My car needs Adblue- why would you do it yourself?
Having read all the threads here on topping up Adblue on a D4 I have surmised the following.
No one seems to describe the easiest actual method to do it ( not talking about the 1.89l bottles which are easy)
If you only put in a 1.89l bottle it’s sort of pointless, as the tank is 18 litres
If you buy some 10l drums you save money
There’s an official Land Rover adblue tip up kit which includes the clever spout needed to prevent airlocks and glugging, saving time standing holding a very heavy drum (part no LR 104014) but the kit is about £53
So, having looked at options to do this myself I’ve come to the conclusion that even though I’m fully capable, why would I bother?
Reason being, rang my local dealers and they charge £30 for a fill up. No appointment needed, just rock up and they fill it up. No need to buy drums of it and struggle with the mess and lifting them.
You can’t buy 2 x 10l drums for that, so overall, the Dealer wins this one for me.
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21st Jun 2024 9:18 am
Moo D3 Decade
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I buy 10l drums for £11.99. B&Q always seems to be cheap.
I then just use a measuring jug and flexible funnel to fill up. I've been doing it years. No issues and by measuring I know how much has gone in. Currently do this on my Defender and daughters Discovery Sport.
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21st Jun 2024 10:02 am
RRUK Site Supporter
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Does the flexible funnel have an anti airlock tube in it?
Everything I’ve read about DIY with a funnel suggests it sits there for ages glugging away, spitting out etc.
I know some have bought the genuine 1.89l bottle, emptied it and cut the bas off to use as a funnel after1998 Defender 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
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21st Jun 2024 10:52 am
ruben D3 Decade
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Here it is at service stations, at €1/L. They fill it for you from a pump, without any further problems. For the price, is it worth buying drums? then a small amount of anti-crystallization additive will prevent future incidents with the tank and corresponding injector of the damn adblue. 🤬lost in translation!
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21st Jun 2024 10:57 am
Disco_Mikey
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RRUK wrote:
Does the flexible funnel have an anti airlock tube in it?
Everything I’ve read about DIY with a funnel suggests it sits there for ages glugging away, spitting out etc.
I know some have bought the genuine 1.89l bottle, emptied it and cut the bas off to use as a funnel after
It's a funnel. I just fill it slowly with a jug. Never had any issues. D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
21st Jun 2024 12:52 pm
Disco4Chris
Member Since: 11 Oct 2022
Location: Reading
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My local Asda fuel station has an Adblue pump for cars, I thinks it's £1.49/ltr.
I will probably use that next it needs filling but that won't be for 18 months to 2 year time as I've just filled it up.Cheers
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I buy 10l drums of Redex Adblue from Costco and it comes with a flexible spout with the extra anti airlock inlet.
21st Jun 2024 3:08 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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Filled my Defender a couple of weeks ago, for the second time in 27k miles. Screwfix 10l carton. Came with a spout and took 5 minutes. Pretty sure it was less than a tenner.
21st Jun 2024 4:45 pm
LT
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Cheapest I can find 10 litres for is £11-£12. Which is a fair bit less than it used to be not so long ago.
Filling the FFRR, using a funnel, is never as spill free as it should be, there's always an air lock however slowly and carefully I pour it. The filler is located in the n/s wing which doesn't help.
In the future I might try using a pump at a filling station, if the price is reasonable, something I've never done before.2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
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Surprisingly we have two or three Adblue pumps for passenger vehicles local to me in Devon & Cornwall. I
used to fill an A4 with Adblue from the pump, the only downside was it took an age. Much easier & cleaner than 10L cartons though. i believe you can get a gravity lift pump to fit them if you are unable to hold a 10L carton.
I saw 10L in B&M recently at £10.99
The dealer never used to charge for Adblue when the D4 was serviced, although i noted on the most recent service they charged me £24 for 7 ltrs!
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22nd Jun 2024 11:08 am
JordsDisco
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Same as Moo, just take your time and if it does overflow from too quick a fill, just wash the spill away afterwards.
22nd Jun 2024 11:24 am
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A few years ago I was shocked to find the cheapest place to buy 10l of AdBlue....
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22nd Jun 2024 10:12 pm
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As above, it's only about 12 quid and takes about 5 minutes I stab a small hole in the top of the container once it's upside down, stop the glugging and it just flows in easily using the supplied spoutD4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
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I stab a small hole in the top of the container once it's upside down, stop the glugging and it just flows in easily using the supplied spout
