How many gallons of DEF does a typical tank hold?

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  1. TawcoTruck

    TawcoTruck Light Load Member

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    I've been getting low Def de-rate errors and codes that come and go. Now I'm starting to think the dash gauge might be faulty. I don't get def everytime I fill up.

    The guage was sitting at 75% full. The truck went into de-rate. I thought about it and I hadn't gotten def in awhile. I pulled over to add def to see if it did anything and the tank took 7 gallons. I sat for awhile at idle and the codes and de-rate went away.
     
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    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    most road trucks are 16 to 21 gallons. Depending on manufacturer and model.
    It may not be low. It may be the QLS is going bad. Could also be a plugged filter, weak pump or the dosing injector any number of things. It should set a code for the problem. Will need to connect to it with a computer to read them.
     
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    They did 3 regens at our shop on my truck,hooked up to the computer.It tested everything in the system and the codes cleared and didn't come back.
    Forced regen.
     
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    The most I ever did was about 10
     
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    I think my last truck had a 12 gallon DEF tank. I don't recall. I routinely only filled it every 3rd fueling. I routinely only toped-off the DEF when it got down to 1/4 full.
     
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    Mine holds about 30 gallons..

    Your problem could simply be a plugged vent. All you have to do is remove the cap after running the truck awhile..if you hear a vacuum sound when taking off the cap, your vent is clogged.
     
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    Unless I'm mistaken I don't think I can force a Regen on this truck. It's a 2020 International.
     
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    Mines a 2019 Freightliner, DD 13.
    It has to be connected to a computer to do it.It took about 3 hours to run it 3 times before everything cleared up.
    It gets very hot when they do it.
     
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    It cleared all the codes and runs great now.
     
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    My 2022 Cascadia holds 20 gallons.
    But our DEF systems all need trashed! There's just as many downsides as upsides (probably more down) I'd take that entire system off in a heartbeat if I could.
     
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