How Much Adblue Does a FIAT DUCATO Use?
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- Опубликовано: 11 мар 2021
- How Much Adblue Does a FIAT DUCATO Use?
In this video we discuss Adblue; tank capacity, typical mileage between top ups & the different warnings you get before running out. Also, with 2 year service intervals, just when do you change the oil on a Fiat Ducato based Motorhome?
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Great information there buddy keep em coming
Thanks for all the information regarding Adblue on a Fiat ducato.
No problem. I had become frustrated that there were many differing opinions on what the Ducato holds and uses so thought it right to speak to Fiat Technical in Italy and share the facts on this video. Thanks for your support.
Interesting, this is our 1st ever adblue van so this has helped 👍
Thanks. I needed to know and I kept seeing the question on the Facebook Group (for Roller Teams) and some inconsistent answers so had to get the facts.
Most useful, Just plain, simple information
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fantastically informative. many thanks.
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Very interesting vlog Paul. Thanks for taking the time to share this information, useful to keep in mind. Will let you know when our adblue light comes on.
Thank you 🙏👍😊
Great information thanks , and great its come from the manufacturers technical dept 👍
Thanks. Yes an Italian lady who was extremely helpful.
Thanks for this. Very informative and agree about changing oil. I do mine annually and think it is worth the money.
It is. Modern mileage intervals are too long in my opinion.
Another great video thank you for the info
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Thank you for the very informative video.
Great. Glad we could assist. Thanks for watching and your feedback.
Thanks for this very informative 👍
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Excellent information. Thank you. :)
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Excellent and informative thank you
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Very useful. Picking up a new MH next week
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Another very informative video, by the time I can afford one I’ll know everything there is to know about the T590. Cheers 👏👍
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And you have one by now? 😁
You are three years ahead of me, planning my RV escape in aboub three years. By then I'm a RUclips motorhome scholar. 😁
great info thanks and yesterday i bought a sunlight sunvan V60 witch is replacing my self built camper of 6years (176,335 miles ) around Europe through Sweden worst winters -46'c wear the van just would not start for 4-5 days and had to warm up the engine with coals from my log burner
might see you on the road safe travels and enjoy every min of it
regards james
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Didn’t realise diesel vehicles used so much Adblue! Well delivered as usual owa kid Bostin👍
Ta 👍 think the Fiat Ducato has a bit of an Adblue habit 😂
Very helpful thank you x
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My fiat ducato van (mid conversion) does about 3000miles on a ten litre adblue jug. I thought it was crap but apparently not! Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching. What year and engine is your van? I was told by Fiat it is a 19.5 litre tank and it uses a litre for each 100 miles.
My Merc Vito does about 2500 miles on 5 litres of adblu, used to do 5000 miles before a 10 litre top up was needed but since it had the software update due to emissions test fiddling the warning comes up when the tank is only half empty. If you ignore the warning for a few hundred miles you eventually get a countdown of about 400 mile until it won't start. Running about 3.2T gross with 190hp engine.
That is interesting. Yes our T6 went in for a “software update” and VW gave us a piece of paper to cover 5 (I think) free top ups because the usage would increase. 1500 miles is the lowest I’m aware of.
Really useful, thank you. Was panicking because my 2000 auto van conversion seemed to be using too much adblue but it seems to be fairly typical. BTW a truck driver mate has told me that his firm has found that filling adblue from a forecourt pump is cheaper than buying it in a large container.
Thank you. We have used a forecourt pump. Cost .99p a litre. Much more convenient.
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First AdBlue amber warning just come up at 1550 miles, so consistent with your findings
The driving styles obviously affects the mileage. We achieved only 1300 miles before the amber light came on. Thanks for watching and your comments.
Word of warning on Adblue. Although I dont 'yet' have a Motorhome (we are I have to the market and looking for one now) I have a Volvo XC60 which has been my first car with Adblue. I have 1650 miles countdown when my Adblue first signals to fill Adblue and I was regularly driving for around 100 miles after that before topping up. Several months later I had the Engine Management Light come on, took it into Volvo, who identified the jets had become crystalised because I had run the car once the refill warning came on, but it told me I had 1650 miles I could drive
before I couldnt restart!! Therefore I now refill almost immediately as soon as the warning light comes on.
Interesting. Now we know the average expected miles before the top up we are filling up (at petrol stations that have an Adblue Pump (not the cheapest way but definitely more convenient))
every 1K miles. Thanks for watching the video and for your comments.
V informative. Thanks. My Ducato was new July 2020 (Euro6) and has now (June 2021) done just 5100 kms. Before reaching that km-age I tried several times to top up Adblue to no effect. At 4000 kms it gulped 4 lts. At 5000 it gulped 10 lts (to full). Going in shortly for service so I shall have to ask what the mechanic considers "normal" consumption. BTW the Spanish printed manual says Adblue capacity is 19 lts. There is a much longer manual available as PDF but it has no further info on Adblue.
Thanks for watching and the info.
Interesting. I've got a 2020 PVC (Dreamer D60 Fun) with a 160bhp manual. Caught me out a couple of times with the adblue warning light - most recently on Lewis and Harris a few weeks back where I had to search a few petrol stations before I found one with a single 10L container (for nearly £30!!!). So I did a bit of research and found a table which claims to document the indicative usage of adblue per 1000km (625 miles) for different use cases. For a Camper / Motorhome the numbers are Urban / Extra urban up to 3.5L Highway up to 7.0L Mixed route average 4.0L. So driving a long way on the motorway and high speed A roads / dual carriageways is gonna put a big dent in your adblue. Given that the warning light seems to be coming on when just over half a tank is used that could easily happen at 1300 miles...On the oil and filter topic. Totally agree. Just had mine done (at around 7600 miles) at a Fiat Professional dealership - it was just shy of £200 so you might want to explore other options if that is not for you. My plan is to take it back to them in 18 months when it can get a full service and MOT (it will be 3 years old). Anyone know of a small (3 or 4L) container than could be used to carry a backup supply of adblue - I don't fancy getting caught out somewhere remote again, it hurt to pay over double what I normally pay.
The Adblue usage as quoted to me by Fiat is on average 1 litre per 100 miles so on a 19.5 litre tank that equates to approximately 2000 miles per tank. I agree with you that it is very much dependent on type of roads, driving style etc. We keep a look now for petrol stations that sell Adblue at the pump. Was .99 pence the last time we found one. Personally, £200 is expensive for an oil and filter change but we have now found a local, reputable, commercial vehicle service garage local to us that is more competitive.
@@LiveforTravel Just to be clear. The table I found is (apparently) a Fiat document - I just decanted the camper / motorhome stuff from it (it also included ordinary vans and also vans with refrigerated bays). This was labelled as a Fiat Professional document... I can try to link it but I don't think I can post the image.
Ohh on the service cost.. yeah but my strategy is to have them do the full service (and MOT) in 18 months... after that the 3 year warranty is done and I find a local reputable dealer. i want no quibbles during warranty. Always been my approach - a bit of cash that protects ANY dispute about a warranty claim is worthwhile.
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Hi very informative bid, but how do u know if the ad blue tank is full, do u wait until it comes pouring out?
The pipe is quite a tight fit so it should just stop filling. However, if you take the average of 100 miles per litre of Adblue (depending on driving style and use) we just go and use an Adblue pump at a petrol station that has one and put 10 litres in roughly every 1000 miles. Thanks for watching and your feedback.
Again very informative and entertaining,my moho has nearly done 1300 miles,so i am expecting the adblue light to appear anytime soon,does the warning tell how much adblue you need to add to fill the tank,and was it a problem adding it as some have reported on forums,all your information is greatly received thanks.
Hi and thanks for the support. The Ducato (at least the 2020 model we own) does not give any indication to how many miles are left or what amount of Adblue you need to top up. I would suggest as it has a 19.5 litre capacity and the warning comes on with between 400-500 miles remaining, it is likely it will have between a quarter to a third of a tank left. Therefore it “should” take 10 litres but I haven’t actually done this so wouldn’t want you to spill any excess as it makes a horrible crystallised mess of the bodywork (although it washes off). We now look for petrol stations (roughly every 1k miles) that have an Adblue pump. It is sooooooo much easier to refill 😊👍
Very informative, but how do u know when filling that its full, do u have to wait until it leaks out?
Is there a gauge you can see on the dashboard giving the level/capacity of the AdBlu?
No
Very interesting thanks. Still slightly confused. Our adblue warning just came on fir the first time at 5000 miles and we topped up with 12 litres. Having watched your video we are hoping we had 7 litres / 3000 miles left. If the usage goes up after the service I'll at least understand why.
What vehicle base is that? Fiat say the van cannot so more than 2000 miles.
@@LiveforTravel It's a 140 2.3 Ducato Adria-Sunliving Van conversion. There is one paragraph about Adblue in the Fiat manual. Very little information. That's why I was pleased to find your video.
@@grahamgolding7052 great. I would love to be able to achieving anything like that mileage.
Luckily our Knaus (2019 model, registered in 2020, 150bhp) on Ducato chassis doesn't require AdBlue, which is nice.
Envious. But in a good way.
My Fiat Ducato 2021 180 hp the light was on after 750 miles so we filled it up with fuel and added 5 litre adblue and after 450 miles the adblue light was on again ! so our consumption is around 500 miles per 5 litres so consumption is = to around 1 litre per 100 miles, we had to do this to check consumption, we have now added total of10 litres each time we fill up with diesel ! dealer can not find any fault !! Fiat best start fitting a bigger adblue tank and advise users of the qty consumption is very high, the van has not done 1500 miles now.
I agree. Our VW Transporter T6 could drive 5k and it had a countdown odometer so you knew how much was left. Your consumption is spot on with Fiat as they said it has a 19.5 litre tank so, if the first warning gives you around 450-500 miles remaining then it does around 1 litre for each 100 miles. Apparently it is a double whammy as the fuel tank was reduced in size to accommodate the Adblue tank! Thanks for watching and your comments which are helpful to other viewers too.
My vehicle is the same ,
Its done 3600 miles, had 50lts of adblue in
@@sidpf1972 thanks for confirming 👍
@@LiveforTravel im hoping to get an adblue delete done when the vehicle is out of warranty
@@sidpf1972 didn’t know that could be done. Please let me know how you get on.
Fiat need to make provisions for a new bigger tank its adding around 10% to the cost of running !!
The filler in a nightmare to get at not being a strait pour because the MH body does not help.
Yes it should be a bigger tank although it doesn’t change the usage.
How do i tell if mine has ad blue
There will be an additional filler cap, which on mine is below the fuel filler.
As the emission laws are increased the amount of Adblue will follow, we could end up 50 / 50 Adblue/diesel roll on the Full electric MHs best for all.
We now top up at a pump. 99p per litre and easier.
Where is it best to buy ad blue please??
Most motor retailers sell it; Halfords etc. So do many supermarkets. We now look out for petrol stations that sell it at a pump. If you use, as an example, the Shell website (link below) you can search by location and if you look under that for “more filters” you can tick the box for “Adblue pump passenger vehicles.”
www.shell.co.uk/motorist/shell-station-locator.html
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Not sure what this video actually achieves. To say a Fiat Ducato has a 19.5Ltr ad blue tank and then say the warning light comes on after 1300 miles indicates a very alarming 6.6 miles per litre! I would humbly suggest a more in depth study. For the record my Fiat D does over 354 miles per litre fully loaded.
What it achieves is fact. Fact from Fiat technical in Italy. The van will do (depending on driving use) approximately 2000 miles. My maths make that a little over 100 miles per litre. If your van does more that’s lovely. I humbly suggest that fact however is just that. Even your own calculation (which is flawed) has the decimal point in the wrong place. 1300 (incorrect as only the warning light comes on. Not the tank being empty) comes in at 66.66 miles per litre. 1300 divided by 19.5 = 66.66.
@@LiveforTravel But don't you think that just 2000 miles on what you, or Fiat claim, is a 19.5Ltr tank is a tad questionable? You may claim it as 'fact' but hopefully others will do a tad more research before reaching a decision. Ad blue is not overly expensive and hopefully helps our environment but if my vehicle only achieved the figures you claim I would be highly suspect.
I don’t ‘claim’ anything. No more research is required. Fiat build the van, I drive it. Our van warned us at 1300 miles and had achieved approximately 100 miles per litre of Adblue. I have received emails and discussed with other owners who have also confirmed the same. My video has used information from the vehicle manufacturer. Any other information is just static on a radio.
DIY ad blue.... Urea? Ah ha....urea = pee. Pee in jug, add distilled water, blue food coloring and you have DIY ad blue! Good to see you back on the air. You owner's manual failed to tell you how much the adblue tank held? Hurry up and get out on the road!!
Ha ha. The handbook said not much except when the light illuminates how to top up and put ignition on and wait for the light to extinguish. Yes we want to be out when Boris will allow.
@@LiveforTravel 19.5 liters = roughly 5 US gallons, they're saying about 1500 miles total range, 300 +/- miles on a gallon of adblue (blu-def over here). Hopefully, it isn't terribly expensive.
@@paulbowers7343 it isn’t but I did recall, when I was in my 20s (in a land far, far away 😊) I used to do approximately 300 miles a day in a Ford Transit delivering automotive glass. This would have required a fill up every 5 days!
@@LiveforTravel Interim job I held for about 4 years, drove for Airborne Express (bought up and dismantled by DHL). I made about 350 miles a day on a big loop through NE Kansas delivering overnight packages/letters and priority or secure freight like computers. Did the run in an F-250 Ford Econoline (US version of Transit) van powered by a bare minimum gas 6 that could almost get out of it's own way! Barely had a heater or a/c, ate tires.
@@paulbowers7343 on every Wednesday I would do Birmingham to Glasgow. Roughly 300 miles so a 600 mile round trip..... in a day. Would leave at 3am, get onto the M6 at the “infamous” Spaghetti Junction (you might want to Google this) and put the van in 5th gear and the pedal to the floor. 4.5 hours later, I would change gears as I come off the motorway 😊
It’s all a con. Thanks to the European Union no doubt. But German manufactures are allowed to cheat with their emissions that’s ok
Still blaming the EU?😂
Maybe look at your politicians, the EU doesn't make any rules or laws, the countries in the EU do. At least try to make sure you know what you are talking about.