Apparently DEF jugs don’t have great seals, and a few ounces spilled in the trunk of the charger. There’s about 1 square foot damp spot with crystals around the dry edge. How do i clean this? Googlebox not helping, and I don’t want to accidentally make toxic fumes
I tried Googling "DEF Material Safety Data Sheet" and got this (here ) which says, "As a non-hazardous liquid waste, it should be solidified with stabilizing agents such as sand, fly ash, or clay absorbent, so that no free liquid remains before disposal to an industrial waste landfill." (Section 13, Disposal Considerations) Does that help?
So, NOT your regular garbage. Y'all apparently won't want to eat, drink, or smoke near it, either.
I thought DEF was a way to get ammonia into the exhaust, and it's water based (its high freeze point is why DEF tanks have heaters), so.. take the carpet out and hose it off?
The urea is literally harvested from urine. Not really a hazmat situation.
In reply to Dirtydog :
"freezing and unthawing"
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Warm water will easily break down those crystals. But make sure everything is well diluted when you are done. Urea eats away at most metals that aren't stainless steel. It is slightly basic.
At work, we've found that windex cleans it up better than water, which basically just dilutes it, and usually takes multiple attempts.
In reply to STM317 :
Funny, after trying water I went to windex because i was doing the glass in my truck. Seemed to mostly work
Old thread, but I dropped some DEF on my grass while filling up my wife's car and 6 months later the spot is still dead.
Dirtydog said:Some info on DEF.
https://www.jmesales.com/commonly-asked-questions-about-diesel-exhaust-fluid-def/
I had to laugh at this:
Can I make DEF myself?
Cummins Filtration does not recommend customers make DEF themselves.
Brings new meaning to those Calvin stickers that were popular a few years ago...
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