Topping up adblue

dougA replied on 30/06/2018 09:27

Posted on 30/06/2018 09:27

Hi all. I have a 2017 Elddis Autoquest 196 with a 2.0 Euro 6 Peugeot boxer.

I have only covered 6200 miles and the adblue warning light came on. Thought I would have managed more miles than this before it required topping up, then again I’m not sure if it was full when I bought new.

Anyway my question was I purchased the 10 litre container of adblue from Halfords which comes with a filling spout. When I tried to fill the adblue tank the spout was not long enough to open the filler flap. In order to pour the adblue in I had to use a long screwdriver down the side of the filling spout to open the flap so I could fill the tank. Not the best idea but it enabled be to fill the tank.

Has anyone experienced this problem and how do you manage to fill your Peugeot boxer adblue tank ?

Just to add the tank holds 15ltr and it almost took the 10ltrs so the first warning light came on with roughly 5 Litres  still in the tank.

 

Apperley replied on 04/07/2018 21:42

Posted on 04/07/2018 21:42

My Adblue warning came on at 5500 miles! Just topped it up, took 10 litres. I'm driving a 2.0 litre HDI Peugeot Boxer. 

I had the same problem, bought a 10 litre container with a filling tube which as you say is not long enough o open the gate inside the filler pipe. So I bought the 3.75 litre bottle which has a better, slightly thinner and longer tube, which did the trick. I had to decant from my 10 litre container into the 3.75 litre one then pour into the Adblue filler cap. 

I also see the an increasing number of fuel stations have an Adblue dispenser - might try that in future too. 

dougA replied on 06/07/2018 16:17

Posted on 06/07/2018 16:17

Thanks apperely, that’s handy to know the 3.75 ltr container fits.

I’ll still try the pumps first as this seems the better option.

cheers.

BlueVanMan replied on 14/07/2018 08:00

Posted on 14/07/2018 08:00

Having completed over 5000 miles of mixed driving in the last two months I can confidently say that my Citroen/Peugeot 130 bhp Euro 6 engine is consuming about 1 litre of Adblue per 500 miles. I originally bought a four litre bottle with re-filling adapter from Halfords (or wherever)  and then 5 litres at a time from Costco (around £1 per litre) which I decant into the small bottle. The filler on the larger containers doesn't work well but the filler on the four litre bottle works well.

In Europe I found theAdBlue dispenser (like a petrol pump but with temperature control) worked really well without spillage and was slightly cheaper than buying in containers but I have not tried an AdBlue pump in the UK. 

If you top up your AdBlue tank to full you will be able to monitor consumption accurately as you top up but this is most relevant on a long trip where there is some possibility of running out 

Apperley replied on 25/01/2019 21:01

Posted on 25/01/2019 21:01

I went to a nearby BP filling station today that has a pump dispensing Adblue. No problems at all. The nozzle snugly fitted my adblue filler and reached and opened the gate. Adblue dispensed and the nozzle clicked off when full. 8 litres cost £7.99, cheaper and easier than a container. No mess, no fuss.

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lornalou1 replied on 31/01/2019 21:47

Posted on 31/01/2019 21:47

get something like this and easy filling

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5L-FLUID-FUEL-OIL-MEASURING-JUG-FLEXI-SPOUT-PLASTIC-WHITE-COLOR-HIGH-QUALITY/283139838270?hash=item41ec73113e:g:5QcAAOSwqz9bV-xg:rk:4:pf:1&frcectupt=true

briantimber replied on 04/02/2019 16:11

Posted on 04/02/2019 16:11

Today, I bought six litres of Adblue from Aldi for £4.99 (83p per litre)

The container also has a screw on flexible hose with it.

Hope this helps somebody......cool 

ocsid replied on 05/02/2019 14:13

Posted on 05/02/2019 14:13

I know the advice is for Land Rover not Fiat products, but the handbook warns that forecourt HGV Adblue pumps can seriously damage their products.

In essence, it is to do with the delivery rate of these dispensing pumps being too high, causing pressures that damage the car's system. 

Reading here of the catheter being a nice snug fit, leaves me thinking that also then prevents free venting.

ATDel replied on 05/02/2019 17:38

Posted on 05/02/2019 17:38

Our add blue light came on at 5997 miles last week, I had a 3 litre container which I put in then stopped at a forecourt to fill up in Spain, price was  €0.43 per litre filled up and topped the 3 litre container as well.

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