Dpf clean location

[carmanmemoranda]

So I took it to a garage, they forced a regen and it worked...for about 1mile, lights came back on and went into limp mode, now talking about cleaning the dpf with a can of dpf cleaner and take it from there, if anyone has any other suggestions?

Was still considering cleaning it myself but need to know where it's located to spray the cleaning solution into, I've been told that it's at the front, cat converter/dpf, located sensor, unplug and remove nut to put tube in n and spray dpf spray foam, leave yo soak and take for a drive next day..

If a regen hasn't worked, why would you think a can of spray will ?

I've given my best advice already

 

[Old Salt]

Look on youtube, loads of videos on cans of squirty stuff, professional cleans, diy cleans on the car and off the car. I wouldn't do it on the car either diy or professionally.

 

[gmacf]

Carmen, going to take some of your advice, decided not to go with cleaning the dpf as it's not directly indicating that's it's the dpf but it's saying risk of particle filter blockage.
Garage will have a look, so I'll give an update later.

Thanks all for advice so far .

 

[gmacf]

Going to take some of your advice and pass it onto the garage,

I've decided not to go with cleaning the dpf as it's not directly indicating that's it's the dpf but it's saying "risk of particle filter blockage.
Just trying to diagnose the issue without having to take to the garage,
The first garage I took it to forced a regen and now I'm slightly worried that that was a mistake going by what Stevie says, then the garage says he can spray it with dpf foam cleaner which you are saying is a waste of time/money and what I was going to do in the first place.
Taking to another garage who will have a look, so I'll give an update later.

Thanks all for advice so far

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Going to take some of your advice and pass it onto the garage,

I've decided not to go with cleaning the dpf as it's not directly indicating that's it's the dpf but it's saying "risk of particle filter blockage.
Just trying to diagnose the issue without having to take to the garage,
The first garage I took it to forced a regen and now I'm slightly worried that that was a mistake going by what Stevie says, then the garage says he can spray it with dpf foam cleaner which you are saying is a waste of time/money and what I was going to do in the first place.
Taking to another garage who will have a look, so I'll give an update later.

Thanks all for advice so far

Ask that garage that said he will use spray cleaner, what guarantee you get ? I bet it's none.

He is likely to say, it should work, but might need further work if it doesnt

 

[gmacf]

That's exactly why I'm not going back to him, £40 for a forced regen that didn't work and then suggests using can of cleaner like I was going to do, if you go to a garage you expect them to know more than you do to I fix the problem.

Just dropped van off to another garage who I'm confident will sort it, says if there is an error that indicates dpf issue + engine management light, not to ignore it, either a sensor issue or possible chemical clean of dpf, but he'll find the issue.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

That's exactly why I'm not going back to him, £40 for a forced regen that didn't work and then suggests using can of cleaner like I was going to do, if you go to a garage you expect them to know more than you do to I fix the problem.

Just dropped van off to another garage who I'm confident will sort it, says if there is an error that indicates dpf issue + engine management light, not to ignore it, either a sensor issue or possible chemical clean of dpf, but he'll find the issue.

Sounds like 2nd garage knows what it is doing.

Assuming they give a guarantee

 

[algas]

Why not put your money into getting it " mapped out " your engine will thank you for it !

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Why not put your money into getting it " mapped out " your engine will thank you for it !

Why ?

Do you think after market mapping is better for the engine than it's designed parameters ? Why ?