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Post by Humph on Jun 28, 2017 15:13:23 GMT
Ok I'll start, here's one, if your car needs AdBlue, and the filler cap is under the boot floor, do not spill any on the boot carpet. It stinks of wee. Furthermore, do not spill any on your jacket sleeve because that will stink too...
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Post by tyrednexited on Jun 28, 2017 16:02:04 GMT
........ do not spill any on your jacket sleeve because that will stink too... 😡 ....strips paintwork as well......  |
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Post by Humph on Jun 28, 2017 16:05:00 GMT
Fortunately, in this of course entirely hypothetical example, it didn't get near any paint, just absorbent trim...and my favourite jacket...
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Post by Hofmeister on Jun 28, 2017 16:40:59 GMT
Ok I'll start, here's one, if your car needs AdBlue, and the filler cap is under the boot floor, do not spill any on the boot carpet. It stinks of wee.  Furthermore, do not spill any on your jacket sleeve because that will stink too... 😡 It's ok on yellow boots tho |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2017 19:10:37 GMT
According to the Moslem leasing broker we used for the Mini driven by my lettings manager, AdBlue is derived from pigs urine so he won't drive a Euro 6 diesel.
How true that is I couldn't say. Espadrille seems unconcerned about such information despite her Evoque requiring it.
One of my surveying staff with his own C220d just paid £34 for the local Mercedes dealer to top him up. Phew!
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Post by Humph on Jun 28, 2017 19:19:26 GMT
10 litres of Mercedes branded AdBlue is about £14. Takes about 30 seconds to put ( most of it ) in the tank.
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Post by tyrednexited on Jun 28, 2017 19:30:26 GMT
10 litres of Mercedes branded AdBlue is about £14. Takes about 30 seconds to put ( most of it ) in the tank. ...but you'll end up with yellow boots, whether you consider them fashionable or not......... |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 28, 2017 19:30:38 GMT
Don't you buy AdBlue at the same place you buy the fuel?
It's 54.9 cents/litre at my local fuel station. They sell various flavours of petrol, diesel, gas + AdBlue. No electric chargers though.
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Post by Humph on Jun 28, 2017 20:42:55 GMT
Yes indeed, I bought this last lot at a petrol station. Think it was £11.00 for 10 litres or £7.00 for 5 litres.
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Post by Avant on Jun 28, 2017 22:19:19 GMT
Even more of a top tip - don't buy a car needing AdBlue. My Euro 6 compliant V60 manages without it - not beng any sort of a mechanic, I've no idea how.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2017 8:55:49 GMT
Fortunately, in this of course entirely hypothetical example, it didn't get near any paint, just absorbent trim...and my favourite jacket... Do not spill any on alloy wheels, corrosive metals don't like AdBlue though it might be handy for cleaning up any unnoticeable kerb rash prior to repair. Always a silver lining. Another top tip. Don't let your engine run low on numbers. Very bad... |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2017 19:17:57 GMT
Even more of a top tip - don't buy a car needing AdBlue. My Euro 6 compliant V60 manages without it - not beng any sort of a mechanic, I've no idea how. What you've got is known as a Lean NO x Trap or LNT. It's another filter in the exhaust that captures the NO x then burns it off, the downside is the burning process shortens the life of the filter though what that means in real terms is anyone's guess. There were some tests run in collaboration with ADAC of Euro VI diesel SCR and LNT equipped cars NO x real world emissions. The LNT equipped cars came off significantly worse than the SCR equipped cars. We'll see what EU VII brings SCR appears to be the favourite. Volvo have kind of hedged their bets. The LNT solution is a cheaper option but SCR can be retrospectively fitted to the four cylinder engine they have developed. The report can be seen here: www.theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/ICCT_NOx-control-tech_revised%2009152015.pdfThe summary: www.theicct.org/news/press-release-vehicle-tests-show-dramatic-variation-nox-emissions-modern-diesel-cars-new-euAfter the NO x emissions "scandal" cools down what are the odds on there being a SO x scandal ? hunwickconsultants.com.au/papers/download/stack_gas_emissions.pdf if you want to see how the power generating industry handles it. The catalyst in a power station to cancel out the NO x results in gypsum as a by-product. The catalyst in Humphs car results in nitrogen and water. *SCR - Selective Catalytic Reduction or, what Humph's car has with the pig pee in it. |
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Post by tyrednexited on Jun 30, 2017 20:04:39 GMT
Even more of a top tip - don't buy a car needing AdBlue. My Euro 6 compliant V60 manages without it - not beng any sort of a mechanic, I've no idea how. The catalyst in Humphs car results in nitrogen and water. Alan only got the "list" part on his Merc. ;-) The current Euro VI engine in the Fiat Ducato surprised everyone by eschewing SCR. (Especially since the minibus version classed as a passenger carrying vehicle and thus having to conform to Euro VI earlier was fitted with a version of the engine with SCR at that point). Rumours are the next step will require its fitment across the range, however. |
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Post by Humph on Jul 4, 2017 18:42:07 GMT
A camper van that actually needs a tank of wee?
There's a certain symbiosis there I suppose.
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Post by tyrednexited on Jul 4, 2017 20:28:08 GMT
....I make sure that all the deposit goes in the tank........
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