My truck has just over 2000 miles on it and I happened to check the information screen for DEF fluid and it said below half. I went to the local Ford dealer and purchased 2 x 2.5 gallon jugs and my truck took a little over 2 gallons to fill. I'm glad I thought to check, I'm headed to Colorado from Texas and will probably put another 2k miles on the trip. I would have hated to get stranded.
if you can, buy it from a larger dealer, IE, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Mack, etc. they buy it in larger quantities and probably would have a cheaper price and or larger package deals on it.
once the DEF is below 100 miles to empty the truck will be limited to just 55mph. Once empty and the truck comes to a complete stop the engine will only idle. I just finished 6.7 training this week and we spent quit a bit of time talking about how the Selective Catalyst Reduction system works
Can you tell me where to find the screen for the dpf tank level. The main owner of the company is asking me and I have no idea.(I dont have one yet) He said when he started the truck it said 200 miles to empty, he added 2.5 gallons and now it says 800 miles to empty. He thought he would get more miles for 2.5 gallons. Is there a reset like your mpg?
if you dont heed the warning when it pops up and tells you your half full, and you run out, its your own fault when you run out. The tank holds 5 gallons and should go atleast 6000 miles. There is no reason to run out unless you are just a tard LOL
Volkswagens that use the DEF will not even start if you keep driving the car after it has run out. I think you get something like 7 starts after it's empty, but the 8th try it WILL NOT start, and needs to be towed.
The idea is to make sure you are running the stuff!
the truck wont run, they have sensors in the tank that can tell what fluid is in the tank. If the water content is too high it will fault and you wont be driving anywhere, but calling a tow truck, and it will be customer pay.
got to go with Adam on this one, you have plenty of warning so running out is pretty lame. doesn't take much effort to stop somewheres and buy a jug even if you just throw it in the back until you're empty. course we don't run our fuel tanks right dry so why would we want run the DEF dry either?
if you put anything but DEF in the DEF tank. Expect a HUGE bill.
a "memo" type of thing Ive seen floating around, if diesel fuel contaminates the DEF system, expect to replace every component in the system. Customer pay. 0% covered by warranty.
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