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Old Jun 20, 2021 | 08:23 AM
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6.7 Def usage chart

Here’s a chart that’s hard to find

it basically says you will use little def unless you use a lot

simular to modern weather reports

in my case, I added 2.5 gallons in 8k miles

couldnt tell you my miles to empty since my def gauge always shows full, until it is empty.






 
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Old Jun 20, 2021 | 10:29 AM
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I rented a 2020 F250 XLT CCSB 6.7 PSD with 3.31 rear. I pulled a 6000 lb GVWR (~5200 - 5600 lb actual weight) camper 3,756 miles over 9 days through MS, TN, AR, TX, NM, CO, WY, SD, IO, MO, TN, and back to MS. (My sig picture is us coming into WY!) I went through approximately 10 gallons of DEF throughout the whole trip and roughly 350 gallons of diesel. I averaged 11 mpg with the camper hooked up. This trip also included about 300 - 350 miles of driving unhooked from the camper (although I don't remember what my combined mpg was). Also, FWIW, this truck had a whopping 52 miles on it when I picked it up from Enterprise Truck company, so it was still basically brandy new... not even broke in yet! I think we did that though...
 
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Old Jun 20, 2021 | 12:09 PM
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Pretty much similar to the above post. Just took a trip of around 3500 miles and had to add 5g a couple of times when the "alert" came up on my dash. 2019 f350 CCLB SRW and AF990 camper. I could drive around town for the same amount of miles and probably add maybe 2 1/2g. hauling a load uses more. DEF here in SD cost 8 bucks at WM. Purchasing at WM in Utah 14 bucks for the same size container.
 
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Old Jun 20, 2021 | 12:25 PM
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[QUOTE=speakerfritz;19935398]it basically says you will use little def unless you use a lot/QUOTE]

 
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Old Jun 22, 2021 | 12:21 PM
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I haven't towed with my 20 yet, I think it has the 3.31. Just completed a CO-KY-CO trip of over 2900 miles. I used ECO mode on the highway and avg 22-25mpg. The overall trip included 2 weeks of city driving and final mpg was 20.5. Odometer has 4840 miles on it and DEF says I can go another 2500.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2021 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Squirrel13
I haven't towed with my 20 yet, I think it has the 3.31. Just completed a CO-KY-CO trip of over 2900 miles. I used ECO mode on the highway and avg 22-25mpg. The overall trip included 2 weeks of city driving and final mpg was 20.5. Odometer has 4840 miles on it and DEF says I can go another 2500.
where does def have a numeric miles tiil empty

my 2019 just had a fuel type def guage that always shows full until it runs out…then it jumps to empty,

 
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Old Jun 22, 2021 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by speakerfritz
where does def have a numeric miles tiil empty

my 2019 just had a fuel type def guage that always shows full until it runs out…then it jumps to empty,
If you drill in through the menus, somewhere in one of the maintenance ones, it should tell you.
 
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Old Jun 22, 2021 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by adllewis42
If you drill in through the menus, somewhere in one of the maintenance ones, it should tell you.

Id like to see a pic of that...just went out to the truck and poked around all the screens and didnt see it.

 
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I just stuck a clean 1/2 clear hose down the def fill port. It went in about 18 inches and was bone dry when I pulled it out,

I guess I need a def dip stick..looks like my “always shows full guage” may not be working.

 
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Old Jun 22, 2021 | 03:31 PM
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I use my DEF gauge about the same why I do the fuel gauge, when it hits a certain point I fill it. Not too concerned with how many miles per gallon I get or how long my DEF will last.
Just checked mine and it shows:


 
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SardiverDan - looks like you need to enable gauge values in Forscan. As for the DEF gauge my OCD just wants to make sure I don’t run low in BFE
 
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Old Jun 22, 2021 | 05:58 PM
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Not sure it’s worth it as most of the gauges don’t change that much.
 
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Being curious how inaccurate my “full indicating” def guage was….I bought a 2.5 bottle and filled my “full indicated” def tank. It was able to take 1.75 gallons.

so “DEFinitly, my def gauge is useless.

will get it checked out the next time I get a service appt.

 
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Old Jun 22, 2021 | 09:55 PM
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Wow that chart is about 2x what I get, guess I have a heavy foot lol.
 
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