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…
You climb into the Crafter at 6 a.m., slap the key round and—bam—“NO START IN 500 MILES” glares back. Panic follows: Will I make the Stafford run? How much is a new tank? Relax. That blue countdown is a software trip-wire, not a death sentence. In most cases a top-up…
-3 °C at 6 a.m. on Victoria Road, windscreen white, courier deadlines calling. You key the Sprinter and the blue light joins the crackling frost: P13DF – heater circuit open. No heater means thick, jelly-like urea that the pump can’t pull, and the countdown to “No start” begins. Each winter…
Crusty white crystals down the side of your van? That’s dried AdBlue and it only takes one rushed top-up to make the mess. Worse, spilled fluid corrodes paint and fools the level sensor, lighting the dreaded countdown. Follow the five-minute method below to refill cleanly anywhere in Stoke-on-Trent—lay-by, yard or…
AdBlue pump fault vs heater fault – quick roadside checks Your dash throws up the blue DEF light, the miles-to-no-start count clicks down, and the delivery run to Fenton suddenly looks shaky. Before you panic-order a new tank, spend five minutes with a torch and, if you have one, a…