Can You Bypass Def?

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  1. TallJoe

    TallJoe Road Train Member

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    LOL.
    How far chemically different a human urine from the actual def is, would be a valid question. I am sure they smell similar.
    In any case, there is plenty of free organic Def jugs on every truck stop.
     
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  3. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    Just gotta monitor your water intake to make sure the ratios stay correct :p
     
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  4. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    The stuff reeks of ammonia, I know that. :biggrin_25512:
     
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  5. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    They don't sound as good either.
     
  6. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    That’s due to the modern wonder known as common rail, or rather the pilot injection made possible due to the common rail.
     
  7. TheLoadOut

    TheLoadOut Road Train Member

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    Yes, you can bypass DEF, just buy a truck built before 2010.
     
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  8. Dockbumper

    Dockbumper Road Train Member

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    The ratio of fuel to DEF is only 50:1. So you use roughly 4 gallons of DEF per 200 gallons of fuel. Not sure what the big deal is with some people. It is simply a cost of doing business.
     
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  9. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    yep i have never even had mine below the halfway point before
     
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  10. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    That’s not the point.

    The issue is the affront of the imposition of expensive and unnecessary parts and being dictated to by those who have never drove a truck before, never seen the inside of a truck before, and most likely never run a business before.
     
  11. Cattleman84

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    If you are just looking for a quick fix to get it back to the shop or to a DEF pump you can unhook the speed sensor from the rear of the transmission. But doing so you loose your speedometer and jake brakes and the truck becomes completely gutless. I know this works on Volvos because I've done it. The truck is still in derate mode, but doesnt know you are moving.
     
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