I have not had to add to the Super Duty yet, but I was running the Walmart brand in my previous Cummins. Never had any issues and it was the best value I could find other than purchasing at the pump. In my previous Fords and the Cummins until Walmart released, I always used Peak's Blue DEF and again no issues.
That's my struggle, too. I don't want to be arguing API certifications when I can just show a receipt for OEM, but at 3-4 times the price it's not the easiest pill to swallow. :|
I can understand why some subscribe to the Motorcraft only theory. I personally don't, and that's my personal preference. If what I'm running through the truck in terms of oil, DEF, fuel or whatever else meets the requirements and is API certified I move on down the road based on price. If your Ford dealer sold Motorcraft diesel fuel for $2 gallon more than the Flying J or where ever you normally go, would you pay that because it was Motorcraft? Just my thought on the subject, your warranty could get cancelled because somebody yelled at the service writer that day before you walked to the counter, with as many issues as crop up these days warranties are a luxury not a right in the eyes of the company providing it.
Warranty is not a luxury, it is a purchased agreement you get when you buy the vehicle. In that agreement, it states to use certain PN's, or equivalent, to keep your warranty.
Like you said, personal preference, but don't make blanket statements that are not true.
I used to always buy the Motorcraft but got tired of driving all the way to the dealer and waiting for parts to get of the phone to ring me out. Now I just get the Peak def at my local Fred Meyer fueling station. So much easier to just get a 2.5 gal jug and fill it while your waiting for you fuel to pump. I had a few egr and emissions related warranty issues and the def was never mentioned. Ultimately the dealer want to honor your warranty as you more likely to do the work and they get paid well for it!
I was told by 2 different technicians at different dealers they don't like to see the blue peak because Peak originally formulated it for one of the foreign cars forget which for the Europe market and the formulation is a little different.
Just what I heard haven't read the box's. When I looked blue peak and motor craft where both $13.
And hopefully we get more bulk stations into neck of the woods!
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