That's odd, who's to say it has lurked in the country garage for eight months when you buy it... I'd like to think it has a 'use-by-date' on it ...
Best to Rinse out the container after each use as the residue will crystalise.
Don't store open bulk containers for too long either for the same reason.
Off hand I think they have a date of manufacture on the container
Scooby22
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I would just cut the bottom off the container with the filling spout and use it as a tundish (funnel) to fill the tank from the bulk container.
freelance
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This is what I have, it won’t suit everyone, but works for me, average refill so far is 8—8.5 litres, so you do the maths ! I refill from a ten litre can, or a thousand litre ibc, but there are big savings to be had buying in ten litre cans, and if kept sealed, deteoriation is minimal, I do think six month life is pure hype, it’s your money they are after !
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I dont know the reason why, but after years (since it first came out in 2006) spent fixing adblue faults on trucks I would stick to their advice, otherwise it could get very expensive.
The truck maker Daf even suggested the adblue was checked with a refractometer and also any warranty work needed an adblue sample sent back with the replaced parts, so the actual liquid must have been a factor in them getting out pf paying any warranty costs, which was one of their favourite hobbies!
Dont use cheap adblue as that was a major cause of troubles in the early days.
The adblue used to destroy the iso container delivery pumps in short order and they were all stainless steel.
Now we are on Euro6 and its literally a liviing nightmare wirth emissions related faults/engine shutdowns/engine derates and so on.
Scooby22
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Adblue is a urea/water solution, urea is made from Ammonia and Co2, if stored for long periods I suspect that the Ammonia and or Co2 may gas off or leach out of the solution weakening the urea, but this would be a very slow process, if kept in direct light or in warm storage area it would happen quicker.
In any event it would be best to buy the bulk amount required to fill the tank and use it as soon as possible, rather than small amounts.
In any event it would be best to buy the bulk amount required to fill the tank and use it as soon as possible, rather than small amounts.
freelance
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A lot of second hand cars will sit around with adblue in them for longer than six months, trouble brewing ?
Got me a refractometer, tend to use it for testing sugar levels in grass silage, might have to try it out on various makes of adblue, need to know what readings is good or bad !!
Got me a refractometer, tend to use it for testing sugar levels in grass silage, might have to try it out on various makes of adblue, need to know what readings is good or bad !!
