DPF SOOT

[tranmx2]

Using Forscan.
Since it was reset the DPF SOOT has moved up by 1% after doing about 16 miles.
Recently did about 34 miles - it went up 2%.
It now reads 6%.

Is there a warning when it regenerates?

The DPF SOOT was at 300% prior to the reset.

At what percentage does the regeneration start?

[knobby1]

Fortunately it's only the Euro-5's, (built after 26th September 2011), which have the DPF's and l'm lucky enough not to have one. They seem to be nothing but trouble for many people.

Some just get them deleted and mapped out...but this may cause issues at MOT time.

Lord Knobrot

[gt_addict]

My regen starts around 90-95% usually. I had a malfunctioning vapouriser which caused the soot level to go upto 200% which then put it into limp mode. If the level was 300% and you only reset it without cleaning the dpf then you may run into more problems eventually.

[metalworker0]

Well what happens up to the 100 percent ...do you get progressively less power and MPG?

They seam like the dumbest idea - creating more CO2 and using more fuel as they become chocker with soot.

all the best.mark

[gt_addict]

I dont notice any affects at all. The dumb thing is you burn additional fuel (via the vapouriser) to burn off the soot. Plus you need to take it for a longer drive. Kind of defeats the objective of havjng it in the first place.

[dumper]

I dont notice any affects at all. The dumb thing is you burn additional fuel (via the vapouriser) to burn off the soot. Plus you need to take it for a longer drive. Kind of defeats the objective of havjng it in the first place.

My thoughts as well the same as putting a 3.1 axle instead of a 3.7 before I change to a 3.7 on single carriageway roads I never used 6 th and on duel carriageway I ended up running at 60 (I’m happy to run at 55 )or I was changing down at any hill till it had vantuner Magic .

[knobby1]

I dont notice any affects at all. The dumb thing is you burn additional fuel (via the vapouriser) to burn off the soot. Plus you need to take it for a longer drive. Kind of defeats the objective of havjng it in the first place.

My thoughts as well the same as putting a 3.1 axle instead of a 3.7 before I change to a 3.7 on single carriageway roads I never used 6 th and on duel carriageway I ended up running at 60 (I’m happy to run at 55 )or I was changing down at any hill till it had vantuner Magic .

3.1 axle..?? Lowest available for the Transit is 3.38....or did you have a custom made unit.

Lord Knobrot

[dumper]

Hi knobby no standard mk8 3.73 from Ford original 3.1 .

[knobby1]

Hi knobby no standard mk8 3.73 from Ford original 3.1 .

Ah...Mk8....I thought we were in the Mk6/7 area..!

Lord Knobrot

[dumper]

Your right my Lord I manly look at the active topics so not on subject but my main commitment was to agree that DPFs are a pain and I think pointless and are they really making a contribution to the environment just like this e10 Petrol.

[knobby1]

Your right my Lord I manly look at the active topics so not on subject but my main commitment was to agree that DPFs are a pain and I think pointless and are they really making a contribution to the environment just like this e10 Petrol.

Ah, the old DPF argument...totally agree, they cause nothing but problems and do absolutely nothing for the emissions problem they're trying to fix.....the amount of crap which comes out of them during a regen is ridiculous.

Lord Knobrot

[tranmx2]

My regen starts around 90-95% usually. I had a malfunctioning vapouriser which caused the soot level to go upto 200% which then put it into limp mode. If the level was 300% and you only reset it without cleaning the dpf then you may run into more problems eventually.

Thanks for the info' re' 90 95%. How do you know it is 90 95%?

I don't know what happened except that one day there was a lot of smoke - it smoked for about 5 days when it was running - the smoke was greyish going white as the smoke dispersed.
Got the Forscan and could see the DPF SOOT was 300%. A couple of days later it was reset and went to 0%.

The smoke could have been from leaving off the rocker box cap for several minutes. Oil /air sucked into the air pipe to the turbo. Oil lining the air pipes to the inlet manifold then into the exhaust.
There is a coolant loss as yet the reason for the loss has not been found so the smoke could have been steam, the grey smoke could have been the steam cleaning the inside of the exhaust.

Tell tale was the exhaust pulse could be felt at the end of the exhaust pipe and the smoke was coming out at idle and when the revs were up a bit - so I reasoned there was no blockage.

Since the smoke stopped the engine has worked okay. The DPF SOOT has increased to about 6%. It seems to increase by 1% per 17 miles.

[gt_addict]

I have forscan on my phone and a bluetooth obd reader. Always tend to run while reading the live data so i dont drive it too hard while its cold. Also for when the regen is doing its thing. As i said if you were 300% and it didnt do a regen and you didnt clean it but you reset the levels then its adding to that 300% and you could run into more problems further down the line.

[M3Stig]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... orscanlite


is this the app your using for your forscan ?

[knobby1]

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.astech.forscanlite


is this the app your using for your forscan ?

Forscan is indeed the app...but functionality is somewhat less than the proper windoze version....and it's not free.

Lord Knobrot