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#1 by AD , Sun Dec 11, 2016 7:13 pm

Sat in car park today when an old guy WELL older than me came over for a chat,he liked what i'd done to truck he recons he had a standard warrior a few years ago and that he always put adblue in it and reconed it ran cleaner and better in performance?? don't know if it's true or he was just trying to get in my y fronts.Sure you experts can add your recommendations.

AD

#2 by 4life-extreme , Sun Dec 11, 2016 7:24 pm

As far as i am aware its not something you add to your diesel tank http://uk.greenchem-adblue.com/?564/what-is-adblue

#3 by Major Malfunction , Sun Dec 11, 2016 7:33 pm

It's refined pig piss, would you piss in your fuel.
It gets sprayed as a fine mist in the exhaust to make the exhaust particles heavier than air so people in London don't breath it in.

#4 by AD , Sun Dec 11, 2016 7:36 pm

Ha y fronts it was then.
I can get pig piss from where i go shooting

AD

#5 by Major Malfunction , Sun Dec 11, 2016 7:41 pm

That would be taking the piss

#6 by paulw , Sun Dec 11, 2016 8:23 pm

Quote: AD wrote in post #4
Ha y fronts it was then.
I can get pig piss from where i go shooting

AD

that is fine , but don't make a pig of yourself

#7 by Ollie , Sun Dec 11, 2016 8:40 pm

Never ever put ADBLUE in your fuel system or water system you need a proper pump and all sorts of other things a big no no

#8 by AD , Sun Dec 11, 2016 8:48 pm

Quote: Ollie wrote in post #7
Never ever put ADBLUE in your fuel system or water system you need a proper pump and all sorts of other things a big no no

So if he was using it where the hell did he put it,has he made some kind of gadget to be able to use it??? i aint got a clue.

AD

#9 by marcosuk , Sun Dec 11, 2016 9:11 pm

I've got adblue in my works van. It has a separate tank from your diesel tank. Don't mix them.

#10 by Nick , Tue Dec 13, 2016 3:07 pm

Adblue goes in its own tank, normally has a blue cap. Now being fitted on vans and cars.
As said earlier up the post it gets sprayed into the exhaust to help soot particles.
Its pig piss so ammonia, very corrosive, my mate spilt it on his boots, it took the leather off in a couple of days.

#11 by krutly , Tue Dec 13, 2016 3:34 pm

So putting ammonia into the exhaust is saving the planet I guess ?

#12 by Benson , Tue Dec 13, 2016 3:52 pm

or saving someone's bacon

I'll get my coat..........

#13 by Nick , Tue Dec 13, 2016 3:55 pm

Quote: Benson wrote in post #12
or saving someone's bacon

I'll get my coat..........

Are you taking the "Pig P!**"?

#14 by alex200 , Tue Dec 13, 2016 8:03 pm

We had a driver once put a few of gallons of adblu in his fuel tank by mistake. It was dark and blizzard conditions so he picked the wrong pump up at the services. Recovery had to go out and drain it but it still wasn't right so got recovered to our workshop. I had to re drain the tank and purge the entire fuel system to get it to fire. So no I wouldn't put it in the fuel tank. Its not very nice stuff. A Volvo adblu pump seized as it had crystallised in it so had to go back to the dealer for a new pump, exhaust injector and all the ecu coding etc. Cost a fortune as you'd imagine. Will be funny if they go ahead and put adblu on tractors. They'll probably think its an extra fuel tank or something lol.

#15 by 4life-extreme , Tue Dec 13, 2016 8:17 pm

So if its vaporizing into the exhaust system will it corrode a steel exhaust system quicker?

#16 by alex200 , Tue Dec 13, 2016 8:30 pm

Maybe the carbon and crap would neutralise the uric acid? Or maybe its not injecting enough to be a problem. I'll be honest ive never really got to involved in it as truck fitters are usually sent on specialist courses before they can go near adblu systems.

#17 by Major Malfunction , Tue Dec 13, 2016 8:39 pm

Quote: 4life-extreme wrote in post #15
So if its vaporizing into the exhaust system will it corrode a steel exhaust system quicker?

I asked the DAF fitter the same question, answer no quicker than normal.

The crystallising is caused when adblue has been run through and is allowed to empty it then dries as a white sugary look. Water will clean it off. An adblue system should where possible always be kept full to avoid this.

#18 by nickhammond121 , Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:01 am

My brother is a DAF fitter. The system is only used under certain engine conditions, if these are not met the system is never actually used. It also only takes a small amount of DERV in the adblu to knacker it, it does something to the seals.

#19 by AD , Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:30 am

After reading all the replies i wish i'd got his name and number.
Think i defo had my plonker pulled

#20 by ronniecabers , Wed Dec 14, 2016 7:29 am

Quote: krutly wrote in post #11
So putting ammonia into the exhaust is saving the planet I guess ?

having worked on a pig farm... I wouldn't want to be following any car/van with ADblue in ...it'll stink!

#21 by yozer13 , Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:34 pm

its just used as a catalyst in the exhaust after treatment

#22 by AD , Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:14 pm

Quote: ronniecabers wrote in post #20
Quote: krutly wrote in post #11
So putting ammonia into the exhaust is saving the planet I guess ?

having worked on a pig farm... I wouldn't want to be following any car/van with ADblue in ...it'll stink!

My neighbour complains about my truck in the summer after i've been shooting over the pig farm,he's a knob so leave it on and stink him out.

AD

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