can i put water in my def tank?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by robriggs87, Dec 10, 2012.

  1. chompi

    chompi Road Train Member

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    You can put anything you want in there! You can even use it as a urinal! However if you want your truck to run you only put DEF fluid in there.

    Would you put milk in your gas tank? Same thing....
     
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  3. Shakeval

    Shakeval Light Load Member

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    is that a challenge i hear?
     
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  4. Six9GS

    Six9GS Road Train Member

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    From Wikipedia under UREA: "Urea serves an important role in the metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds by animals and is the main nitrogen-containing substance in the urine of mammals."

    From Wikipedia under Urine: "Urine is an aqueous solution of greater than 95% water, with the remaining constituents, in order of decreasing concentration urea 9.3 g/L, chloride 1.87 g/L, sodium 1.17 g/L, potassium 0.750 g/L, creatinine 0.670 g/L and other dissolved ions, inorganic and organic compounds."
     
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  5. chalupa

    chalupa Road Train Member

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    Ugh! I already gave you the answer !

    Urea= CH4N20

    Urine= H20 +NH2+CO+ NACL

    look it up.......
     
  6. fortycalglock

    fortycalglock Road Train Member

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    Series 60 is electronic and always has been. It was installed new until 2008 or 9 with DPF. Hardly prehistoric.
     
  7. DrtyDiesel

    DrtyDiesel Road Train Member

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    Also Fitzgerald is putting series. 60's in their Pete 389 glider kits
     
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  8. sdaniel

    sdaniel Road Train Member

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    Don't tell that Pete sells guy !
     
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  9. PeteSalesGuy

    PeteSalesGuy Light Load Member

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    No, we know that and have no problem with it. They know how to do it. I am referring to the guy who buys a glider and thinks he can drop an old school engine in over the weekend and drive away!
     
  10. sdlm

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    I had the same question, since I have def in my sidebox too.
     
  11. PeteSalesGuy

    PeteSalesGuy Light Load Member

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    Just rotate it every 6 months or so and you will never have a problem. Note that the 2013 emissions trucks will have additional sensors to measure DEF quality which will make using non-compliant fluids more difficult.
     
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