Laser Tools is our premier automotive brand that offers a full range of traditional high quality hand tools and also an increasing range of special tools designed to make easy work of difficult and awkward jobs.
These tools are the result of feedback from the sharp end of the automotive industry — the actual technicians working on today’s motor cars. As well as our impressive range of engine timing tools recent additions to the special tools range include fully insulated tools for working on electric and hybrid cars. From humble beginnings almost 40 years ago (originally trading as Smiths Tools), the Laser Tools brand was introduced in 1976 and The Tool Connection formed in 1986. The company moved to the current head office, warehousing and technical facility in Southam, Warwickshire in 1998.
All Tool Connection brands are well known worldwide and acclaimed for their quality, real value for money and backed up by a technical service that is second to none.
AdBlue is the registered trademark for AUS32 (Aqueous Urea Solution 32.5%) and is used in a process called selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to reduce emissions of oxides of nitrogen from the exhaust of diesel engined motor vehicles. It is also referred to as DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid).
It is a 32.5% solution of high-purity urea in demineralised water that is clear, nontoxic and safe to handle. However, it can be corrosive for some metals and must be stored or transported using the correct materials.
In order for the diesel engine emissions system to function correctly the strength of the DEF solution must be maintained at 32.5% urea; over time the strength of the solution can change by (a) evaporation causing the water component of the solution to reduce, or (b) contamination.
Either of these can cause variations in DEF quality and strength which will be flagged up by the engine’s on board diagnostic system (DEF warning light).
Look at the number of suspended discs;
if two are floating the DEF has the correct concentration of urea and water.
No discs floating, one or three discs floating indicates poor or contaminated DEF - drain, flush system and replace with fresh DEF.
The following instructions are for guidance only - please refer to the manufacturer’s service data or vehicle handbook
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Precautions:• Wear eye and hand protection. • Refer to the manufacturer’s documentation for location of AdBlue/DEF tank and their recommended DEF testing procedure. |
:• Always flush tester after each use with clean water. • Keep your AdBlue/DEF tank tightly sealed to prevent evaporation and contamination. |
:• The selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system will recognise solutions other than DEF and this will be flagged up by the engine’s on board diagnostic system (DEF warning light). |