DEF $$$
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 350
Likes: 1
From: central MN
DEF $$$
Went to a ford dealer in Fergus falls,MN to pick up some DEF and they didn't have any gallon jugs in stock yet. 
I went to the parts counter and asked for it and the guy had a look on his face like I had asked for a muffler bearing. He then tells me to go to service and ask them. I go to service and they tell me that I need to go to parts for the gallon jugs. He did know what I was talking about and said he had a 55 gallon drum and it was six bucks a gallon. WHAT
? I thought it was around $2.50 for a gallon. Went to a auto parts dealer and baught blue def for $4.80.
I went to the parts counter and asked for it and the guy had a look on his face like I had asked for a muffler bearing. He then tells me to go to service and ask them. I go to service and they tell me that I need to go to parts for the gallon jugs. He did know what I was talking about and said he had a 55 gallon drum and it was six bucks a gallon. WHAT ? I thought it was around $2.50 for a gallon. Went to a auto parts dealer and baught blue def for $4.80.
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 350
Likes: 1
From: central MN
O'rielly is where I got it, but they had to order it. It will be in today. They can get one gallon,2.5 gal,55gal,250gal if I remember correctly. I went with the 2.5gal and I think it was $11.50, I ordered four of them.
Senior User
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 173
Likes: 0
From: Lakewood, Washington
I think the dealer is the last place to buy any type of fluid. I'm sure it can be found cheaper elsewhere. I would think the best places would be Pilot, FlyingJ, Loves or any other big truck stops. I'm looking at getting the BMW 335d and I'm sure BMW dealers have quite a mark up on DEF just like Ford dealers would. I would think by now there would be an API certification for DEF to have some sort of standard.
FTE Leadership Emeritus
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 18,787
Likes: 30
From: Melbourne, Aus
Elder User
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 744
Likes: 0
Trending Topics
Lead Driver
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 6,600
Likes: 84
Good find, nice tool.
I guess a half hour drive isn't too bad for this stuff as long as I make use of the trip and stock up. It will only get better as more and more places begin to stock DEF.
I guess a half hour drive isn't too bad for this stuff as long as I make use of the trip and stock up. It will only get better as more and more places begin to stock DEF.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
3 Best / 3 Worst Parts of Modern Ford Ownership
Brett Foote
10 Amazing Upgrades That Solve Common Ford Truck Owner Headaches
Pouria Savadkouei
Every 2026 Ford Engine Explained
Brett Foote
10 Ugly Ford Trucks That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
Elder User
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 501
Likes: 1
From: Anaheim, CA
Tried calling one of the local places the guy didn't know what DEF was and had no idea if they sold it... He also ended up hanging up on me when he tried to transfer my call, Must have been his first day.
I will have to try to call them back later.
New User
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 22
Likes: 0
Used the DEF finder link provided above to find DEF at a Cummins dealer in Albany, NY. Thanks for the link! Paid $8/gallon, but I'm a few hundred miles from home and needed it, so what could I do? Hope to find it at home cheaper and then I'll stock up. BTW, I went through a tank a lot faster than the owner's manual said I would, but maybe the dealer didn't fill the tank all the way.
