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THE ADBLUE URBAN MYTH Contrary to what you may have

30th March 2006, Page 52
30th March 2006
Page 52
Page 52, 30th March 2006 — THE ADBLUE URBAN MYTH Contrary to what you may have
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heard, operators running Euro-4 and Euro-5 trucks without AdBlue won't be harming any potential warranty claims consequential damage cannot be caused by a liquid joining the emissions stage of a combustion engine. This is according to Ian Norwell, PR manager of commercial vehicles at Mercedes-Benz.

Instead, operators caught running without AdBlue by Vosa get will a prohibition on the spot, even if it genuinely ran out just yards before. "Until October 2007, when all new Euro-4 and Euro-5 vehicles (SCR and EGR) will be fitted with on-board diagnostics [013D], the only potential damage is loan 0-licence if a truck is stopped at a roadside check."

OBD systems will gear engines to wind down torque progressively when AdBlue runs out once restored it will return to its original power,

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