Fill up your DEFs

007_e350 · 11-19-2014, 03:40 PM

Just for the heck of it I tried to top up and it took the whole bottle, now I need to go buy more but this is insain... maybe we idle too much coz kids sleep in the car sometimes and we keep it running ... so yeah check urs too

EPT535i · 11-20-2014, 10:12 AM

How much does this fluid cost. Just took the x5d for a oxygen senser recall and they refilled the exhaust fluid. It was alittle low. Just curious how much this fluid costs.

007_e350 · 11-20-2014, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by EPT335i

How much does this fluid cost. Just took the x5d for a oxygen senser recall and they refilled the exhaust fluid. It was alittle low. Just curious how much this fluid costs.

It wasn't that bad, $18 special bottle (1 gal I think)

EPT535i · 11-23-2014, 07:26 PM

Not long after I read your post, I got the error to refill the exhaust fluid. Funny how it says the mileage until it won't start.

rvladescu · 12-01-2014, 10:54 AM

The big tank takes 16 litres and the passive tank 4 litres give or take, I was empty and it took almost 3 big gallon bottles

leebee · 12-05-2014, 09:27 PM

Def is DEF no matter where you buy it. I buy 2 1/2 gallon jugs at O'reillys or Autozone for about 15 bucks. And a bonus tip; go on youtube for a video on how to convert a BMW liter DEF bottle (with the awesome shut off valve in the neck) into a funnel. It makes for a much cleaner fill experience.

007_e350 · 12-17-2014, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by rvladescu

The big tank takes 16 litres and the passive tank 4 litres give or take, I was empty and it took almost 3 big gallon bottles

thanks

Flying Ace · 01-07-2015, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by leebee

Def is DEF no matter where you buy it. I buy 2 1/2 gallon jugs at O'reillys or Autozone for about 15 bucks. And a bonus tip; go on youtube for a video on how to convert a BMW liter DEF bottle (with the awesome shut off valve in the neck) into a funnel. It makes for a much cleaner fill experience.

can you link me to the video?

leebee · 01-07-2015, 10:36 PM

This video shows the basic idea. It is not the video that I saw but I could not find that one again. When you cut the bottom off the BMW bottle, you will see a little bottle vent line pointing at your face. I attached a piece of flexible tubing on the end of the vent and pointed it back into the bottle so the vent spray goes back into the bottle and not into my face. Good luck.

007_e350 · 02-20-2015, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by 007_e350

Just for the heck of it I tried to top up and it took the whole bottle, now I need to go buy more but this is insain... maybe we idle too much coz kids sleep in the car sometimes and we keep it running ... so yeah check urs too

Looks like in exactly 4 months I emptied the primary tank ... we do a lot of idling and extreme cold temps here prob making a difference

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EPT535i Major 57 Rep 1,024 Posts Drives: F10 535I Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: EL PASO, TEXAS iTrader: (12)	How much does this fluid cost. Just took the x5d for a oxygen senser recall and they refilled the exhaust fluid. It was alittle low. Just curious how much this fluid costs. __________________ F10 535I ALPINE WHITE MSPORT
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EPT535i Major 57 Rep 1,024 Posts Drives: F10 535I Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: EL PASO, TEXAS iTrader: (12)	Not long after I read your post, I got the error to refill the exhaust fluid. Funny how it says the mileage until it won't start. __________________ F10 535I ALPINE WHITE MSPORT
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12-01-2014, 10:54 AM	#5
rvladescu 440 9 Rep 182 Posts Drives: 440 GC Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ottawa iTrader: (0)	The big tank takes 16 litres and the passive tank 4 litres give or take, I was empty and it took almost 3 big gallon bottles
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leebee New Member 0 Rep 8 Posts Drives: '11 X5 35D, Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Utah iTrader: (0)	DEF is DEF Def is DEF no matter where you buy it. I buy 2 1/2 gallon jugs at O'reillys or Autozone for about 15 bucks. And a bonus tip; go on youtube for a video on how to convert a BMW liter DEF bottle (with the awesome shut off valve in the neck) into a funnel. It makes for a much cleaner fill experience.
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leebee New Member 0 Rep 8 Posts Drives: '11 X5 35D, Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Utah iTrader: (0)	This video shows the basic idea. It is not the video that I saw but I could not find that one again. When you cut the bottom off the BMW bottle, you will see a little bottle vent line pointing at your face. I attached a piece of flexible tubing on the end of the vent and pointed it back into the bottle so the vent spray goes back into the bottle and not into my face. Good luck.
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