Hi, would anyone know when Add blue and start stop were added to the 2litre diesels?

 

Thanks

 

Steve

My 2015 Yeti had it fitted, 2L AU6 diesel.It also had Stop/Start

 

Thanks for the reply, looks like the earlier version may not have had these features.

1 hour ago, Sevtec said:

the earlier version may not have had these features

Those aren't features; they're just more Greenwash to go wrong.

Adblue and stop/start was introduced May 2015
The Greenline II models have had it all along.

6 hours ago, Sevtec said:

Thanks for the reply, looks like the earlier version may not have had these features.

 

4 hours ago, KenONeill said:

Those aren't features; they're just more Greenwash to go wrong.

 

Absolutely, consider it a blessing! not a short coming!

OK, I know I'm going to regret asking this, but Ad-Blue, what is the perceived issue with the fluid/system/use ... it successfully helps clean-up the emissions on diesel engines, doesn't cost much in the grand scale of things in comparison to the cost of fuel itself ... why the the downer?

Edited 17 September, 20214 yr by TruckbusUK

I'm looking for a Yeti without the Add Blu and start/stop, anything before 2015 should help narrow down my search.

 

Cheers folks

12 minutes ago, Sevtec said:

I'm looking for a Yeti without the Add Blu and start/stop, anything before 2015 should help narrow down my search.

 

Cheers folks

 

There's a decent 2014 Laurin & Klement 4x4 170ps for sale at a dealership up here. My Dad had it originally.

2 hours ago, TruckbusUK said:

Ad-Blue, what is the perceived issue with the fluid/system/use

The doseur system, running out, reported negative effects on power and fuel economy... just to be going on with you understand.

4 hours ago, Urrell said:

Adblue and stop/start was introduced May 2015
The Greenline II models have had it all along.

Looks like I just dodged that bullet then, mine was registered Jan or Feb 2015 and free of all that BS.

2 hours ago, KenONeill said:

The doseur system, running out, reported negative effects on power and fuel economy... just to be going on with you understand.

 

We're on  our third car fitted with the AdBlue system - a 2016 Tiguan, a 2016 Yeti and a 2019 Karoq and we still have both of the latter two.  

 

I was a bit sceptical when we bought the Tiguan new in 2016 but in practice, I don't recognise any of these supposedly negative effects. 

That's because Ken has made up most of them.

8 hours ago, J.R. said:

Adblue and stop/start was introduced May 2015
The Greenline II models have had it all along.

Edit: When I said the Greenline II had had it all along I meant stop/start, when the ad-blue was introduced in May 2015 the 1.6 TDI Greenline was discontinued.

Mmmmm I/we have had 5 cars that use Ad-Blue ... the earliest was a 2009 Merc, the last 2 were the Yeti and the Bavarian wonder ... never had an issue and thb apart from a few challenged drivers at work who put ad-blue in the fuel tank, never heard anything untoward, and the work fleet has well over 50 vehicles that use it.

Edited 18 September, 20214 yr by TruckbusUK

Just to clarify, the 1.6 greenline wouldn't have ad-blue.

I believe the greenline ride height is slightly lower than the others? I need good ground clearance which might exclude the greenline.

I've had an adblue Octavia before, the fuel economy was exceptional, adblue appears to improve economy slightly when specs are checked, it does add a bit more complexity although it seems reliable enough from whats been said.

Thanks for everyone's input so far.