It makes you wonder when Dpf cleaners and other mechanics who looked at that vehicle before swapped the hoses to the sensor or didn't notice they were swapped... Poor bloke probably kept paying up for the wrong diagnoses and solution to his issues.. Once again it's refreshing to see you get to the bottom of the problem.
Have you ever thought of training people or setting up a franchise like the Dpf doctor? You do a great job and it's brilliant you share your knowledge.
I'm just a lowly coffee machine engineer but have learnt so much from just watching Jimmy. Totally agree, he would be a great trainer. I haven't once got bored watching him , keeps you interested and with the narration and camera work it takes it to another level. Brilliant stuff and comment from you Kev.
There is an old saying 'a little knowledge is a dangerous thing'. This applies to those other mechanics...and was hazardous to the persons bank balance. I swear that if I ever get dpf issues I will trailer the car down from Glasgow to you Jimmy. Recently had issues with my x-trail and spent over a £1,000 in and out of garages and the dealership but none of them could resolve the issue. Turns out it was the ECU. Got a second hand one recoded to my car for £560.
It's amazing how many people don't know how a differential pressure sensor works. I work with an engineer who is at a very prestigious automotive company who didn't understand that they measure the difference in pressure across the channels. Also, I was really surprised the ECU was capable of registering a negative value.
Just to say you are, top doggy on these dpf problems. Why would you paint the outside of the dpf, smoke & mirrors. when the problem is inside it. Just to say you do very good vids.
Jimmy: FYI: The green Color you see in the oil, could be the special wear protection technology of Molygen motor oil. LIQUI MOLY's Molygen motor oils are green. probably not something that should be run in a diesel with a PDF maybe. don't know if the additives can affect it or not.
I would like to see inside a dpf, before and after cleaning with the LaunchUK product. And that sprayed dpf looks like they just swapped it with a reconditioned one.
I would also like to see inside the DPF prior and after cleaning, but that's not very likely. A peek into pitch black, and then the pitch black turns to a whitish honeycomb. The cleaning is not on the surface it's way down inside and there's no way to see that so it's kind of pointless. The DPF that was removed and cleaned is not likely a swap, because those are rather expensive to have sitting around, and there's just too many different kinds. it is an old trick for sales of reconditioned products. since you did some thing that no one can actually see make it pretty so it looks like you at least did something. The average person doesn't know the difference between pretty and proper repair that they can't see anyway. if it wasn't painted, they would just look at it, and think nothing was ever done in the first place. This avoids accusations......
@@JustMe-DudeI've seen people clean dpfs before, I am more interested in how the Launch fluid cleans, especially how little time it spends inside the dpf. Jimmy is usually done in 30 minutes. My Mazda 3 has had 10 litres of Vtech dpf cleaner through it and a bottle of the Launch fluid and still I have issues. It works for a while but blocks after 1000 - 1500 miles.
Re the pressure dropping to zero, from the shape of the graph, I wonder if it's going up in increments of 10? So if it was sitting at 3.5 or 4, it would round that to zero? In your other videos, i've seen it with 1 decimal place so could be a setting in the tool? Either way, another great video, thanks!
Love the videos Jimmy 👍 Its sadly surprising that most garages don't understand how the systems actually work. I have a question, the Launch cleaner seems to work like a charm, but what do understand is on this vehicle the DPF has been off and been on a 'blaster' type of cleaning machine, how come that fails to clean and the launch does 🤔
Jimmy I think the 5 second bursts Launch says it refers to when you squirt the solution while engine is turned on, in my head that would make sense, the idea behind squirting in bursts while engine is turned on is the solution will stay in contact with soot for longer period of time, its basic chemistry u apply solution u have to give it some time to work ..., when engine is turned off it will not matter if u squirt in bursts or not since u will be the one deciding for how long solution will stay in the DPF before u start engine and solution will get expelled out. When engine is turned on the solution u inject will have a very limited amount of time to work since the exhaust gases will push it out straight away, something that does not happen when engine is turned off ... I watch all your videos so I know u start with an engine-off solution injection and sometimes u follow it with an engine-on solution injection, the bursts squirt injection should be done only during engine-on injection ...
had one of these Galaxys nothing but problems so many times that warning come up on the dashboard can't beat going in to limp mode in the outside lane of a motorway, had loads of work done to it and it never lasted more than a few months before there was another issue
always thanks .on Kia it often happens to see the differential pressure at idle at 3 millibars while at 3000 rpm it goes to 105 millibars .how would you behave in these cases ?
my daughter payed 4 grand for a kuga 2.0 tdci , 3 months later it has cut out with code p244D exhaust temp too high for regen the fan isnt working and it has p0087-71 circuit to high . please could you tell me , is it worth trying to clean the DPF and resetting the EGT sensor as it would appear to be thermaly locked. also is the p0087 how the ECU cuts the injectors ? i'm at my wits end . 120,000 mls 2009 mondeo style DPF no atomizer... thanks in advance
Hey mate, Running a Launch as well. Any idea why I would have 0Kpa on the differential pressure sensor reading? Have had a fault on customers vehicle with vaporizor. Seems to be OK now. But the readings don't seem right.
@@ORileysAutos Thanks, Have checked over pretty thoroughly. Vehicle still operating fine after a few thousand km. Mainly asked because I was trying to eliminate the scan tool reading. I will get a manometer in to check. I see on another video on a transit you had 2 differential pressure tabs open and one just read 0 the whole time. Is a Ford Ranger.
What is the best way to avoid dpf blockages? I use additives to each full tank, I think its a miller's brand one I go with. Is there anything I should be doing to help keep things clear?
@GR-uy1hx I hate driving around in high revs for any real length, I just feel like I'm taking years off the life of the engine. I basically try to give the car an A road blow out each couple of weeks if I can. I also use an additive to each full tank. Fingers crossed I'm doing enough
Top video again Jimmy don't know if you can help ive plugged into a 2014 1.3 diesel corsa and the value for the dpf and the soot content are coming up as NA do you think its been remapped I've never seen that before
because they just do more of the same and never get anywhere. you need the vehicle you can't just let it sit at the shop all the time. if they don't know what they're doing, and as Jimmy said, some of them even say they don't know what the problem is straight up to the customer, then, what's the point of going back? if it was a reputable shop, show them the video and they should feel bad enough to give you your money back, and maybe even learn a thing or two from Jimmy
I gotta ask, have i been lucky with DPF's over the years or does my style of driving just make them work as intended, love the videos really do, but by god its alarming how many diffrent garages cant fix them or are guessing........ S-Max 125,000 miles OEM DPF B-Max 62,000 miles OEM DPF Audi A3 - 139,000 miles OEM DPF and finally the Peugoet 3008 Hybrid, 317,000 OEM DPF The only "fault" ive had to deal with was on the SMAX where it all went crazy over glow plug failures, weeks of chasing the exhaust and it just cleared up after ford put 4 new glow plugs in it at its 80k service. Does mainly motorway driving make that much diffrence as opposed to city driving? No idea but christ alive.
longer distance driving is what diesels are designed for these days. sounds like you keep your vehicles in top mechanical condition. malfunctions and short distance, driving plug DPFs, so you're doing great I hope I do as well
@@JustMe-Dude Theres a reason mine are all diesel, but ive always said, you look after a diesel engine it will drag your sorry ass home on 2 cylinders if it had to. I take reasonable care of them and mechanically there mostly sound :) I just dont understand how there can be so many faults around and i dont seem to have suffered at all
It makes you wonder when Dpf cleaners and other mechanics who looked at that vehicle before swapped the hoses to the sensor or didn't notice they were swapped... Poor bloke probably kept paying up for the wrong diagnoses and solution to his issues.. Once again it's refreshing to see you get to the bottom of the problem.
Probably was in a hurry, interrupted, or gave it to the new guy to fit.
Have you ever thought of training people or setting up a franchise like the Dpf doctor? You do a great job and it's brilliant you share your knowledge.
I'm just a lowly coffee machine engineer but have learnt so much from just watching Jimmy. Totally agree, he would be a great trainer. I haven't once got bored watching him , keeps you interested and with the narration and camera work it takes it to another level. Brilliant stuff and comment from you Kev.
Same here , love watching Jimmy O’Riley no matter what he does it’s interesting. Jimmy is the David Attenborough of the DPF rectifiers 😀
There is an old saying 'a little knowledge is a dangerous thing'. This applies to those other mechanics...and was hazardous to the persons bank balance. I swear that if I ever get dpf issues I will trailer the car down from Glasgow to you Jimmy. Recently had issues with my x-trail and spent over a
£1,000 in and out of garages and the dealership but none of them could resolve the issue. Turns out it was the ECU. Got a second hand one recoded to my car for £560.
Great Job sorting other mechanics mistakes out, makes you wonder how little they know. 👍
It's amazing how many people don't know how a differential pressure sensor works. I work with an engineer who is at a very prestigious automotive company who didn't understand that they measure the difference in pressure across the channels.
Also, I was really surprised the ECU was capable of registering a negative value.
Most if not all dealerships encourage replacement parts until ..... maybe not fixed, I have to deal with this daily,
great fix Jimmy , your the dpf professor ........thanks
🤓
Brilliant job great to watch thanks 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Just to say you are, top doggy on these dpf problems. Why would you paint the outside of the dpf, smoke & mirrors. when the problem is inside it. Just to say you do very good vids.
Thanks!
Thank you 😊
Jimmy: FYI: The green Color you see in the oil, could be the special wear protection technology of Molygen motor oil. LIQUI MOLY's Molygen motor oils are green. probably not something that should be run in a diesel with a PDF maybe. don't know if the additives can affect it or not.
Super channel. Very useful.
Thanks
I would like to see inside a dpf, before and after cleaning with the LaunchUK product.
And that sprayed dpf looks like they just swapped it with a reconditioned one.
I would also like to see inside the DPF prior and after cleaning, but that's not very likely. A peek into pitch black, and then the pitch black turns to a whitish honeycomb. The cleaning is not on the surface it's way down inside and there's no way to see that so it's kind of pointless. The DPF that was removed and cleaned is not likely a swap, because those are rather expensive to have sitting around, and there's just too many different kinds. it is an old trick for sales of reconditioned products. since you did some thing that no one can actually see make it pretty so it looks like you at least did something. The average person doesn't know the difference between pretty and proper repair that they can't see anyway. if it wasn't painted, they would just look at it, and think nothing was ever done in the first place. This avoids accusations......
@@JustMe-DudeI've seen people clean dpfs before, I am more interested in how the Launch fluid cleans, especially how little time it spends inside the dpf. Jimmy is usually done in 30 minutes.
My Mazda 3 has had 10 litres of Vtech dpf cleaner through it and a bottle of the Launch fluid and still I have issues. It works for a while but blocks after 1000 - 1500 miles.
Go and see Jimmy
Re the pressure dropping to zero, from the shape of the graph, I wonder if it's going up in increments of 10? So if it was sitting at 3.5 or 4, it would round that to zero? In your other videos, i've seen it with 1 decimal place so could be a setting in the tool?
Either way, another great video, thanks!
Love the videos Jimmy 👍
Its sadly surprising that most garages don't understand how the systems actually work.
I have a question, the Launch cleaner seems to work like a charm, but what do understand is on this vehicle the DPF has been off and been on a 'blaster' type of cleaning machine, how come that fails to clean and the launch does 🤔
Jimmy I think the 5 second bursts Launch says it refers to when you squirt the solution while engine is turned on, in my head that would make sense, the idea behind squirting in bursts while engine is turned on is the solution will stay in contact with soot for longer period of time, its basic chemistry u apply solution u have to give it some time to work ..., when engine is turned off it will not matter if u squirt in bursts or not since u will be the one deciding for how long solution will stay in the DPF before u start engine and solution will get expelled out.
When engine is turned on the solution u inject will have a very limited amount of time to work since the exhaust gases will push it out straight away, something that does not happen when engine is turned off ...
I watch all your videos so I know u start with an engine-off solution injection and sometimes u follow it with an engine-on solution injection, the bursts squirt injection should be done only during engine-on injection ...
I use oven cleaner in all my diesel vehicles ( air intake), brilliant stuff!
Good job. Well done
Thank you
Great video , do you have to change the oil and filter every time you clean out the DPF?
Great video, very says a school day in this trade
had one of these Galaxys nothing but problems so many times that warning come up on the dashboard can't beat going in to limp mode in the outside lane of a motorway, had loads of work done to it and it never lasted more than a few months before there was another issue
if you have a dodgy glow plug will this not allow you to regen >?
Yes it disables regen process on most cars
Only problem I have is when are you moving back to Ireland 😂 Could have done with you last summer on my 2016 Ducato
Jimmy can i ask where you get your vaporizers from for the tdci and what make they are...Ford want about £400..cheers
always thanks .on Kia it often happens to see the differential pressure at idle at 3 millibars while at 3000 rpm it goes to 105 millibars .how would you behave in these cases ?
sell that KIA and buy THE CAR - BMW MERCEDES AUDI. Kia is PURE JUNK.
@@abdulaiabdurahmani2913 it's not my Kia. but I work in the workshop and these inconveniences often happen.
@@mauriziogiasan4411 glad that you are not KIA owner (y) greetings from Kosoves. Slava Ukraini
my daughter payed 4 grand for a kuga 2.0 tdci , 3 months later it has cut out with code p244D exhaust temp too high for regen the fan isnt working and it has p0087-71 circuit to high . please could you tell me , is it worth trying to clean the DPF and resetting the EGT sensor as it would appear to be thermaly locked. also is the p0087 how the ECU cuts the injectors ? i'm at my wits end . 120,000 mls 2009 mondeo style DPF no atomizer... thanks in advance
Once you do this kind of work how many Kilometers is that good for
Great informative videos, keep them coming, I’m having issues with a VW T5 transporter at the moment, can I ask where your based please,
he`s in bedfordshire.
@@haroldthedog68 cheers, bit far for me, thanks for that
Hey mate, Running a Launch as well. Any idea why I would have 0Kpa on the differential pressure sensor reading?
Have had a fault on customers vehicle with vaporizor. Seems to be OK now. But the readings don't seem right.
1: sensor not working.
2: hose split
3: metal pipe blocked
4: dpf ceramic broken
5: wiring issue
@@ORileysAutos Thanks, Have checked over pretty thoroughly. Vehicle still operating fine after a few thousand km. Mainly asked because I was trying to eliminate the scan tool reading. I will get a manometer in to check. I see on another video on a transit you had 2 differential pressure tabs open and one just read 0 the whole time. Is a Ford Ranger.
Some sensors only go up in 10kpa increments. @@danielbuchanan9651
lovley job
Cheers
What is the best way to avoid dpf blockages?
I use additives to each full tank, I think its a miller's brand one I go with.
Is there anything I should be doing to help keep things clear?
Drive it like you stole it...😁
@GR-uy1hx I hate driving around in high revs for any real length, I just feel like I'm taking years off the life of the engine.
I basically try to give the car an A road blow out each couple of weeks if I can.
I also use an additive to each full tank.
Fingers crossed I'm doing enough
@@at0micsheepAll joking aside... Good run up the motorway as much as you can, for the life of the engine I just do premature oil & filter changes.😇
About city driving like the plague.
Don’t buy supermarket fuel. I buy V Diesel and never let it go below 1/4 tank before refuel. Every 4 weeks I go on a 30 minute motorway trip.
Hi Jimmy, what scan tool do you use?
Launch euro tab 3
Top video again Jimmy don't know if you can help ive plugged into a 2014 1.3 diesel corsa and the value for the dpf and the soot content are coming up as NA do you think its been remapped I've never seen that before
you should let him know what scan tool you're using. there can be discrepancies between different companies software
@@JustMe-Dude yes that might help i scanned it with a icarsoft cr max and a foxwell nt680 both said the same
Is there a specific brand of glove you use?
yes, and what do you mean by heatproof? some sort of thermal insulated glove maybe???
You say the dpf over heats, what temperature is that?
Jimmy I'm in Aussie can you tell me how I can properly learn about these systems please mate?
Watch my videos 👉
Did someone spray paint over the rusted DPF?
Yes
I've got a 14 plate ford galaxy everytime you put your foot down it'smokes
They are different size hoses, how did they not see that?
Think they were the same size at sensor end
because they just do more of the same and never get anywhere. you need the vehicle you can't just let it sit at the shop all the time. if they don't know what they're doing, and as Jimmy said, some of them even say they don't know what the problem is straight up to the customer, then, what's the point of going back? if it was a reputable shop, show them the video and they should feel bad enough to give you your money back, and maybe even learn a thing or two from Jimmy
Don't you get feed up with customers who want to not go the full way as in fix ?
I gotta ask, have i been lucky with DPF's over the years or does my style of driving just make them work as intended, love the videos really do, but by god its alarming how many diffrent garages cant fix them or are guessing........
S-Max 125,000 miles OEM DPF
B-Max 62,000 miles OEM DPF
Audi A3 - 139,000 miles OEM DPF
and finally the Peugoet 3008 Hybrid, 317,000 OEM DPF
The only "fault" ive had to deal with was on the SMAX where it all went crazy over glow plug failures, weeks of chasing the exhaust and it just cleared up after ford put 4 new glow plugs in it at its 80k service.
Does mainly motorway driving make that much diffrence as opposed to city driving? No idea but christ alive.
longer distance driving is what diesels are designed for these days. sounds like you keep your vehicles in top mechanical condition. malfunctions and short distance, driving plug DPFs, so you're doing great I hope I do as well
@@JustMe-Dude Theres a reason mine are all diesel, but ive always said, you look after a diesel engine it will drag your sorry ass home on 2 cylinders if it had to. I take reasonable care of them and mechanically there mostly sound :) I just dont understand how there can be so many faults around and i dont seem to have suffered at all
Why do people mechanics to NOT fix the car? It should have been returned to the first guy not pay two more.
If Mechanic fixes everything he will be hundry and naked...
WTF?