DPF problems.

[Belker]

...... I fill the diesel every 5-7 days - I started doing it when it gets below 3/8ths of a tank rather than empty because I learnt that it requires 1/4 tank to activate DPF regeneration ......

I have been doing that the last few weeks and the DPF light which used to come on fer a few hours every weekend stopped coming on.

[Belker]

BUT the DPF light came back on again last night, I checked the oil, over 3/4 full, but put another liter in anyway.
Thankfully the DPF light went off an hour later.

[Jack Meoff]

Get a btl of Hyperburn and put in a bit every time you fill up.
It’s great tack

[Belker]

Get a btl of Hyperburn and put in a bit every time you fill up.
It’s great tack

Thanks Jack, but realistically I reckon I'm only off-putting the problem.
Defo never buy another car with a Poxy Fookin DP Fookin F !

[Jack Meoff]

Hyperburn will sort out your problem

[John m]

Did you not just get the Turbo redone on your car .Garage should of checked out the Exhaust system .What made the Turbo Blow in the first place.

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

ken you can buy little diagnostic gadgets that connect to the OBD port. some of them have DPF information that will tell you the live soot level that's in the filter but you havta make sure your car is compatible with the gadget. they're brilliant so you can stay on top of the situation. Bring it on the motorway and you'll see the soot level in the filter dropping on the screen 13.8 grams, 13.5 grams, 12.8 grams etc. using dipetane at every fill up really helps the combustion process. i use it religiously but they've been out of it at Halfords the past two weeks. filling the tank up with just petrol you really notice the lack of oompf my car has.

[Jack Meoff]

Petrol cars don’t have a DPF

[taxi1990]

Petrol cars don’t have a DPF

Exactly, check what this guy says about Toyota Diesels.

Could you take the DPF out and get the car remapped?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt7YW1_49SQ

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

Petrol cars don’t have a DPF

yes but Dipetane also stops carbon build up and cleans the fuel system of diesel and petrol cars.

[watty]

Get a btl of Hyperburn and put in a bit every time you fill up.
It’s great tack

Thanks Jack, but realistically I reckon I'm only off-putting the problem.
Defo never buy another car with a Poxy Fookin DP Fookin F !

If you need any help picking an EV, I'll be glad to help 

Sure if the timing is right, you could even buy mine.  I paid €12k for mine new and I have to keep it for 3 years.  Once the time is up, it might be worth €20k on the open market.  I could be persuaded to sell it to you for maybe €18k (comrades rates).  I'd only make 6k profit on my 3yr old EV but I can't be too greedy.  But you'd have to promise to take care of it.

 

[Rat Catcher]

It'd die of shock after a day of a Ken shift.

[Rat Catcher]

...... I fill the diesel every 5-7 days - I started doing it when it gets below 3/8ths of a tank rather than empty because I learnt that it requires 1/4 tank to activate DPF regeneration ......

I have been doing that the last few weeks and the DPF light which used to come on fer a few hours every weekend stopped coming on.

Probably specific to VAGs. Another interesting bit of info I picked up... contrary to popular belief the Italian tune up is worse than useless for a VAG with a DPF... reason being, the exhaust needs to get up near 600C to effectively burn soot, that's what it does during "active regeneration", the Italian tune up won't get anywhere near. However, you can start an active regeneration any time choosing stationary or driving option with an OBD Eleven (or similar) device.