All engine management & DPF issues & info

The fault code was still showing DPF problem. I have turned off the MIL and filled up with BP ultimate diesel and give it a right good thrashing, done 270miles since sat when I did the above and so far MIL is still off. Not too confident it will stay that way so have left it booked into garage on fri will report back next few days..

PS-does anyone no exactly were the DPF is situated and were the sensors are ???

 

There are lots of DPF cleaner additives available to buy.

I bought a bottle of Forte DPF cleaner off EBay.

No idea if it worked as Ive never had any DPF issues, but thought I would give it a go, it was only £15 and prevention is better than the cure! Judging by the amount of black soot/carbon on my freshly cleaned exhaust pipe tips, it certainly dumped something out of the back end!

Anyway, I believe it works by lowering the temeprature at which the soot burns off (down to 300 deg from 450 or so).

Maybe worth running a bottle through for peace of mind?

Just a thought,

Andy

Hi, I think you will find all the advice you need in this thread.

Personally I have had the engine management light come on again this week. I say again, as you will read a few posts earlier that it happened at the end of the year. I wonder if it's also influenced by the cold weather, in that the exhaust temperatures do not get high enough to complete a regeneration? Maybe I will try one of the DPF cocktails if it happens again. Anyway it's time for another blast and a cup of coffee with a croissant come Saturday morning, I think!

All the best. 

I have been experiencing DPF problems with my 2009 Zetec. I did think it was due to changing my driving pattern to short journeys and so put a diesel additive in the tank and went for a long drive. Couldn't regenerate and the engine malfunction  light stayed on. Never went into limp mode though. I eventually took it to a Ford dealer who completed a software upgrade and the problems has gone away. My question is though, has anyone had the DPF taken out/modified etc? I notice a number of firms offering this service for about £350 and if it works would make DPF problems a thing of the past. They claim that even without the DPF the emissions will never get to the levels that would fail an MOT test. Any thoughts on this?