Blue DEF versus Blue Platinum DEF
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Blue DEF versus Blue Platinum DEF
Sorry if this has been asked before as I couldn't find anything on it after looking through 8 pages. What's the big difference between the Peak Blue DEF and the Peak Blue Platinum DEF? Can you mix the two DEF's? I guess you could run the DEF tank real low before filling it with the Platinum stuff. Is it worth it?
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From: Foothills of NC
Looking around the internet I can't find anything explaining the difference. Just some guy in a shrinking lab coat that claims it keeps the catalyst cleaner. My question is how, when the DEF is only sprayed in when called for. So, there is no way it keeps it cleaner. It may or may not clean better when it's sprayed into the system, but that's not the words they use.
We buy our DEF in 55 gallon containers, and use quite a bit of it per week.
The only difference I can find between Blue DEF and Blue Platinum, is about $7.00.
We buy our DEF in 55 gallon containers, and use quite a bit of it per week.
The only difference I can find between Blue DEF and Blue Platinum, is about $7.00.
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well, I guess I’m a toilet bowl licker… as someone else said, can’t find any difference other than the price. I do care about my truck, I’m one of the dopes who uses fuel additives year round. With DEF though, i don’t see any benefit to the higher dollar crap.
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Sorry if this has been asked before as I couldn't find anything on it after looking through 8 pages. What's the big difference between the Peak Blue DEF and the Peak Blue Platinum DEF? Can you mix the two DEF's? I guess you could run the DEF tank real low before filling it with the Platinum stuff. Is it worth it?
Thanks.
Thanks.
even at old world industries their specs on the plat and blue are pretty thin except one has advanced tech to keep scr clean...but it all def is manufactured using the same standard...arent they all the same
https://www.owi.com/commercial/brand...-exhaust-fluid
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Tuned
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I was under the impression that you can't have anything added or removed or it isn't DEF. I assume it's more about the purity of the water and the urea compared to the spec, and most likely the Urea as the water isn't what's leaving the chunky residue everywhere.
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They use de ionized water not distilled water.
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WOW , am i being a smart *** in regards to the company?
RO water is considered more pure than most bottled DI water we can buy off the shelf for 90 cents a gallon.
i think the marketing hype is thick in the area of how peak is marketing the def. yes it does covert gasses to nitrogen and water.
i use the regular blue def or motorcraft.
pre DEF, we still had issues with dpf ash build up,
fact remains the DPF continually builds up ASH that can only be removed through mechanical means or a chemical wash with the dpf removed from the vehicle, they(engineers) should be focusing on ash removal events, or some sort of other fluid in the def that possibly help remove ash build up.
Tuned
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From: NE Oklahoma
There must be a huge SCR failure problem
for a company to make claims their poduct keeps the SCR cleaner than the other brand. Or maybe it's just marketing fluff and uninformed consumers fall for it?
We see DPF failures here in the forums but how many SCR failures? I can't think of any.
for a company to make claims their poduct keeps the SCR cleaner than the other brand. Or maybe it's just marketing fluff and uninformed consumers fall for it?
We see DPF failures here in the forums but how many SCR failures? I can't think of any.
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