Does the quality of DEF fluid matter?
The quality of the DEF going into your vehicle is as important as the quality of the engine oils or fuels used in your vehicles. Use of API-licensed Diesel Exhaust Fluid will ensure that the DEF meets the high standards required by engine and vehicle manufacturers.
What are three common problems with diesel exhaust?
Three issues we see over and over are: 1 Inadvertently putting DEF into the diesel tank 2 DEF contamination 3 Improper handling of DEF
What does low DEF Diesel Exhaust Fluid mean?
So Friday I had the “Diesel Exhaust Fluid Quality Poor Message” pop up on the dash with a 100 mile warning. I restarted the truck with no warning. I drove about 25 miles and the “Low DEF” message came on.
When does diesel exhaust fluid start to decompose?
DEF will start to decompose at 86 F. It is very easy to forget about the DEF sitting in the back of your truck and given an extended period of hot days the fluid can become unstable and decompose but at a very minimal rate. A diluted DEF without the mixture of 32.5% urea can be damaging to DEF…
Can a low quality exhaust fluid cause problems?
Adding diesel exhaust fluid to trucks has become fairly routine, despite some of the anxiety that came along with the debut of this new fluid a decade ago, needed to cut emissions using selective catalytic reduction. But low-quality DEF can still cause problems.
Three issues we see over and over are: 1 Inadvertently putting DEF into the diesel tank 2 DEF contamination 3 Improper handling of DEF
So Friday I had the “Diesel Exhaust Fluid Quality Poor Message” pop up on the dash with a 100 mile warning. I restarted the truck with no warning. I drove about 25 miles and the “Low DEF” message came on.
DEF will start to decompose at 86 F. It is very easy to forget about the DEF sitting in the back of your truck and given an extended period of hot days the fluid can become unstable and decompose but at a very minimal rate. A diluted DEF without the mixture of 32.5% urea can be damaging to DEF…
Adding diesel exhaust fluid to trucks has become fairly routine, despite some of the anxiety that came along with the debut of this new fluid a decade ago, needed to cut emissions using selective catalytic reduction. But low-quality DEF can still cause problems.