Diesel cars are in the spotlight for all. Both for those that are polluting emissions and European regulations, but also with everything that has to do with your own system. And in this, and in a good way for the emissions themselves, each of these diesel cars have an additive, adBlue. However, if we deal with it, our mechanics can be affected.
Check the adBlue of your diesel
It is well known that diesel engines are not going through their best moment. After the Volkswagen scandal, the diesel market suffers more with each passing month. However, manufacturers have not stopped betting on this technology looking for solutions to its main environmental drawbacks.
That is where AdBlue appears, which manages to solve, in part, one of the most important problems: the harmful effect of the emission of gases from the combustion of diesel on people’s health.
As you know, the diesel combustion engine emits less CO2 than a gasoline engine, however, the amount of particles in the form of nitrogen oxide (NOx) and benzopyrenes that it generates is much higher. Both types of particles are especially harmful to people’s health. This is what adBlue focuses on, which allows to reduce these emissions .
What is it about
In fact, and with the entry into force of the latest emission regulations, Europe has put a fence on NOx emissions, so that the adBlue of diesel has become, in most cases, a necessary solution to neutralize largely these polluting gases and continue to market diesel vehicles, although cleaner than those manufactured to date.
It is a substance that is added to the exhaust system and that, without being toxic, is corrosive. Or what is the same; We will not be in danger when handling it, but we must take certain precautions and ensure that the body of our car does not come into contact with the liquid and carefully clean any accidental spillage.
In the same way, it is important that you know that not all vehicles have this built-in system. The oldest and before the new Euro VI emission system came into force and those engines that manage to exceed these standards without having to incorporate it do not have them.
However; We must bear in mind that this liquid, which has been running for almost five years, can seriously affect if our car needs it and its tank (different from the fuel tank and distinguished in blue ) is empty. According to experts, driving with your tank below the minimum or a very small amount can cause the engine to suffer damage, go into engine failure mode, or even stop .
Its price is barely 1 euro and it has a consumption of 2 liters/1000 km
The injection of adBlue in the exhaust depends on the type of vehicle, driving and the size of the tank, but in general the consumption is about two liters per 1,000 km , which in a 15-liter tank translates into about 7,500 km traveled.
Currently, a liter of this component costs approximately one euro , although this depends a lot on the service station where we refuel or if we buy adBlue bottles in specialized stores for our car.