Bombsight
Senior Member
Anyone using Diesel Exhaust Fluid in their trucks?
Curious as to everyone's thoughts on the matter.
Pro or Con?
Curious as to everyone's thoughts on the matter.
Pro or Con?
2500 or 3500 .... bias suspect not knowing what you have. If thats just a typo, thanks for the info.Bigfoot Dave said:I use DEF in my 2012 and 2015 F350s. They sure get better mileage than my 2006 Chev 3500. Other than having to add it every so often I have had no problems with it. It does hurt my mileage ego when the "cleaning exhaust" light comes on but it is still way better than the 2006 2500. Have a great day! Bigfoot Dave
If you want it to run full power, better keep it supplied with def. It's a minor inconvenience, but it is what it is.Bombsight said:Anyone using Diesel Exhaust Fluid in their trucks?
Curious as to everyone's thoughts on the matter.
Pro or Con?
That is my one concern with diesel. My old Wildland Fire Crew had a diesel Ford F350 and every now and then it would give us a 50 mile warning instead of the 200 the owners manual stated, which could get hairy on fires. We made sure to carry sparejugs of spare DEF. Also it seems in really bad air conditions (thick smoke) the DEF would get used up faster.nobueno said:One thing I've found is to fill up at a truck stop with a DEF pump any time you see them. Cost is only ~$2.50/gallon and much easier to top off than with the jugs.
We did wake up one morning after camping slightly below zero and our DEF indicator was saying x miles til it would limit our speed. We ended up limping to the closest dealer limited to 55mph. Another 30 miles and it was going to limit our speed to 4mph. No that's not a typo, 4mph. They said the injector went bad overnight somehow. Replaced it and got on our way quick but it was still a pain. Glad we weren't any further from civilization.
Ours gives us an 800 mile warning and have had no issue with that or running out. This was a false negative. It had plenty of fluid but since the injector was fouled it thought we ran out.Kolockum said:That is my one concern with diesel. My old Wildland Fire Crew had a diesel Ford F350 and every now and then it would give us a 50 mile warning instead of the 200 the owners manual stated, which could get hairy on fires. We made sure to carry sparejugs of spare DEF. Also it seems in really bad air conditions (thick smoke) the DEF would get used up faster.
Check out the Bluedriver OBD II bluetooth connector. http://www.lemurmonitors.com/nobueno said:Ours gives us an 800 mile warning and have had no issue with that or running out. This was a false negative. It had plenty of fluid but since the injector was fouled it thought we ran out.
I'm wondering if there is some type of obd2 plugin that could maybe reset that code in an emergency. I know it's a long shot but I'm hoping for something.
yea, i submitted a question to them yesterday to see if what i want to do is possible. my truck is supported but is the function i'm looking for?PaulT said:Check out the Bluedriver OBD II bluetooth connector. http://www.lemurmonitors.com/
Apparently it works with diesel pickups from 2004 and later except the Ford 7.3l. There is a section to enter vehicle year, make, & model to see if it is supported.
Paul
well, now i have a hard time accepting that. is there a solution currently? maybe, maybe not. but there is a fix for it. it's just a computer telling the truck what to do, therefore there is just a set of commands telling it to limit your speed. i'm currently back in school for software development so maybe this will be my next project....Bad Habit said:No emergency bypassing the emission systems. If you're out of DEF, it will at best hobble you, and then eventually shut you down. That includes bad sensors and incorrect readings. End of the day, try and keep the DEF above half full and you should be fine, until you aren't.