Thread: DPF Cleaning

I'm not sure if it is snake oil. They just remove and chemically clean your DPF. Might be good for Ingenium owners from what I hear.

Spam is a worry.

You've just invited more unsolicited emails, abot the subject.

So do they come to your home or work place to collect the vehicle. Then drive off and return in and hour to say job done the message is gone from the dash and your DPF is now clean?

Originally Posted by gromit

I keep getting unsolicited emails about DPF cleaning from the Australian DPF Centre

They claim that they can clean DPF's.
A quick internet search throws up claims from several companies that they have 'substances' that will clean a DPF.

Snake oil ?


Colin

All very unnecessary if you use something like CEM FTC regularly

Sorted my VW out and they were known trouble makers

Use it in the tdv6 to stop the egr issues as well

Originally Posted by incisor

Use it in the tdv6 to stop the egr issues as well

We're on our second Diesel Territory and I've heard of people having EGR valve problems when I used to frequent the Ford Forums. We've never had an issue but maybe at higher Kms ?
Last one had about 220K and current one at 180K.

No additives or anything special just routine servicing.

The great thing was no DPF on the Terri just the occasional James Bond like smoke screen when pulling away !


Colin

Had DPF’s on our work vans for years,and EGR’s,never had an issue,and some have huge mileage.

Same with the LC’s.

Could be because they are on the road most of the time,no short trips.

Mate of mine just got rid of his second newish BMW,had no end of DPF issues with both of them.

my Peugeot Hdi needs a DPF clean.

I finally got some working software to keep it serviced, as one of the MIL codes was a "blocked" DPF.
This model uses and additive (ELOYS) and the additive system has a minor failure too(too much additive).

Once I got the software going tho, I finally got to the forced regen item(in software) and did so, and the smell and smoke the regen cycle produced was manic. Left a massive black soot stain on the concrete too, that washed away with the next rain.

My first thought was .. how does this help the environment again? ... but then thoughts turned to how clean did it make the DPF?

I haven't had the chance to find out .. bro wants the Pug ... and I want the TD5 ... so it'll have to wait a bit more.
Next time I get the pug back I'll dismantle and clean the DPF.

From my researching on the best ways to clean DPFs it seems that pool cleaner is the least destructive/most thorough, and that in-situ additives not so great at it.

Originally Posted by AK83

my Peugeot Hdi needs a DPF clean.

I finally got some working software to keep it serviced, as one of the MIL codes was a "blocked" DPF.
This model uses and additive (ELOYS) and the additive system has a minor failure too(too much additive).

Once I got the software going tho, I finally got to the forced regen item(in software) and did so, and the smell and smoke the regen cycle produced was manic. Left a massive black soot stain on the concrete too, that washed away with the next rain.

My first thought was .. how does this help the environment again? ... but then thoughts turned to how clean did it make the DPF?

I haven't had the chance to find out .. bro wants the Pug ... and I want the TD5 ... so it'll have to wait a bit more.
Next time I get the pug back I'll dismantle and clean the DPF.

From my researching on the best ways to clean DPFs it seems that pool cleaner is the least destructive/most thorough, and that in-situ additives not so great at it.

They will regen under specific scenarios when your driving along (constant load eg: highway). The addblue systems in the later cars I'd avoid like the plague (unless I could find someone to dissable it). The early systems are just a bag of urea in he back you to up at about 200,000kms. You can force a regen quite easily. My wifes cars started to get surgy and rough'ish at low revs, so I blanked the EGR valve and the issue was fixed instantly ( ~ 250,000kms ... so probably just sooted up)

I'm not convinced I'd buy a modern diesel, my sister new 4wd had big issues with its addblue system before it was even run in. Over on the french car forum the addblue tanks have issues with the urea crystalising in them. the factory wants thousands to replace the tank and pumps if this happens (though it does sound like you could just clean the tanks out ). I think I'd rather just avoid anything with addblue. It seems to be an issue across all manufacturers.