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Mercedes' new BlueTEC diesels will not start if urea runs out

Those of you planning to buy the new Bluetec diesel SUVs from Mercedes Benz will want to make sure you don't miss your regular service intervals or ignore warning lights. If you do, you might find yourself stranded at the mall. In order to meet new NOx emissions standards these vehicles and others from Volkswagen/Audi (not including the Jetta) and BMW use a urea injection system to eliminate almost all the NOx. The urea is stored in liquid form a tank on board the vehicle and slowly injected into the exhaust stream where it forms ammonia ... Read more →

BASF to capitalize on new diesels by raising AdBlue prices Sam Abuelsamid

Just as a whole batch of new fifty state-legal diesel vehicles are about to hit the market in the U.S., chemical company BASF is set to take advantage of the situation. BASF has announced that they ...

Delphi launches world's first ammonia sensor Sam Abuelsamid

The key to cleaning up diesel nitrogen oxide emissions on modern engines is the addition of ammonia to the exhaust stream. The most common way of doing that right is the injection of a urea solution ...

Mercedes' new BlueTEC diesels will not start if urea runs out 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Those of you planning to buy the new Bluetec diesel SUVs from Mercedes Benz will want to make sure you don't miss your regular service intervals or ignore warning lights. If you do, you might find yourself stranded at the mall. In order to meet new NOx emissions standards these vehicles and ...

BASF to capitalize on new diesels by raising AdBlue prices 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Just as a whole batch of new fifty state-legal diesel vehicles are about to hit the market in the U.S., chemical company BASF is set to take advantage of the situation. BASF has announced that they will be raising the price of AdBlue by €45 per 1,000 liters. AdBlue is the 1/3 urea, 2/3 water ...

Delphi launches world's first ammonia sensor 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The key to cleaning up diesel nitrogen oxide emissions on modern engines is the addition of ammonia to the exhaust stream. The most common way of doing that right is the injection of a urea solution into the exhaust as used in the Mercedes-Benz developed BlueTec system. The only problem with that ...


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