View Single Post
Old 03-28-2013, 01:38 AM   #5 (permalink)
mechman600
Master EcoModder
 
mechman600's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Langley, BC
Posts: 1,228

Fusion - '16 Ford Fusion Hybrid SE
Thanks: 190
Thanked 275 Times in 168 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
DEF is not really so good, and the SCR is not so reliable. Basically one more thing to go wrong. Might eventually work better than EGR, however.
There is nothing wrong with DEF. SCR is a very effective way of scrubbing NOx - over 90% efficient. It's also quite reliable because it is very simple: catalyst, decomposition tube, injector, pump and DEF tank. Far more reliable than efforts to achieve the same NOx levels (in diesels) with EGR alone. As a matter of fact, other than a few teething problems the SCR systems are proving to be nearly trouble free.
  Reply With Quote