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My dealer finally may have fixed my issue by replacing one of the SCR CATs. I've been nearly 15K since repair with no issues and considerably less DEF consumption. Fingers are still crossed.

Here's the video I posted to several MB sites, including MB USA. I received a response from the main MB site as well as MB USA, who contacted me and my dealer. My dealer is making a good faith effort to resolve the problem. They have spent a few days with my van. Currently I have a new SCR CAT...

I Have posted a link to this on my Page as well as several MB FB pages, including my own local dealer. Thanks for giving this account of your experience publicly. Most of us are one to three van operations leased on to a company and we don't have much influence with MB or the dealers.

What was your issue? did it get resolved?

Glad to hear that not everyone is having trouble. Mine went about 10K just clearing the CEL before it finally triggered the countdown again. I got that reset and I'm going to see how far it will go before it happens again. If and when it does I will attempt to solve that pesky DEF problem...

I've never let it get below 2 starts before I have it at a shop. So, I don't know if it will or not. Too afraid of the tow bill.

I took it to the Freightliner dealer there in Nashville. Also a Sprinter shop. They were unable to reset it as well. They did update the software though. They spent about 30 to 40 minutes on it. They didn't even charge me for their time. If only it would have worked! So, I'm out of service again...

Update: I was afraid it was too good to last. After around 18K of clearing the CEL whenever it lit up, the countdown is back. My scanner won't reset that. I'm in Nashville now waiting to unload. I'm going to head over to dealer when empty. I hope they can reset it quickly so I don't have to go...

Well, just an update on my DEF trouble. After using the scan tool to clear the CEL about 4 more times, it seems to have stopped tripping the CEL. Knock on veneer. I've been somewhere around 8K now with no light. I'm also continuing to fill the DEF tank around 1000K just for good measure. I'll...

I used to carry 4K once in a great while on my old T1N. I don't do that anymore. You're right. It's tough on everything. I was just saying that if someone bought a 3500, they probably bought it to carry the extra weight. I've talked to several guys down in Laredo that claim they carry 5K in...

I don't think you could make the wheel well narrow enough with both duels there. I don't have a dog in the hunt, anyway. I was just curious.

I didn't see anything about it.? Do you mean the super singles? I just wondered about removing one of the existing wheels. The way you would on a TT. Maybe I missed something.

Those 5 bangers are hard to beat. I wish They were still an option.

Weekends can be slow. I usually consider anything I get Saturday or Sunday as a nice bonus. Thinking that way helps me not to get too antsy over the weekend.

I've wondered if a person could single out the rears and reconstruct the wheel wells on a 3500. you could still carry well over 4K with the singles. just a thought.

Before all of this DEF business, I had been griping about us not getting small diesels here in the States. They are really the most efficient way to power most any car van or truck. Now that we finally start to get them, the emissions requirements are bound to doom them. I'm not a person who...

These DEF troubles are just so maddening. I am still just clearing my own DEF codes in my Sprinter. I hate to see that the PM are having the same trouble. Best of luck.

Yes. It's a bit of a gamble. I'm not advocating for it. I'm just putting it out there that it has been done. Not as a poke in the eye to regulations, but as a way for some to keep from going bankrupt because of defective systems.

I guess it's too late now but this would have been a good project to do the DPF, DEF delete on. Since you had to remove everything anyway. Hope you're running strong now.

I've been trying that for the last 6 or 7k. Topping it off every 800 to 1000 miles. It hasn't made a difference with the CEL. I have noticed, now that I can clear my own CEL, that it trips about every 2000 to 2500 miles. So far, I just stop, clear it and go on. As of now, clearing the code seems...