Posted on 11/08/2014 16:08
I read that this Adblue additive has become a valuable tool in the fight against air pollution from Trucks. What a shock when I did a bit of research. It is 2/3rds water & 1/3rd urea, that's Urine in my book. Yet it actually more than pays for itself in increased MPG. I wonder how long before the Car will be using it. We're saving the Planet with Water & Wee. . . .Who'd have thought it, darned clever.
Posted on 07/02/2018 16:55
Was / is it not a vital part of 'Fixing' dye into cloth 
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Seem to recall being told thats why only gents who smoked a ripish variety of twist etc in their pipes could ever wear real Tweed !! Might even be the reason for the central three letters too 
Seriously tho' I do know that the north - eastern cities used to have 'wee collectors' for the weaving industry -- well before MY time, Honest 
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Posted on 07/02/2018 16:55 by ABMWas / is it not a vital part of 'Fixing' dye into cloth
Seem to recall being told thats why only gents who smoked a ripish variety of twist etc in their pipes could ever wear real Tweed !! Might even be the reason for the central three letters too
Seriously tho' I do know that the north - eastern cities used to have 'wee collectors' for the weaving industry -- well before MY time, Honest
Posted on 12/02/2018 21:21 by cariadonWhat a shock when I did a bit of research. It is 2/3rds water & 1/3rd urea, that's Urine in my book
Does it mean we can make our own.
Posted on 14/02/2018 16:30
Unlikely, unless you have access to very high grade urea and an RO/DI unit. The AUS32 specification is very tight. The urea and the water both have to be very pure. Any additional minerals can have expensive consequences for engines.
If you did have access to the necessary grades, the recipe itself is very simple.
Posted on 23/02/2018 07:09
How is it that something always comes back to bite you?? Having said earlier that I don't even think about the Adblue anymore because top-ups are so infrequent - the warning message came up to tell me to top up. So I did - but the warning message didn't go away. So - top up some more until the tank is absolutely full - but warning message is still there every time I start the engine. Now I know that once the 'countdown' starts, there is no ignoring it since the engine will stop once zero miles is reached, regardless of how much Adblue is in the tank. Anyway the car was in for service this week so off to the main dealers and I asked them to fix the Adblue problem. They diagnosed a faulty 'Nox' sensor and fitted one the following day - only for me to get in the car to drive away, to see that pesky message again. So much for 'main dealers'!
Back into the workshop whilst I hang around waiting and eventually, they diagnosed it had needed a software update to the engine management system - problem solved but I am still struggling to understand how out-of-date software had caused the problem in the first place when it has been OK for the last three years?? The days are long gone when, if I had a problem with my car, I used to get a spanner to it!
Posted on 10/04/2018 23:09
My T6 California uses around i0 litres for 7,000 miles. That's around £7. It will improve from there as the engine settles in, I'm not really going to fuss about it. It's easy to find, easy to put in, something that requires an action about every 4,000 miles and I've spent a lifetime taking the piss anyway 
Posted on 10/04/2018 23:09 by OnlyJenMy T6 California uses around i0 litres for 7,000 miles. That's around £7. It will improve from there as the engine settles in, I'm not really going to fuss about it. It's easy to find, easy to put in, something that requires an action about every 4,000 miles and I've spent a lifetime taking the piss anyway
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