I took my 2014 in for it's seventh service at 45K miles.
The SM said it took two jugs of DEF. They usually put in one one gallon container.
When I got home I checked the PN on the bill and they had charged for two 2 1/2 gallon jugs.
I had only driven 6500 miles since the last service.
The tank only holds 4.9 gal, and the DIC said the DEF fluid was OK when I brought it in.
I called them back and they said they only used part of the second jug and they would put my name on it and keep it for next time.
How much do you normally use?
I suppose it's possible that they had just been adding one gallon at each service and not checking to see if it was full.
I had my free service done on my 15 CTD at 5150 miles and it took a little over 2 gallons. It would be possible at 6500 miles to use more than 2.5 gallons.
I fill mine once a year until it is full. About once every 18,000 miles.
DEF goes bad over time. Especially when exposed to light. So in my opinion your dealer just threw you some BS. If they charged you for a jug they should have returned the partial jug to you.
I put 2 1/2 gallons in mine in November . Not completely full but enough to get through the winter..16 weeks and roughly 12,000 miles later it still says level ok . I think a full tank would last me at least 16,000 miles
Typically I wait until it is below 35% and then just put in a 9.46L (two gallon) jug. I'm not really sure for tracking on how often. The car has 36,000 km's on it and I put a jug in at 8,000 km's and another jug in at 35,000 km's. At 8,000 km's it still said DEF OKAY and the jug filled it right up. At 35,000 km's, it was down to having the warning light on that speed would soon be limited and the jug came nowhere near filling it, it just made it go back to saying DEF OKAY. As far as I know, those are the only two times that my car has had DEF added, if the dealer ever did it, they didn't charge me and didn't tell me.....and in Canada, DEF is not part of the 2 year maintenance plan.
[h=1]BlueDEF Diesel Exhaust Fluid - 2.5 gal $ 10. 94[/h]
At Sam's Club, is this the right stuff for you Cruze? Teach me something.
Do know I can pour all kinds of fluids in my vehicles without spilling them all over the place, if I ever do get a diesel, think I could handle that as well
At Sam's Club, is this the right stuff for you Cruze? Teach me something.
Do know I can pour all kinds of fluids in my vehicles without spilling them all over the place, if I ever do get a diesel, think I could handle that as well
When my Cruze starts the countdown for DEF, I throw in one of those 2.5gal containers. I get mine at Home Depot. I don't see the need to fill until completely full as it takes a while to use up and will tell me well ahead of time when it needs additional. No worries about partial containers and spillage that way.
Chalk up another guy who does a 2.5gal container when it hits 35%. It's so infrequent of a thing for me, no need to top it all the way off and have half full containers or spillage.
I still under my 4 free oil changes at Chevy dealer and they add the DEF and just top it off so I won't be buying DEF until around 30k miles or more. Does anyone here buy DEF at truck stop? Assuming the nozzle fits just seems like it might be easier?
So what I'm seeing is, the brand doesn't really matter? Ours is getting rather low, if I recall correctly, so I should look into filling it up before we drive down to North Carolina at the end of the month.
That's supposed to be the case. IIRC, someone the forum a couple years ago did an experiment on running out the DEF but i don't remember what the final results were.
I managed to overfill it the first time I tried to add DEF. It makes quite a mess. I was worried that I would damage the components that make up the DEF tank. The good thing is I never had a problem with it, so it seems like some overflow won't hurt anything.
I remember reading somewhere that there is only two or three manufacturers of DEF and that whatever you buy is essentially from the same source. There is no premium DEF. it's just the freshest DEF possible is the best. That's the advantage of filling up at the truck stop.
I'm down to 13%. I just bought some 2.5 gallon jugs of BlueDEF at Napa for $8.98 each. (It was on sale if Feb). I hoping I can get both jugs in, but probably won't all fit. I might run it down under 10%. (Not recommending this by any means). I believe the tank is 4.9 gallons, but I've heard of people putting more in. Definitely don't want to overfill it. My main goal is to hit 30,000 miles and fill it, and then see how far it will go. With the dealer doing the fills, I was never sure how full it was. Sounds like the cheapest way to go is truck stop dispensers.
I don't think you can over fill it. When it's full it just runs out, no different than if you are filling a gas can and you over fill it it just runs out, if it runs out just need to clean it up with some rags or paper towel.
Don't seem to have good luck with others putting fluid in my vehicles. Last time I was in Oregon, started to fill my tank, guy walks out, against the law in Oregon to fill your tank, I have to do it.
Next stop was in Idaho where I could fill the tank myself, my gas cap was missing. This list could be a mile long.
So far I have not had to add any DEF and it still shows that I'm good in the DIC. This is at 13k miles on the vehicle since I purchased it back in May of last year.
Same here. In fact, last change was on me and they still didn't fill it even with 20% left. I just add a 2.5gal peak jug from Walmart, usually 11$, never had an issue.
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