THIS Could get EXPENSIVE...DEF Exhaust Fluid Quality Poor (Cruze Diesel)

[@dskwared2u610]

It's been reliable except the $6,000 transmission replacement. 😂

[@angelcelis9090]

That’s how most cars go

[@calholli]

@@angelcelis9090 Buy manuals.. a whole new clutch kit is usually only $300.

[@dskwared2u610]

@@angelcelis9090 Really, I've never replaced the transmission in any vehicle I've owned and I'll bet I've owned a lot more than you.

[@angelcelis9090]

@@dskwared2u610 lol you’re adorable.

[@michaelslee4336]

@@dskwared2u610 The last tranny I swapped out cost me 60 bucks and it ran like an absolute gem. Aussie Commodore 4L60E behind a yankee Buick V6.

[@silver_surfer88]

My story : This is all true. Im not a mechanic (electronics repair tech) but been watching your channel for some time and past week by family diesel car had a injector failure. Right on the same time i had to pay for a funeral and some **** that is better to laugh than to cry. I thought i have little to lose, next stop was towing so watching how you diagnose on the spot that gave me inspiration and somehow gave me courage to check it too on the street. Used a cheap obd scanner, message stating "injector open or shorted" i then proceeded to disconnect piping etc take engine cover and multimeter in hand, detected a bad contact of wiring to the injector #2 . Contact cleaner on 4 injectors amd put the bent pins back as proper as possible and machine is now working better than before surprisingly. Thank you.

[@jamesofallthings3684]

Good job!

[@BenKlassen1]

DEF/DPF is definitely making more people go with less-efficient gas-powered vehicles, burning more fuel. Thanks EPA.

[@DrewGangl]

Hey Ivan, I’m a diesel truck tech. I work on these systems all day every day. There is a lot going on here. The situation you’re in happens to me a lot. NOx conversion efficiency issues with no fault found in shop. On my end, it’s typically because when I’m doing testing at the shop, the engine/aftertreatment is not loaded enough to show the symptom fully (The fault will return when the customer takes the truck and is pulling a hill fully loaded) So basically, here’s how I have been troubleshooting these will a very high level of success. I make 100% sure there is nothing wrong with the DEF itself. I will do the quantity test with the injector removed through the software. I check the quality of the DEF with a refractometer (It needs to be 32.5 % urea) then I test it for contamination with a test strip. If all is good, then I can 100% say it is not a DEF issue. At this point, either a NOx sensor is intermittently drifting or the SCR catalyst is starting to weaken. This is where a conversation needs to be had with the customer. If the price is right on a NOx sensor, ruling them out by replacing them with OEM ones are sometimes necessary… However, some manufacturers do have a NOx sensor verification test, which just wakes up the sensors and does not inject DEF for a certain amount of time while the engine runs. You can compare the values. At first, the outlet sensor will read lower as DEF deposits clear out of the SCR. After 15-20 minutes, they should read exactly the same. If the readings aren’t exactly the same, one or both of the sensors are drifting. If at this point you are still seeing issues, the SCR catalyst has failed… and this not cheap. As you can tell, this is rarely the sort of fault you find a smoking gun. All you can do is use logic and communicate with your customer. I hope I gave you some helpful info for the future. It’s rare I get to share my knowledge on the topic as it is fairly niche.

[@lawman1995]

Another thing you can do is watch the nox sensor readings along with doing the steps you stated first. Sometimes the outlet will read higher than the inlet which is physically impossible which narrows down very quickly your troubleshooting to a nox sensor issue. Also I have seen a stuck open thermostat cause def quality codes before actually throwing coolant temp too low for engine operating condition codes.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Yup after diagnosing a few Duramax emissions issues my diag process is about identical to your description 👍😉

[@DrewGangl]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Fun stuff! Misunderstood by many.

[@zaneclone]

I preferred diesels when they had some glow plugs, a mechanical fuel pump and a stop solenoid lol...

[@vpimike2646]

Every day something new and strange to solve, Ivan. Your channel is very educational. Ray Magliozi of Click and Clack once said that being a physician is easier than being a mechanic because they only have to deal with one make and two models.

[@vpimike2646]

Whoops I think it was Tom Magliozi, not Ray. I got them mixed up. 😁

[@userer4579]

Ut Prosim

[@derekzmoto1604]

I’ve owned a Cruze deisel since new 205,000 miles on it now, I bought my own fancy gm scan tool & I had this fault before, ran the test you did in this video & the fault never came back

[@derekzmoto1604]

Also replaced the heater twice in my car, once under warranty and again at like 160k. Doing my own mtc this is a great car, for the average person I’d say stay away

[@Stoney3K]

Could have been slightly contaminated fluid due to condensation in the tank, as the Alldata info on the code suggested. Just running enough fluid through the system cleared that right back out.

[@shaynegadsden]

That doesn't even make sense DEF is just watered down urea and since it is already 2/3 water you would need some major condensation to alter the percentage but the condensation itself isn't an issue because it is likely cleaner than the water they used to make the DEF in the first place

[@andrewl8050]

Hopefully, you solved your problem. I had the same DEF quality countdown 4 times over the last four months with my 2017 GMC Canyon. At first, the error code indicated nox sensor failures. I replaced both. Bought a bi-directional scanner so I could do the reductant fluid quality test (must pass to clear speed restriction countdown). Worked for a short while, then returned. This time I got a P040B code. I replaced the EGR sensor and reran the quality test. It passed the test and all was good for a few days until the DEF quality countdown returned. This time, there are no error codes, and running the quality test cleared the DEF warning. Now I'm bracing myself for it to happen again. On the bright side, the $300 scanner I bought was a great investment. Never going diesel again!

[@jessicav2031]

I think the injector is leaking slightly, just enough that it barely needs to send any command to achieve the target. I guess the real test would be to look at another of the same engine under similar conditions and see if the command is higher. I am surprised you didn't take the injector out and test it, is it really difficult to remove?

[@vpimike2646]

I think you should have your own KZbin channel, Jessica. I agree with you and I've read several of your past postings. You certainly know your stuff.

[@jessicav2031]

@T.J. Kong I mostly disagree (though good editing is indeed difficult!). I think the technical stuff could be crap and that doesn't matter so much. The important part is being comfortable, engaging, and energetic on camera. That is also the hardest part for a lot of people, myself included. Putting someone whose element is CAD, textbooks, and code in front of a camera doesn't end well.

[@jessicav2031]

@T.J. Kong I know I'm in the minority here, but I personally much prefer less produced channels (seems you might, too). And yeah, they're not the biggest of the big, but there are plenty of them around with a respectable following. How much writing, storyboarding, light and sound, editing and sponsor engagement do you think Louis Rossmann does? It's just video after video of barely planned extemporaneous ranting, but it works and a lot of people love it because the guy has great on-camera energy. Sure, maybe that's the difference between a 500K and 50M sub channel, but those "small" channels are still enough to make someone a living.

[@jessicav2031]

@T.J. Kong Interesting. I used to watch Mentour but I honestly stopped because it is too produced for me. Stuffed with stock footage and overexplaining simple concepts. I very much enjoy Blancolirio. There seems to be some X-factor where once channels get to a certain size, they become difficult to watch. There are a handful of exceptions though. Some of the other big channels I actually enjoy are Safiya Nygaard, Matthias Wandel, Claire Saffitz, Rachel Maksy, Townsends, and Evan and Katelyn (recently their editing has become way too much though). But, I can only take that stuff in small doses. Mostly it is smaller channels. The sweet spot for the absolute best S-tier channels is probably in the 50k-200k range: PHAD (naturally), The Signal Path, Stefan Gotteswinter, Mariah Pattie. Sucks how the "algorithm" can make it hard to find such gems.

[@gbonat]

Have same ‘14 Cruze CTD with just under 300k mi. Best repair made to car was the def delete. This is the weak part on this car. It was a constant source of problems leaving me in limp mode way too often. After delete only repairs were alternator and a/c compressor at 150k. Turbo at 225k and plastic water line. Fun car to drive

[@andrewthompsonuk1]

Hopefully you live in an area where NOx emissions are not an issue. If you live in a big city a delete is downright irresponsible.

[@2nickles647]

My morning cup of coffee ☕ with Ivan. I'm always eager to learn from Ivan. Dr O and others. My buddy was asking about purchasing a new scan tool. From Ivan recommendation. I pointed him to the Think Tool scanner. Told him it has lots of capabilities including coding. Thank you Ivan.

[@olivier8264]

in Europe, mechanics manage to switch the Ad-Blu off and "trick" the engine computer to "ignore" the readings, I have heard that's it fairly common.

[@phprofYT]

And if caught, they will probably jail you and the mechanic and let a murderer go free.

[@AutoDiag_]

@@phprofYT true story...we delete them if customer wants

[@thesmartguy3523]

​​@@phprofYT come to Africa my friend, no laws and/or legislation for emissions in most our third world countries, plus, with our climate, poor fuel quality/roads and such, emission components tend to fail so we just delete them from the engine computer

[@ehsnils]

@@phprofYT All they do is to fine you and the mechanic and require you to re-inspect the car. But the fines are painful if discovered. Emergency vehicles are exempt from the inducements like lowered speed and torque, all they do is to light up that darn light.

[@lovetolearn5253]

Off topic but I can't believe the garbage being sold at the part stores. I've been in business about 6 years and had more warranty issues in 5 months then I've had in 6 years. I do a oil pan on a 2009 traverse. The new pan had a hair line crack and of course I couldn't see it until every thing was back together and filled. Then the other day I do 2 2016 dodge caravan front pads and rotors. Both come back with squilling when it rains. The only time I've ever had a squilling issue is when I put cheap pads on a customers car because that's all they had in stock, so I never did that again. Now it seems the good pads are now cheap as well. I don't know if anyone else is having issues but here in Cleveland Ohio its bad.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Getting worse by the day, you're not alone!

[@simonleyman9290]

is it me or is there to much technology in cars today like the immortal mr scott said the more you overtech the plumbing the easier it is to stop up the drain

[@TheOriginalDaveJ]

I do like the multi-part videos you do but I especially like the one part videos, mainly so the customer doesn't have to dig too deep into their pockets 😉

[@AP9311]

The cruze should have run the DEF when it requires it. That should be done every few months. Like you go in the settings menu in the cluster and command it. I had to run the DEF cleaning on gmc Denali pick up. It ran 2800rpm over an hour, sounded like jet engine lol. You just have to put an external big ass fan front of the carto cool the rad, as it can run up to 500-600 degrees! It's dang hot!! But i got the nox down to low acceptable levels. Great job Ivan!

[@craiggoodwin9704]

Ivan, interesting to see you work through this. Your going to need to spread some old grease on that ThinkTool Pro so you can at least get a little bit dirty while fixing stuff. Thanks for Sharing!

[@petercunningham3469]

Bout time you tube politics was driving me to despair 🙂

[@billmalec]

This topic is political in itself...

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

@@billmalec lol true!

[@electronwhisperer1777]

Ivan, can you do a tool video showing what you typically carry for mobile calls?

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Cool idea!

[@Prakicov]

Well in Europe we got SCR-DEF system on PSA vehicles, in addition of DPF. They tend to crap at low mileage. Solution, remove-unplug DEF components, and re flash modded ECU map with SCR-DEF disabled

[@rpsspain1966]

Good result, forcing the regen. In the Uk I had a very low percentage of diesel vehicles on my books. Now in Spain, I do mainly diesels. Most of the manufacturers use PSA group (Peugeot/Citroen) engines, blocked dpf's are very common and also very common to get them in with no Eolys and for the fiats no def. As an aside, I had a 2019 Fiat 500l which I had to connect to the SGW just to reset the service data. Great video Ivan.

[@williamharris645]

Looks like similar system to adblue on Peugeot vans injects urea fluid into exhaust to lower the nox content always plagued with issues, usually down to the injector or the fluid levels

[@joeandgod1]

I know a lot about gasoline engines, but obviously nothing about diesels. It's like most of the video was in Chinese. Exhaust fluid? What the hell?

[@johnnyblue4799]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust_fluid Pretty common in Europe. You can find it at the gas stations....

[@drunkingsailor2359]

Exhaust fluid is a f ing joke ty epa

[@robertwillingham8037]

Modern Diesels Suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nowayout73]

Fairly reliable?!?! Hahahahahahaaha😂

[@laser-sj]

DEF.... just takes the piss. Literally 😂

[@cullenmiller8170]

Nice video and interesting seeing you go through the steps. When I had semi trucks we ran into issues with crystals building up on the injector and causing issues. Idling and not getting up to operating temperature seems to cause a lot of the issues since the system needs a lot of heat to work properly.

[@MrTaiese]

Same here i live in Australia, i used to drive a Kenworth T359, T610 and T900 and yes they do have problems with doing burns but i find it better if you thrash the crap out of them, push every gear to the limit they seem to drive better I’ve only driven Roadranger though love Kenworths just sad im stuck with a German Mercedes Benz Actros with an auto 😔

[@MegaGeorge1948]

Hi Ivan. On semi trucks, the engine computer would sometimes "derate" power due to the Diesel exhaust system particulate filter being clogged. The exhaust fluid system needed to "regen". So the poor driver would have to sit there with the engine at high idle for the system to burn off the the crud in the particulate filter before the computer would allow full power again. So maybe the Diesel Cruze was doing the same thing to clean its particulate filter?

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Didn't set a code for DPF, only DEF 😅

[@outofspecboating6985]

Bingo, that’s what happened here. Owner interrupted an automatic regen too many times ( there’s no light on when regenning) and a forced regen like done here was required to fix the issue.

[@theblackhand6485]

Diesel engine with exhaust injection seems like an engine with AdBlue technology. AdBlue (Urineum) is sprayed into the diesel exhaust fume before the cat. to change the molucair structure of the gasses to a environmental friendlier one (NOX, CO2). Én fin, the lambda sensors before (or after) the catalytic converter has a failure: wrong readings of the mixture. Or the AdBlue injector has a failure. The AdBlue level is to low. Or the unit that warms up the AdBlue before injection has a failure. Another possibility could be the diesel exhaust filter is full. But thats probably not the case here.

[@noelcastle3986]

I was thinking of buying a new or near new turbo diesel twin cab ute (pick up truck) recently . After looking into all the types of diesel technology especially DPF and all the issues people are having I am staying with my old diesel landcruiser at this stage . Toyota Hiluxes with fifth injector technogy are unreliable and particularly dirty when they do a burn off and have been booked by local environmental officers and toyota not really helping after the trucks are booked. Adblue DEF fluid technology mainly on bigger trucks in australia seems a better way to go but looks like more issues than just paying for extra fluids after watching this vid . I now don't trust the way things are progressing with governments pushing EV,s and maybe diesel will be taxed out of existence in a way to remove them off the roads starting with cars then small trucks then big trucks with big tax on diesel fuel with rebates only for big trucks. It's a difficult decision to maybe spend 80k on any diesel pick up atm. Anything could happen in the next ten years with leftist governments getting into power pushing accelerated changes for EV,s etc and diesel is right in their sights for removal asap as whats happening in europe . Diesels are great for fuel economy low down torque and towing heavy loads gasoline is too expensive down here for bigger pick trucks and large engines generally . This video just reinforced my decision to stick with my old truck sink some $$$ into engine rebuilding and see what eventuates in the near to mid future. Sorry for the long rant but it's frustrating these days to make decisions on new small truck purchases.

[@andrewthompsonuk1]

@noel castle Good points, these diesel emissions systems can work very well and they can bring emissions down to "who needs an EV" levels. Toyota stuffed up their DPFs ...other manufacturers do not have the same issues. I think its totally unfair to be booked for regen smoke, unless they can prove you have been driving around with a Christmas tree of lights for a while.

[@noelcastle3986]

@@andrewthompsonuk1 there's been a class action against Toyota down here , premature failures of DPF,s with bills sometimes up to 10k for replacement units not being covered by warranty. As I said Toyota not wanting to get involved with cases against burn off pollution leaving their customers to try to argue with authorities about the legalities of burn off smoke. I must admit they are really bad when they do a burn off , other drivers especially young ones are taking their rego numbers reporting to the EPA and the EPA are following up wanting the cars repaired and presented for testing . Toyota are playing hard ball not helping and generally not co operating with authorities will be interesting to see how they react if the class action and EPA complaints go against them they are becoming arrogant and think they can ignore government regulations it's damaging their very good reputation but they don't seem to care.

[@nickayivor8432]

👍 Very helpful information video SHARP-WITTED,Ivan ,Pine Hollow Auto Diagnostics From Nick Ayivor from London England UK 🇬🇧 ⏰️ 13:15 Good Afternoon

[@stephenjackson9555]

EPA and whole federal government is out of control!! Vehicles are way too complex and costly due to all of the regulations! We Americans just keep shooting our selves in the proverbial foot in the name of saving the environment! When will the madness end!! Good video!

[@cavisualproductions4406]

I had this nightmare with the DEF system at the start of this year. Doing the DEF tests and diagnosis didn't help it eventually came back. I deduced later that it was the NOX2 sensor that had went bad and after taking it to the dealer to inform them of this, they confirmed with GM that it was indeed the sensor. The sensor that was there was the original one from the factory. GM did a special warranty replacement with the updated NOX2 sensor and since then I have had no more issues with the DEF light or system. Now the DPF, that's another matter. And since you can't get a replacement DPF anywhere from anyone, if that goes bad i'm screwed, or at least the car is. Its a great car with good fuel economy its just that the emission stuff is holding it back.

[@Sandmansa]

It kind of makes you wonder if the owners of these newer diesel cars actually allow them to run the regen cycle when it trips normally. I've seen some of my tow truck operators cancel the regen process every so often because they don't want to or can't wait for it to complete. Then I get stuck having to run the regen process manually because the trucks end up speed limited. But cool stuff Ivan. I don't think I've ever seen a Chevy Cruze diesel.

[@dhc8guru]

Short trips and never getting a complete regen creates problem codes. You don’t see many Cruise diesels because they were $4000 extra on the base price.

[@jamesofallthings3684]

You barely see any Cruzes now. They're all in junk yards.

[@outofspecboating6985]

@@jamesofallthings3684really? My brother in law has 165k on a 2014 and my 2015 runs great. A unicorn of a car and misunderstood, but not in junk yards. 60 mpg highway is not unheard of.

[@aurthorthing7403]

That's one of them cars that slipped through from another universe...

[@thesplin]

True what he says about Ford!! I always loved Ford for their cars until... I owned a Ford Focus 2017 They build the timing belt so it sits in Oil!! Very very bad idea! They do it to apparently save emmsions - BUT what it actually does as the Rubber Timing belt sits in that oil - it disintegrates the Timing belt!! It Happened with mine! It was not due for a change for another 60.000 km!! After the expensive repair and wash out of the engine, as there was Rubber bits all in the Engine from the disintegrated Timing belt- the catalyctic needed to be changed!! But before I got to that - the car got written off. Never am I getting a Ford where the timing belt sits in oil ever again!! Stupid!!

[@billmalec]

Because manufacturing DPFs, DEF fluid, etc, and transporting all that stuff all over offsets the particles that come out of the diesel exhausts they go in... 🤦

[@FordV8Forever]

When I saw that fault code "Exhaust Fluid Quality Poor" I thought it was an April Fools joke until I realized it was a diesel. Expected to see "Blinker Fluid Low" next ! 🤣

[@DavidJohnson-id1js]

they ran it low on dpf

[@rodneybarrett1977]

You had a build up of crystalized def in the scr.The quality test burned it off.Thats why the nox ppm went down on the outlet sensor during the test. The ppm spread is correct if system is working correctly you should see single digit ppm on outlet sensor

[@chriskostecki8777]

Here's one for the record books !!! My Chevy dealer Brain Cullen Motors in St.Catharines Ont. Canada , told me my DEF reduction fault was caused by a rodent , smaller than a mouse that selectively chewed a single sensor wire on my DEF tank and that , a rodent wire attack isn't covered by the 1200 dollar extended GM warranty . This is after I had taken the car in to reset the same fault twice before !!! Cheap low quality CCP Chinese crap , and damaged sensor !!! Lost auto start , and frozen speed , limited to 104 KLM's / HR For the last 5 years , unless I fork over 500 buck's for a new sensor , that should be covered under the 10 year warranty . Canada needs a lemon law for these GM A-holes . Just an observation

[@trluke94]

This problem (limp mode/def heater) is covered by dealer under 120k miles. Im not the "go to the dealer" type of person at all but when this happened to me I did some research. Found out it's a def heater fault and its covered under 120k mi. They said if that's the problem it's covered if not the diagnosis alone is $400. They replaced it completely free and 55k mi later haven't gotten the fault.

[@lylewilletts2978]

Don’t know if this is helpful, on my 05 pilot have similar issue except my error is 84-1. I found that the acceleration numbers are not changing with live data. Looking for a yaw/acceleration sensor for less than $700 (ohm). I noted in your video the acceleration number was 0.4, which is where mine is stuck.

[@fractal4284]

I won a 2014 Chevy Cruze diesel from a copart auction for $2,100 spent another $1,000 fixing the body damage at home And I did a DEF delate The car runs great....

[@mrjsv4935]

Exhaust fluid... sounds to my untrained ears similar to blinker fluid, but it's not April fool's day anymore xD

[@CUSTOMWORKS7.3PSD]

Working on GM can be so much fun But thanks for putting your self out there you have helped a old diesel guy be far better at trouble shooting this new over computerized vehicles

[@moefuggerr2970]

It wanted more pee.

[@matt9c1]

Let's not ignore the elephant in the room here, someone has a Chevy that made it over 100,000 miles and they still keep it ? Hopefully the DEF system hangs in there long enough so they can drive it to the scrap yard. Blue Knob Auto has some nice used cars in stock.

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

The only thing Chevy knows how to build is the v8 engines, or the 3.8 v6. All their 4 cyl and compact cars to compete with Ford or VW/Toyota/Honda/Hyundai have been crap

[@chilee6994]

I'm not a great fan of these,, computer operating PROGRAMMED automobiles.

[@mikebuffing727]

CARB/EPA love to ruin things that work. Sure its pushed mfrs to make smoother higher HP engines (pickup diesels) but it killed maintenance and longevity

[@agostinodibella9939]

Exhaust fluid!? What about blinker fluid? Wow, these cars today are getting ridiculous. Oh, it’s a diesel. Oh well.

[@michaelpowell4823]

I have an iDash for my ‘18 Canyon 2.8l Duramax, I can tell you that NOx is always in single digits for sensor 2 when driving (for mine a 90-95% reduction is normal). For the quality warning I have found that if the vehicle is a daily driver it will clear 95% of the time running the test; the other 3% is either a NOx sensor or DEF injector, 2% is the pump. DEF can expire but even in hot climates that takes ~1 yr so is usually not a concern for daily drivers. Honestly I feel that the emissions parameters are too tight for the computer to throw a code; and the fact that it takes 15 cold starts to get rid of the code if everything is running normal again is a pain. So quick to throw a code on narrow parameters and difficult to get rid of the code is an issue.

[@jimgree]

Those Diesel can get real expensive real quick, that poor quality set fluid is a crock, maybe a sensor or what they called the 7th injector is clogged ????? I worked on over the road Diesel Trucks and trailers 45 years.

[@DJARTUROMARQUEZ]

I have the same problem. I took my car to the James wood Chevrolet here In Denton Texas. They been trying to fix the problem for the last 6 months and still having the same issue. How is that possible that a Chevy Dealer that sell this cars, they cannot fixed it after 7 Months. I’m very disappointed with Chevy Dealers.

[@ivorscruton5121]

Modern diesels suffer from urban driving, highway use vehicles are less prone due to reaching operating temperatures. The client may provide useful information when asked about their driving profile. Should the answer be mostly urban driving, suggest they take it on a maximum load highway drive once in a while.

[@Mebob2001]

so ive bin through this exact issue before with GM diesel, as i worked at the dealer back in 2011 when these systems came out, likely there is an issue with the DEF injector or the NOX sensor #2, if the issue comes back my guess is nox #2 is the issue but do a quanity test on the def injector, say the spec is 25ml and it shoots 25ml is fucked. trust me its fucked and it will be back. anyways have a good one

[@xephael3485]

Bolts on catalytic converter could have rusted because GM sucks and decided to not make them stainless. . You lucked out on it just needing Regen

[@VolvoGonzo]

Woah, you need to start this comment with a spoiler😂

[@DavidBachtel]

I got a real education during the development of BlueTEC and still don’t understand how injecting watered down piss can work.

[@jdretiree2433]

Easy money. Connect scan tool...run test... car fixes itself and don't know how or why. Collect fee and move on.

[@fluffyblue4006]

Another case of car manufacturer's BS they came up withl All because of gov regulation. Car forces the owner to take action. Not the greatest, but hey, it's for the environment. But what I absolutely cannot stand is that the message to the owner is misleading and the issue could have been fixed by the owner by giving the owner the option to start this procedure. Instead, owner is expected to take the car to the dealer and pay premium for basically pushing a button and a 1 hour wait. Same goes for the DPF regen. User should be able to start that, so it could be started at the beginning of a highway trip, instead of near the end of any random short trip.

[@jorgemat8080]

Diesel cars have to go through a regen once in a while, and many people shut engine off and don't know about this in diesel cars, so it never does a full regen of the DEF system, so the sensors start acting up. And 90% of the time, by doing a forced regen of the system will clear it up ( if there is no mechanical or electric fault ). People that buy diesel cars or trucks with DEF system should be aware and told of this, if the rpm's is higher then normal not to turn engine off and let it go through the cycle ( sometimes could last about 30 minutes )and only when the engine drops down to regular idle speed can be safely turned off and this would not happen.

[@youtoobe169]

This looks like it may be the same car I just saw on Craigslist for sale and tried to buy. Same miles, same issue. Was the side of the car scraped up?

[@justsumguy2u]

No parts required!

[@GarnConstructionInc]

Thanks for the test to regen the system. Why can't the computer max out the injector every so often or at least before the speed limit count down to clean it? Need a Russian hack or Highway only.

[@bornforparadise7517]

back home we used to remove those systems completely from the car by remapping the ecu 😂😂 now being in the usa I just know it’s illegal!

[@mikeelliott4553]

THE MUFFLER BEARINGS ARE. BAD ALSO

[@CRAZY_VIDS07]

I was expecting something expensive lol😅😅😅

[@xephael3485]

Yes he lucked out...but I'd bet money 💰 the problem will return soon

[@2509498788]

Computer operated cars ,, what a costly headache,, you'll have to write the car off if you blow a fuse.. these cars are like disposable lighters.

[@KrazyGoodMods]

One of my coworkers used to have a 2.0 cruze that he nicknamed "the puddle jumper".

[@slocavky]

Gotta love the EPA for that junk.... Bring back regular, simple diesels...

[@catap977]

I am betting they ran it low on DEF

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Possibly. Wouldn't the car say "low DEF" on the screen?

[@edwardsilva895]

Don't you just love the engineers who came up with this crap....big rig owners have been paying through their teeth for years with this junk

[@pookatim]

The customer says this first happened on a long highway drive. Perhaps he refueled at a station with poor quality fuel?

[@frugalprepper]

This is why I don't do diesels.

[@welderman1042]

I have 250,000 on my Cruze diesel runs beautiful and it’s been deleted since new no def fluid and all the fluids changed

[@MrBeard-ig5zc]

Takes a lot of technology to engineer the gremlins in there. Every car newer than 2012 is crap. 100 percent crap.

[@davidmcclain5180]

While this may have been a little boring to you, for me it was a wealth of information. Thank you Ivan!

[@darwinrover]

Probably just needs the adblue injector cleaned. Very common to get crystallisation in them

[@jimgree]

Big diesel trucks they call the nozzle that squirts diesel into the exhaust for a revenue a 7th injector.

[@anonymuswere]

Irony, as I just saw South Main Auto do one of these recently as well. crap needed reset in the computer XD

[@jasonwember9927]

Def faults are the bane of a diesel mechanic. If it doesn't have something flat out broken, it can be the hardest problem to fix. I have had def injectors pass flow test but fail drive cycle. Nox sensors that are intermittently reading wrong.

[@brianw8963]

I have never touched one of those systems and would be happy to keep it that way. Good to see the Thinktool got the job done, I really like mine so far. Thanks Ivan. Nice work. 👍👍🇺🇸

[@AmitGupta-zk5wg]

Namastey sir I'm from India how to purchase all data to work in field and only for mobile use can you help me please sir

[@tonycking0121]

Iv got a 2014 sitting. They no longer make a dpf filter for it anymore

[@23hublock1]

I saw the title and assumed it was like the Chris Fix blinker fluid! Sorry man!

[@michaelpeterson9118]

i have a 2014 cruze 2.0 diesel i had gotten a P20EE code and it turned out i just got bad diesel

[@pantherplatform]

I bought a rusted to total F high mileage 2002 F250 powerstroke last fall that gets me to work and back during mud season but at least it doesn't take DEF.

[@MitzvosGolem1]

7.3 PSD excellent. Crank sensor and or IPR and glow plugs the only issues. Had so many .

[@pantherplatform]

@@MitzvosGolem1 if it ain't plugged in, it ain't starting. Haven't owned it long enough to see how it cold starts in the middle of summer yet. The belt tho. Finally got one that doesn't screech constantly.

[@MitzvosGolem1]

@@pantherplatform softer belts .. I put hi tack on mine 😆

[@teekay_1]

Remember the GM slogan "GM: Mark of Excellence"?

[@kevinbarry71]

Replace one transmission. That's not bad for a Chevy

[@happy543210]

Sounds like the owner has a really f'ed up idea of what the word "reliable" means.

[@2packs4sure]

It amazes me with all the EPA mandated crap on these modern diesels that they're not broken every single day....

[@brianw8963]

There has been a lot of this affliction around for a while. I have to wonder if their is a correlation with the fertilizer debacle and they may be thinning it out or something.

[@mattbrown5511]

Rule number one of computer programming; garbage in equals garbage out.

[@batmanlives6456]

Should read Chevy Cruze, quality Poor!!!

[@Silanael]

Exhaust fluid? I would have thought it to be muffler bearings.

[@for2utube]

I’d guess if you exited the vehicle and deployed nose near tailpipe you’d detect urea in use.

[@rjm7168]

$6000 transmission - must have been a dealer repair at that price.