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al cope

Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10299

Low DEF fluid level

Today my D4 has popped up the low DEF fluid level warning at start up, but from the service menu it says I have 1429 miles left, and its already booked in for its first service under the service plan I brought (mid Oct, but needed to book in this early to get a courtesy car), and I wont have done 1429 miles by then, possibly another 1000. So do I ignore the message and drive it keeping an eye on the mileage displayed by the service menu. Dont really want 2 trips to the dealers in fairly close succession.

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5th Sep 2016 4:35 pm

Red Merle

Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
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This stuff is £11 for 10 litres at Morrisons. It's as easy to fill the tank as it is to fill your screen washer reservoir.

Buy some, top it up a bit and keep the rest in the garage. You ought to have a bit in stock anyway. Either that, or risk being stranded - the "miles to empty" display is laughably optimistic. You'll probably run out in 2/3rds that distance! (I've done nearly 30,000 miles in my DEF equipped D4, it's already had two services and I've already emptied 2 x 10 litre bottles of the stuff over and above what they supply FOC at service time

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5th Sep 2016 4:47 pm

NJSS

Member Since: 06 May 2009
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2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Landmark LE Auto Waitomo Grey

If you shop around for DEF ensure it meets JLR's required standard:-

Quote:
ISO standard 22241-1. Diesel exhaust fluid is also known as DEF, AdBlue, AUS 32 and ARLA 32.

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5th Sep 2016 5:05 pm

al cope

Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10299

OK Cheers Chaps - guessing I was just being a bit "tight" seeing as I was almost at service time

I'll get 10ltrs and stick it in - what's the DEF tank capacity?

Al

PS - cant see this stuff on Morrisson's website Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD

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5th Sep 2016 5:39 pm

NJSS

Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
Posts: 10507

Capacity:-

Quote:
18 liters

JLR warn:-

Quote:
Do not overfill the DEF reservoir. Do not use DEF dispensing nozzles as used for commercial vehicles. The system is not designed to be filled under the pressure and flow-rate that such pumps dispense at, therefore, damage could occur.

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2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
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5th Sep 2016 5:46 pm

al cope

Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10299

Cheers, so sounds like 10 litres should go in no problem

Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD

5th Sep 2016 5:47 pm

RDR

Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 2260

2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Lux Auto Corris Grey

I've had to fill mine twice now and I'm at 16500 miles. It starts with the warning your getting now then at about 600 miles left starts counting down the miles so if you want to eek it out to the service you should be fine.

As others have said no harder than filling your screen wash really. Ive not found any Labeled AdBlue that hasn't matched the spec yet. MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
MY12 HSE - Gone
MY16 HSE Luxury - Sold
MY20 D5 HSE - Sold
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5th Sep 2016 8:21 pm

al cope

Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10299

so close, yet so far, made it to 3 weeks until service, 14850 miles, fed up with warning triangle, even though it said I'd 600 odd miles still to go. Just stuck 10 ltrs in it.

20 quid for 10lr bottle at Halfords - was labled AdBlue and the right spec, and a nice self bleeding filler that fitted perfectly, 10 ltrs in a about a minute

Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD

30th Sep 2016 9:04 am

sputnixb51

Member Since: 23 Apr 2013
Location: Morayshire
Posts: 833

2014 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 SE Tech Auto Corris Grey

I think the gentleman above is advising you only put a couple of litres in now so that you get the full value of your service and then have some in stock if it needs topping up before your next one.

30th Sep 2016 9:58 am

al cope

Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10299

I know and I did consider that, but for 20quid I just stuck the whole lot in.

Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD

30th Sep 2016 11:39 am

Washwipe

Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: Bucks Oxon Herts Border
Posts: 3169

Or buy one of these, 20 litres for under twenty quid delivered.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AdBlue-20Ltr-Fre...SwfZ1Wa0dK

Or, if you really feel like giving your hard earned away.

30th Sep 2016 4:53 pm