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DEF Question
I have a 2012 F250 6.7 diesel. Its my first diesel so im not sure what DEF brands are good. Im a diesel tech and my company sells CT2 DEF in 2 1/2 gallon jugs. I can get this pretty cheap i think because i work there. For me itll be about $11 for 2 1/2 gallons. Is this a good price and does anybody know about the CT2 brand. Thanks
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While I have yet to have the experience, I have read elsewhere that DEF at the pump in most truck stops costs at or a little more than diesel fuel prices. You have to have your own container though and it does apparently have a shelf life. Should be kept cool but not allowed to freeze and away from sunlight (UV)... Again - all from what I have read here on the forums..
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We use the CT2 but we have a 500 gallon plastic container that's in a metal frame, we put it on a custom pallet right next to the fuel tank. We pay 1.79 a gallon, but of course that's bulk pricing. we were just getting sick and tired of the mess the drivers were making with a 2.5 gallon container raised up on buckets and using a watering can to fill. Urea is nasty stuff when it spills constantly. I would think CT2 is cheap cause my boss is.
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If I don't fill the DEF at my local Flying J (it's close by), I get it at Sam's or Wal-Mart. Have not had a problem with any of them. It is definitely cheaper at Flying J. Last I saw was $2.79 a gallon, compared to $10 - $12 for the 2.5 gallon jugs at the Waltons.
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While I have yet to have the experience, I have read elsewhere that DEF at the pump in most truck stops costs at or a little more than diesel fuel prices. You have to have your own container though and it does apparently have a shelf life. Should be kept cool but not allowed to freeze and away from sunlight (UV)... Again - all from what I have read here on the forums..
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I believe DEF freezes around 17deg so as long as you store the extra above that temp your GTG. I know a guy that has a bulk tank of it for his big rig and he kept it in an enclosed trailer with a heat lamp above the tank and that kept it from freezing all winter, even with temps being below zero for most of the winter.
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[QUOTE=jdadamsjr;14579587]
For trucks stored or parked in freezing conditions for weeks on end are going to have a problem then...
That heater has to have some energy source and I am not about to run an extension cord out to the truck...
Good thing there's a warranty on all of it...
That heater has to have some energy source and I am not about to run an extension cord out to the truck...
Good thing there's a warranty on all of it...
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From: DFW, TX-GoldCanyon, AZ
Read through these forums, there are cases where it has frozen and one case where the line fractured as I recall..
While it can get a bit chilly sometimes - Dallas is not exactly located in the great white north.. I know, I lived in DFW area from 81 to 92..
Still - I'm not going to worry about it as long as it is under warranty. It's Ford's problem..
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