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stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist
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Posted: 12:38 - 23 Oct 2017 Post subject: So, this Addblu stuff... |
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It turns out my new van takes it. I only found out when it threatened to go on strike unless I topped the stuff up.
Now, I had noticed a nasty acrid smell from the exhaust but had assumed this was it burning off some sort of paint or coating with it being a brand new van.
Looking into it, addblu is basically urea mixed with water that gets injected into the exhaust system. It reacts with the nitrogen oxide to form ammonia. The ammonia is then passed over the catalytic converter and broken down into nitorgen and water.
So far, so good. But as I recall, a cat only works properly if it's hot (like really hot). This would explain the nasty odour on startup. It's ammonia.
The other feature of this van is it kills the engine when you stop. I can't see how this is going to keep the cat up to tempertature.
So, we're converting nitrogen oxid (which is relatively nasty) into ammonia (which is definately very nasty) and relying on a hot cat to convert it while at the same time fitting a system which kills the engine any time you stop in traffic, thereby preventing the cat from heating up properly.
So I'm awaiting the incoming ground level ammonia scandal due to the mandatory euro 6 emissions defeat system? Or am I missing something? ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles. |
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Posted: 12:40 - 23 Oct 2017 Post subject: |
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On the bright side, could you not just refill it by having a piss? ____________________ Chances are quite high you are not in my Monkeysphere, and I don't care about you. Don't take it personally.
Currently : Royal Enfield 350 Meteor
Previously : CB100N > CB250RS > XJ900F > GT550 > GPZ750R/1000RX > AJS M16 > R100RT > Bullet 500 > CB500 > LS650P > Bullet Electra X & YBR125 > Bullet 350 "Superstar" & YBR125 Custom > Royal Enfield Classic 500 Despatch Limited Edition (28 of 200) & CB Two-Fifty Nighthawk > ER5 |
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chris-red Have you considered a TDM?
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Had a start/stop Clio estate as a hire car in the South of France. Do not want. Hated it doing things by itself. Have some kind
of hill start assist in the Transit. It's switched off. Funnily enough, as a holder of a full UK driving licence for many years
I can cope with starting from a standstill on a hill. Who on earth needs all this rubbish on cars and stuff in order to get around successfully? ____________________ Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist
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Posted: 16:30 - 23 Oct 2017 Post subject: |
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On euro 6 vehicles, stop-start is on by default. It can be switched off but turns itself back on again every time you start the engine. It's a touch screen to turn it off. It HAS left me stuck out into junctions a couple of times. Mostly when I was about to stop, the stop-start began to kick-in but then I decided to go again. Cue large van coming to a clattering halt two feet onto a roundabout.
Apparently you could just bung water in the addblu tank on Euro 5 vehicles but some reading around implies the Euro 6 will eventually have a tantrum and go into limp mode if you do.
They are also mandated to point blank refuse to start if they run out of addblu.
Not just vans. My Dads Jag F-pace also has addblu.
None of this however, is the most annoying thing. The MOST annoying thing is the ignition needs to be fully on (along with the blowers, central console nag-screen and euro-mandated driving lights) in order to listen to the radio. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles. |
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Posted: 21:33 - 23 Oct 2017 Post subject: |
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I absolutely hate modern 'driver aids' on cars. I don't need my car to revmatch for me. I don't need my car to do hill starts for me. I don't need my car to emergency brake for me. I don't need my car to call 999 for me if it thinks i've been in a crash. I don't need my car to beep if it thinks i'm near a wall while parking. I don't need my car to cut power to the wheels if it thinks i've lost traction. I don't need my car to tell me if it thinks there's something in my blind spot. I don't need my car to turn my high-beams on and off for me. I don't need my car to beep if it thinks i'm drifting out of my lane on the motorway. I don't need my car to turn on the wipers for me if it thinks it's raining. I don't need my car to automatically apply the handbrake for me. I don't need my car to tell me the speed limit.
Half this stuff is solutions in search of a problem anyway.
It's all just stuff that i'll have to switch off constantly until it inevitably breaks five years later.
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2009 BMW G650X Challenge: On road
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We call it sheep piss at work.
Vile shite when some nugget spills it on the yard it leaves an unpleasant crystalline layer that is slippery as hell.
My last place we had one tit put it in the screen wash. Expensive mistake. Another put it in the diesel tank..... very, very expensive mistake.
Some marques use piping that is too thin on the adblu system and it bungs up the piping leading to costly repairs (MAN trucks ) |
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stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist
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Posted: 09:44 - 24 Oct 2017 Post subject: |
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How did that happen? I've only driven a couple of vehicles with start/stop but it works as arry describes; when you release the clutch with the vehicle out of gear. |
Approach roundabout, slip into neutral from second as coming to a halt, start-stop starts to kick in, decide can go again, dip clutch and back into second (as still rolling clightly) clutch back out, stalls as was in the process of starting.
Mine also has hill start assist. It works so intermittantly it is entirely redundant as there is no way of knowing if and when it will kick in. I also have to do a small shunt when turning up into my drive (didn't in the vito, it was RWD and had a much better turning circle). I usually drive up, dip the clutch to roll back a couple of feet then drive in the rest of the way. Some days you can, some days it puts the brake on and you have to pop it into neutral (making sure you ride the clutch so it doesn't stop-start). ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Electronic handbrakes
Why oh why has some stupid twat come up with those. The one I drove I was never sure the damn thing was working. I ended up leaving the car in gear all the time I parked it and I never got hill starts mastered with the stupid thing. ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 6 years, 185 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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