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Which diesel additive?



Likely diesel exhaust fluid, comprised largely of urea, used to mitigate NOx emissions which are a consequence of diesel engine's high compression and combustion temperatures.

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_exhaust_fluid>


And some quick DDG'ing confirms:

"Australia’s shortage of diesel additive Adblue is serious, but we can stop it going critical" (December 12, 2021)

<https://theconversation.com/australias-shortage-of-diesel-ad...>




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