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Postby man le-mans » Thu Nov 15, 2018 12:00 pm

Any ideas how offered you have to add this add blue. As I don’t fancy getting stuck as I’ve heard the van don’t start when it’s low and it runs out faster than Fords say
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Re: Add blue

Postby bluecraig0776 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:30 pm

I put 10litres in every 1200 ish miles. It should give you plenty warning though. Like the dash will show a warning light and tell you it needs adblue in 1500 miles or so.


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Re: Add blue

Postby Punto443 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:55 pm

I don’t have a mk8 or custom, but I’m actually shocked by the consumption levels I’m hearing about on these!

I have a 2018 Renault trajic (the crowd laugh :lol: ) and it’s done 6k and used only 9l of adblue in that time! 20l tank, reading 55%full

Just the mk8s seem heavy on it!!!
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Re: Add blue

Postby dumper » Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:19 pm

Mine gives a warning at between 700 & 600 mls to empty and every time you start it up and warning symbols stays on the read out till topped up
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Re: Add blue

Postby man le-mans » Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:20 pm

Thanks think I best get some as I’ve now done 1700 miles. I’ve heard so many different levels guess it may depend on driving style
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Re: Add blue

Postby bluecraig0776 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:29 pm

They do seem to be quite thirsty on the stuff


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Re: Add blue

Postby man le-mans » Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:34 pm

Would anyone recommend a particular make or are they all the same
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Re: Add blue

Postby ME » Thu Nov 15, 2018 8:45 pm

When I picked my MAN up it was showing 3500 miles left of ad blue, after 1000 miles it went up to 4000 miles left. It's usage is all down to how you drive it. It dropped to 3500 left today at 2500 miles so I topped it up with £4.42 worth at a ad blue pump 79 p per litre. The thing I don't get about the environmental friendly bit of ad blue is that a lot of garages only sell it in PLASTIC containers, which is not good for the planet :?
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Re: Add blue

Postby man le-mans » Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:07 pm

Yes good point. Probably does more damage making it than the old models
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Re: Add blue

Postby fisherman99 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:23 pm

Yes should be more add blue pumps about so much easier to fill
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Re: Add blue

Postby blue estate » Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:38 pm

bluecraig0776 wrote:I put 10litres in every 1200 ish miles. It should give you plenty warning though. Like the dash will show a warning light and tell you it needs adblue in 1500 miles or so.


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Re: Add blue

Postby hughesyn » Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:56 pm

Mine takes about 10 litres of Adblue per 3000 miles.

Its annoying that, when the warning comes up, you can't get 20 litres in. Since they sell it in 10 litre containers.

If the tank was slightly bigger you could top it up every 6000 miles instead of 3000.
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Re: Add blue

Postby man le-mans » Thu Nov 15, 2018 10:02 pm

fisherman99 wrote:Yes should be more add blue pumps about so much easier to fill


That would make sense and so much easier
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Re: Add blue

Postby V184 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 10:07 pm

Sprinter uses approx 1 litre every 800 miles, New Ducato hasn't used a drop in 10k :wink:
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Re: Add blue

Postby bluecraig0776 » Thu Nov 15, 2018 10:11 pm

blue estate wrote:
bluecraig0776 wrote:I put 10litres in every 1200 ish miles. It should give you plenty warning though. Like the dash will show a warning light and tell you it needs adblue in 1500 miles or so.


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To be fair, it was in a Luton hire van. The panel van we bought doesn’t use that much


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