 months ago. The manager told me at around 9000 miles it requires adblue to top it up with.
Well lo and behold 9000 miles has been and gone , there was a message stating that in 1500 miles the engine will not start . So i added around 4.8 litres of adblue to a small opening near the filler cap. i left the van for 10 seconds before starting it up and the message has gone.
I paid 14 pounds for 10 litres of adblue in Halfrauds. Oh and the vans a new Toyota Proace.
And now its on 10500 miles after 2 months of ownership , i feel a service looming soon!
Well lo and behold 9000 miles has been and gone , there was a message stating that in 1500 miles the engine will not start . So i added around 4.8 litres of adblue to a small opening near the filler cap. i left the van for 10 seconds before starting it up and the message has gone.
I paid 14 pounds for 10 litres of adblue in Halfrauds. Oh and the vans a new Toyota Proace.
And now its on 10500 miles after 2 months of ownership , i feel a service looming soon!
rtz62 said:
My understanding is that the mixture that makes up the adBlue is in very precise quantities, hence making it difficult to mix yourself. Now wether this is horse feathers put out by manufacturers .
Its not. In fact the Urea quality measurement by the vehicle is a legal requirement and is extensively tested to ensure that only UREA of a quality within certain tolerances has been used. If not then the results are the same as having no UREA left at all in that the vehicle will eventually prevent restarts. I wouldn't recommend pissing in your tank for the sake of saving a tenner.Anyway who can Piss 10L at a time.
HTP99 said:
Most manufacturers use the term "Blue" for their more environmentally friendly cars; blue is fresh and high-tec and more futuristic, green is too earthy and a bit too hippy.
The story I heard is that 'green' has acquired a legal meaning, such that advertising a car as 'green' could be subject to legal action, especially as it still consumes fossil fuels, etc. Therefore, the manufacturers settled on 'blue' as an alternative word for supposedly-less-environmentally-damaging vehicles.
samoht said:
The story I heard is that 'green' has acquired a legal meaning, such that advertising a car as 'green' could be subject to legal action, especially as it still consumes fossil fuels, etc.
Therefore, the manufacturers settled on 'blue' as an alternative word for supposedly-less-environmentally-damaging vehicles.
Škoda Greenline range?...Therefore, the manufacturers settled on 'blue' as an alternative word for supposedly-less-environmentally-damaging vehicles.
BOBTEE said:
My 65 plate doesn't but my 66 plate does so guessing it's a recent introduction on Transits.
I think it was a year later for bigger vans than it was for cars and small vans. All diesel cars had to be EU6 from 1st Sept 2015 (65 reg) and for most medium and large cars that meant fitting SCR's (which use AdBlue).
Sheepshanks said:
BOBTEE said:
My 65 plate doesn't but my 66 plate does so guessing it's a recent introduction on Transits.
I think it was a year later for bigger vans than it was for cars and small vans. All diesel cars had to be EU6 from 1st Sept 2015 (65 reg) and for most medium and large cars that meant fitting SCR's (which use AdBlue).
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