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NOx Sensor Delete & Bypass: Is It Safe and Legal for Your Van?

When the dreaded NOx sensor warning light appears, many van owners ask if a NOx sensor delete or bypass is the right solution. In 2025, this is one of the most common questions around AdBlue and SCR systems. Let’s explore how it works, what it fixes, and the important rules…

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AdBlue Removal Stoke on Trent: What Drivers Need to Know in 2025

If you’re searching for AdBlue removal in Stoke on Trent, you’re not alone. More van and car owners are running into warning lights, fault codes, and dreaded no-start countdowns. In this 2025 guide, we’ll explain what AdBlue removal really means, how it’s done, and why a mobile visit often makes…

Top 10 AdBlue Trouble Codes Across Peugeot, Citroën and Ford Vans

Peugeot Boxer, Citroën Relay and the Ford-badged Transit Custom share the same PSA SCR hardware from 2019 onward. When that hardware hiccups, the dashboard spits out a mix of “P-codes” that look similar but flag very different faults. Scroll through the top ten AdBlue trouble codes logged in PSA–Ford’s 2024…

DPF Pressure Sensor vs AdBlue NOx Sensor – Which Fault Is Stopping Your Van?

The dash lights up like a Christmas tree: yellow coil, engine outline, and either P2452 or P20E8. One code blames the DPF pressure sensor, the other calls out the AdBlue NOx sensor, but both trigger limp mode and countdown locks under DVSA’s 2024 enforcement guidance. Swapping the wrong part costs…

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Euro 7 Retrofit SCR Kits – Are They Worth It for Pre-2020 Vans?

Euro 7 lands July 2025 and drags the legal NOx ceiling for diesels down to 60 mg/km—half the Euro 6 limit. Any van first registered before 2020 will struggle to meet that bar unless its SCR system works perfectly. Parts suppliers now push retrofit SCR kits that promise “Euro 7…

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“Service AdBlue Remaining 1000 km” on the Sprinter – Fast Roadside Reset Guide

The Sprinter throws a yellow lamp and a message that reads “Service AdBlue Remaining 1000 km”. Drivers panic because the next line is always the dreaded starter lock. The alert appears on OM651 and OM654 vans after three failed AdBlue self-tests, but nine times out of ten the fault is…

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AdBlue Consumption Too High? Five Causes and On-Site Checks

Your van gulped a full 10-litre can of AdBlue last week, and the dash already wants more. At £15 a fill that stings—but the real worry is a looming no-start lock if the SCR ECU believes fluid is vanishing without lowering NOx. RAC’s 2025 fleet study shows abnormal AdBlue use…

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Can AdBlue Freeze? Winter Storage Myths Busted for Stoke Fleets

Rumours keep popping up every winter: AdBlue turns to a solid brick at –11 °C, heaters take twenty minutes to melt it, and the only “hack” is mixing in hot water. Fleet managers around Stoke hear these stories from drivers stuck on the A53 and wonder if they should drain…

Vauxhall Movano P20E9 High-Pressure Alert – Mobile Fix Explained

The Vauxhall Movano scrubs exhaust fumes with an AdBlue pump that should prime to five bar and then settle at three. When the pressure sensor spikes above nine bar the ECU logs P20E9 – Reductant Pressure Too High and the dash flashes a yellow DEF lamp. Left alone it climbs…

When to Drain and Re-Fill the AdBlue Tank – Full-Flush Procedure

The AdBlue tank is meant to be a fit-and-forget component: top up with ISO-22241 fluid and drive. Yet fleets that store vans outdoors or buy urea in bulk drums sometimes end up with waterlogged or crystal-filled tanks. When conductivity drifts or sludge blocks the pickup screen, the ECU logs P20EE…