3/2/2024 0 Comments Blue defNow, with over 330K miles behind me on those, I have only had one major parts failure. I've also owned several BMW motorcycles since April of 2000. But at 195K miles something is going to wear out. I've owned a 2004 Pontiac Vibe since spring of 2009 and have yet to have problem with it other than replacing front wheel bearings. The Can Am Spyder we bought earlier this year is the same way and may also get dumped off quickly along with the Passat. It totally pisses me off that manufacturers design in this kind of BS just so they can make more money on service and parts. Once this episode is cleared up I will be looking to get rid of the Passat. I DIY all DEF fills in my BMWs.Ĭlick to expand.yep. The bottom line is only gravity fill with an AdBlue bottle or 2.5 gallon jug with a funnel. Gravity filling with an AdBlue bottle or 2.5 gallon jug with a funnel is safe to do.īMW dealers have been replacing cracked DEF tanks under warranty because of dealers using bulk fill pumps until BMW issued a Service Information Bulletin (SIB) warning not to do a DEF fill if the level in the tank is above a certain level. The tank then gets collapsed and cracked during the next DEF pump-out by the SCR system. DEF gets blown out through the air stone vents when the tank gets full and the vents can get clogged after the DEF crystallizes as it dries up. The issue with filling from a bulk fill pump at a truck stop is the DEF tank can get damaged from the "water hammer" effect upon the tank going full. What I like to do is fill once from a 1/2 gallon AdBlue bottle and then cut a hole in the bottom of the bottle and use it as a custom funnel to fill from a 2.5 gallon jug of DEF. I recommend not using bulk DEF fill pumps at truck stops and only fill from an AdBlue bottle or fill from a 2.5 gallon jug with a funnel.
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