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Old 11-21-2015, 02:52 AM   #149 (permalink)
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One of the tricks is the level of urea (AdBlue) that gets injected.
If the GPS data shows the car is not moving then it will use enough to reduce emissions within the limits.
If the car moves it runs lean so the AdBlue lasts to the next service.
Reflashing the ECU may mean you need to add AdBlue every once in a while.

Our local Shell tank shops over here have large racks outside with big plastic AdBlue bottles.
(Anything toxic, flammable or otherwise unpleasant is kept outside)
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