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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318   
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Horse pee.
Helps reduce emissions |
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2nd Oct 2014 9:21pm |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347  
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Its a liquid added somewhere in lorry exhausts which seems to reduce emissions because science.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust_fluid |
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2nd Oct 2014 9:22pm |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
dipsh*t drivers at our place have been known to add it directly to the fuel tank (it goes in a separate tank) or radiator and screen wash at our place
 ,as said, it's dripped into the exhaust helps clean up the emissions.And yes,it is animal pi55. Pov.spec,ftw. 2006, 110,TD5. |
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2nd Oct 2014 10:25pm |
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| Alicat Member Since: 25 Nov 2013 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 136
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My Merc car uses it and I believe some Audis do as well now.
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2nd Oct 2014 11:05pm |
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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006 
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It's now part of the euro6 emissions for all diesel engine vehicles not just wagons. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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3rd Oct 2014 3:18am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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From wikipedia...
Diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), commonly referred to as AdBlue in Europe and standardised as ISO 22241[1] is an aqueous urea solution made with 32.5% high-purity urea  (AUS 32) and 67.5% deionized water.
So to say it politely, it is some kind of fertilizer. 
Now, professionally I have visited multiple urea port based flat stores and the sharp smell not only makes you cry, but it is such an aggressive product that if you want to rededicate the store after a number of years to for instance grain products, you better drill away a 10 cm layer of concrete from floor and walls, and replace it by new special concrete. Urea is so aggressive that it penetrates deep into concrete and whatever high pressure cleaning/products you use, it is all in vain. Know this first hand. Happy my Puma is Euro4 emission norm 
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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3rd Oct 2014 4:29am |
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| bear100 Member Since: 22 Mar 2010 Location: South Wales Posts: 1945  
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Thanks
 2023 Defender L663 V8
2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8 (gone) 2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI 2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone) 2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone) 1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone) 1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone) 1994 discovery 300tdi (gone) 90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone) Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone) |
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3rd Oct 2014 7:22am |
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| Fatboy Slim Member Since: 04 Feb 2008 Location: Bridgend Posts: 1006
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Never mistake it for screenwash and put it in your transit van windscreen skoosher bottle or you end up with a van that looks like its been through a Siberian blizzard (not that I'd know of course
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3rd Oct 2014 9:24pm |
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| martinfiattech Member Since: 13 Nov 2013 Location: leicester Posts: 422
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And if you do use it Don`t water it down or wee in the ad blue tank (the ecu will notice). dosing units and injectors are expensive, they crystalise on a regular basis. Some people also call it D.E.F. Diesel Exhaust Fluid.
The joys of emission laws Excuse the spelling I`am better with spanners and wires. |
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5th Oct 2014 8:22pm |
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| CLCraig Member Since: 05 Aug 2014 Location: Somerset Posts: 104 
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Newer VW's have a adblue filler in the boot and is part of the service schedule to refill takes about 8 litres if I recall
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5th Oct 2014 8:38pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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most tractors use it now too.
Just another fluid to be topped up. |
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5th Oct 2014 9:22pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5878 
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On Saturday helpded my neighbour add 10l of adblue to his Audi A6. Filler next to the fuel cap. You need a 17mm socket and a funnel - Dont get them mixed up! 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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6th Oct 2014 7:26am |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443 
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I came across Urea some years ago when working in agriculture. It became more cost effective to use 33% urea fertiliser as opposed to 34.5% Nitrogen fertilser. Fertil;iser like this is usually in a prill form, basically looks like plastic BB pellets, and as the farmers began to demand it more the quality of the prills lessened and all you ended up with was 1t bags of dust, try flicking that out 80' in an even pattern. The machines we used had to be washed out at the end of the day and the stink that you took home with you was unbelievable, you might as well have spent the day rolling on the floor in a kennels then spent the night in a cattery!
Don't go to the memories of having to repair broken machinery especially when welding was involved. |
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6th Oct 2014 8:00am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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[url]www.discoverdef.com/news/2015/1/15/land-rover-introduces-two-new-diesel-suvs-with-selective-catalytic-reduction-(scr)-technology/[/url]
Are these the first of many? "Land Rover introduced the diesel Range Rover HSE Td6 and Range Rover Sport HSE Td6 at the Detroit Motor Show this week. Both models will be equipped with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology and a Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) tank large enough for approximately 10,000 miles. The models' aftertreatment technology also includes a low pressure Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) and low pressure Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) systems. The diesel Td6 turbocharged six-cylinder engine offers a 32% increase in fuel efficiency over the supercharged V6 gasoline engine, and 28 MPG in highway driving conditions. Combined highway and city drive testing by Land Rover achieved an average of 25 MPG, however official Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) test results are pending. The new models will be available to customers in the U.S. later this year, ahead of the implementation of U.S EPA light-duty emissions standards in 2017." Land Rover AdBlue: What it is and how to use it Last edited by Supacat on 21st Jan 2016 9:52am. Edited 2 times in total |
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