T6 Adblue issues?

JemBee

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Hi all. Just going to look at a nice looking T6 2018 , low miles etc.
However , it’s had Adblue issues where the sensor gave dash warning that couldn’t be resolved & an independent vw specialist has disabled it in the software to stop the error light
I’ve just done a bit of reading about Adblue and it seems quite a few issues and Vw themselves not that helpful and even blaming drivers for over-filling or under/filling or such like , only for some of them to eventually find out the software needed an update or some such solution.
So the question is - if they price was right should I buy it and then throw £1k at ut to get it all sorted - or run away and forget all about it?
Thanks.
 
If it has been coded out to stop the error light that engine is no longer Euro 6 compliant. That is a dangerous area to knowingly flout the law, you may not get an MOT and I think the fine for fiddling with emissions controls is something like £1.5k. Personally I would walk away from it unless it has been properly fixed.
 
If it has been coded out to stop the error light that engine is no longer Euro 6 compliant. That is a dangerous area to knowingly flout the law, you may not get an MOT and I think the fine for fiddling with emissions controls is something like £1.5k. Personally I would walk away from it unless it has been properly fixed.
Thank you so much for that. Seller mentioned the issue but not that it was such a serious area to enter into regarding MOT and emissions test. Made it sound more like a software ‘work-around’ that was acceptable. Although to be fair to him, maybe the independent vw guy didn’t tell him?
Either way, I’m out. That confirms it. Thanks.
 
There are plenty of great vans out there. If it doesn’t seem right, find another that does.

i remember my first car purchase. My dad a former mechanic went round four or five different cars with me before we found the car I bought. It was frustrating as after each test drive I was excited to buy that car, but my dad would calmly think and say, well, this is wrong, that is wrong etc. in the end I was happy with my first car, but not before we had looked at four others.
 
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