Food security and the coming storm

Re:Food security and the coming storm by SoftTalker on Sunday May 29, 2022 @12:22PM (#31550345)

You can do a "DEF delete," but if you are caught you will be paying some major fines for EPA violations that will quickly exceed the value of the truck.

Do the DOT inspections at weigh stations not check for this? I know that older trucks are grandfathered as they never had it; generally vehicles are required to have all the original emissions controls intact.

You also will need to know how to reflash the engine computers, which will not be happy if expected emissions equipment is simply removed.

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Re:Food security and the coming storm by josephcsible on Sunday May 29, 2022 @05:24PM (#31553004)

I think the point is that if there's a urea shortage, good governments would waive the DEF requirement until it ends, rather than effectively saying "sorry, it's illegal for you to drive that truck at any price".

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Re:Food security and the coming storm by SV_BubbleTime on Sunday May 29, 2022 @06:03PM (#31553326)

> I think the point is that if there's a urea shortage, good governments would waive the DEF requirement until it ends,

Automotive EE here, this will ABSOLUTELY NOT happen.

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Re:Food security and the coming storm by josephcsible on Monday May 30, 2022 @03:25AM (#31556340)

Oh, I have no delusions that it will happen. I also have no delusions that our government is good.

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