T6 Adblue issues?

[JemBee]

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.

 

[Broadside]

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.

 

[JemBee]

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.

 

[DXX]

Bedtime reading for the rest of the month

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676700/in-service-exhaust-emission-standards-for-road-vehicles-19th-edition.pdf

 

[JemBee]

Bedtime reading for the rest of the month

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/676700/in-service-exhaust-emission-standards-for-road-vehicles-19th-edition.pdf

Thanks.

 

[DaveCrampton]

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.