Hi we also have the 1.5 DCI ON THE Renault Megane III and was told that the DPF was blocked and a regen was not possible. We were told that the only option was to replace the DPF but after a quick look on RUclips, I came across your video and thought I would give it a go. After leaving it soaking in the solution for about seven hours, then flushing, the power is back to normal and so is my mind!! It's videos like this that save people so much money, gives them confidence to try it themselves too with the step by step guide that you show. Just wanted to say a massive thanks!
@@toraabe even with the correct usage it will still block in time. The engine oil is a massive contributor too. I have 150k miles of motorway miles and had to clean mine. It's a maintenance item.
Great job my friend, especially as you done it in the street and on your back, not the easiest thing to do and very uncomfortable, but it just shows if you are willing to tackle these jobs you can save yourself a few pennies, and if the light comes on again in the future you know exactly what to do.
I'm having the same issues with my Qahsqai from 2013 and the mechanic is saying it's gonna cost me around 2.5K Euros to get it fixed, I wanna do it myself but I'm kinda scared I might do something wrong lol
@@ciaranflynn6291 My Fabia has this problem and I was wondering Where do you get rid of the solution after doing this job , can you take it somewhere ?
Great job tackling this job yourself! Top notch video! A few DPF tips to keep your DPF healthy for anyone watching: 1) Get check engine light problems solved promptly! Even issues seemly unrelated to the exhaust system can disable the re-gen system (Mine was an air intake sensor) 2) Some cars disable the re-gen system if service is overdue (The indicator on the dash, doesn't matter if the service has been physically carried out) 3) More RPM DOES NOT = more heat. Your motor screaming down the motorway or local roads at over 3000rpm just sounds like you're blasting all the gunk free.. Sadly the DPF functions much like an oven, you need to let it "bake" on high heat. I can't speak for all engines but most generate the most heat (in the exhaust) at lower RPMs with efficient burns. Some even disable re-gen completely at higher RPMs in an attempt to give you more power or because the temperature isn't high enough to properly re-gen. _A gentle cruise down the motorway at a consistent speed for 15ish minutes should be all that's needed. If you can include this into your commute or of a weekend adventure you should never need to worry!_
Can a bad sensor stop a regeneration? I have a suzuki swift 1.3 ddis and thw dpf light went on .. after some time a day before i decided to clean it the turbocharger blew and thw car went full rpm.. now i had turbo to change too.. any ideas if the DPF was the fault in this or some sensor disn't respond and all that 40min driving to regerenerate was for nothing..
@@revilo9224 I can't speak for specific models but the majority will disable regen if anything triggers a check engine code. Having a dedicated dpf light is a nice to have, if it's illuminated the dpf won't regen regardless of how long or far you drive. It's hard to say if one thing led to another, most cars would go into limp mode as the dpf blockage increases. It's unlikely the blocked dpf caused your turbo to go, however a failing turbo may have expelled oil into the exhaust system leading to fouled sensors and disabling of the dpf.
My 2016 Evoque emission light is on, no problems and car drives fine. Code reader shows x2 codes. one is 'EGR flow insufficient detected', the other 'catalyst efficiency below threshold bank one issue'. Any ideas here ?
Love it.. Fantastic little operation going on there! Well thought out. Thanks for this I think I'm gonna do this. A garage tried to charge me £700 to clean my dpf...
i had a similar problem, a preowned car j11 owned by a nurse who short travelled for 2 years to work. i bought ot and a week later replaced the dpf €900 bill. please follow this mans advice. great vid sir
Very well constructed video, The DPF is a pain in the ass and there are so many people getting ripped off with price's for this relatively simple job.....................Well done Azz Kam, great job mate.
@Gabriel Adjei lol I work at the dealership. Multiple dealerships. They don't clean them physically unless the " dpf burn " process works. In a workshop there is a certain order for diagnosis. And ripping the 100% full dpf out to clean it is not number 1 on that list. It's like number 3.
@@daggermouth4695 Not sure you've a great idea what you're talking about. Calling the dpf regeneration process a "dpf burn" is a good indicator even without reading the rest of your waffle.
I used to do things like this but at 74 and a near heart attack etc. later; must pay the man but its not too much and do a good job. Wife still doesn't understand why I must go up the motorway for an hour each month but it is some thing I enjoy doing and have a cuppa while I'm out, nice job
Brill video. Also liked the fact that you wore goggles under the car. Safe at all times and very informative. Successful remedy for a tenth of the price. Well done.
When the dpf gets clocked up all the time, especially in 2 years of time only (even with citydriving), there is generally an another issue that causes it, things like leaking injectors, bad egr (as mentioned earlier) can cause it and other things too. So there is generally a fundamental issue with the car that causes the dpf to clog up.
DPF will get cloged easier in city driving. DPFneeds to be burnt off and for that it needs warm engine and steady drive on mid RPM. Hard to achieve in city.
Dirty fuel, fuel filter change more often would be a benefit especially to protect injectors. Once a week bring the car out on a spirited spin where it gets a straight run for 30 minutes at least will also be a big plus.... So many have bought diesel and absolutely no need but the cheap tax had them all running.... Here in Ireland anyway
also can be that you (and i ) do not allow the car to finish the rigeneration and you get in trubble with dpf and contaminated oil , this can happe to all dpf cars new or high milege car . when this happen to new car they rip you and i dont think most people will do this to a new car wih warranty still vali , they will go to the dealer service they get rip of money and start to curse the day that they decide to get a diesel car (gasoline have less of this isue ) in italy the cost of dpf cleaning starts from 450 € up to 5000€ fore some cars i have a friend and was a time when she get every other 2-3 weeks in the shop and she pay every time 160€ to rigenerate the dpf (no dpftake down from the car ) the dealer have no solution and she decide to sell the car with just 20k mile after 5-6 time "visiting " the dealer
I used same stuff on my astra van, dpf was completely blocked. That was over a year ago and done 9k miles still no problems. Very good stuff if you use it right
Fair play to you, the thing is, once you've done this once ............... you have total confidence to do it again the next time the dreaded light comes on. Respect.
I only spent £8, to clear mine, and it was winter, I put one bottle of cleaner in, on half a tank of diesel, I took it up a junction on the M1, up to 4th gear and let the Revs hit around 4, it cleared out the problem and no more red lights ever, also Redex is good for diesels and Petrols also.
No, poured down a drain and end up in the rivers and oceans. And before you say ‘it goes thru treatment works’, I worked in the industry and go read up on emergency overflows to see how much untreated waste just goes straight out into the river system…….😢
Needs a good thrashing and probably needs a firmware update to allow the DPF cleaning to happen when there's less than 1/2 a tank as lots of folk don't fill up to top. Short trips are the main cause though, secondary is missing out on servicing which also kills the oxygen sensor from the additives in the oil getting past seals and into the cylinders. I wouldn't bother with a diesel if I were making short trips, it will never pay for itself.
With Petrol going up in price in September from around £1.30/£1.35 to around £1.65 a litre from the E5 -> E10 change over diesels are going to be more liked as the diesel prices are going to stay the same they are more efficient and if kept well would still be better than petrol's. Also PPF are also now being used as well to prevent harmful gasses so people might have to do this with Petrols in the near future as well!
@@wheezy7655 where did you read that? only people who can't burn E10 and have to use E5 premium will have to pay premium fuel price, there's no reason why ethanol would be more expensive than petrol, other than an excuse to crank up prices...
@@davidhunt240 It's everywhere E5 will still be sold but in the form of Shell V Power or BP Ultimate fuel which will increase in price in september and later period. Almost all vehicle can burn E10 other than classics. They say cars before 2010 can't burn E10 but most can it's just certain cars generally classics.
We’ve got the same generation car, 1.6dCi diesel and same use case. We have had about three cleans in the first two years of Covid lockdowns. Things improved when we changed the original 12V battery. A search of the QQ forums confirms this as a first step. However it’s happened again and the battery is testing ok on my multimeter. Giving it an “Italian service” when the yellow light is on is recommended to get the regen going, but it’s never worked for me previously, possibly due to the 12V on the way out and the ECU stopping this function? Anyway it’s now on the red ligh, which means it needs a proper clean, which led me here! My wife now understands the mess in the filter and the cause :-) We’re definitely going to get shot of the car after cleaning the DPF. Simple small petrol or BEV will suit the low miles about town.
Great job 👍 so refreshing to see someone do these things DIY styles. Rips my knitting when so many folk do a 'how to' video only to watch them use all sorts of garage grade pro tools!
Wasn't looking for a video on the subject just decided to watch it as RUclips had suggested it. Great vid though love seeing people fix things themselves rather than pay over the odds for the same job. Highlight of video for me though was @10:33 proper shimmy on there! Great Job fella.
Great and very honest video with no pre knowledge of how it was going to turn out! I have better facilities these days but like you I was a guy who changed clutches in the street even had a Jag diff off in the street. Well done mate!
You can't burn ash .Ash is the residue of regenerations that burn the soot. If you start with a perfectly clean DPF ,when the soot builds up it does a regen which burns the soot and will leave ash in the DPF ..so the more regens it does the more ash there will be..If your DPF is filling to quick you may have an issue on the EGR side
@@pdmustgtd1013 You can't get ash from a liquid ..Yes all engines do burn oil i wish they didn't..So are you saying when soot burns there is no residue of any kind and it just vanishes ?
Had a 3.0 turbo d BMW nacker a dpf so got removed remapped and great till it failed the MOT no dpf there so back a new dpf went and remap standard at considerable expense.. 1000miles later the dpf warns it's getting blocked and anyway I found out the glow plug relay fails and stops regens so the door blocks eventually ,got a new relay and glow plugs and that solved it...moral of the story it's not always the dpf fault it's getting blocked
@@bigjohnfury5662 DPF blocked is often the symptom of another problem. Should have brought the car to NI for MOT. Diesel emissions aren't tested here. Loads of cars have their DPFs drilled & warning lights mapped out
@@norb0254 The engine oils contain additives which get passed into the exhaust system in small amounts. Oils for DPF equipped cars are usually a low ash oil meaning the additives do not produce a lot of ash when burned( metallic additives to control wear and deposits called SAPS (Sulphated ash, phosphorous and sulfur ) . Of course lots of idling or engine acceleration will clog up the DPF quicker than steady driving and the fuel quality has a hand too.
Good job BUT ive just done the dpf on my despatch and you have just done stage 1 clean which removes the soot . Ash builds up in the inner cores , i used a brick cleaner with a 3/4 - 1/4 mix of water and brick cleaner . Left to soak for 1/2 hour should have seen the red sludge come out . Then flushed and flushed with a jet sprayer. Took me a few hours to get all the ash out . Hope this helps .
I did something similar. plugged and taped one end, filled it to the brim with cleaning solution, and then ran it through with a pressure washer from the inside. It did survive for the 400 km trip to the nearest tuner that did a DPF delete and gutted the damn thing.
Yeah. I had a VW Amarok. Was sooted up blocking the DPF according to the dealership. Can’t clean the soot out of the filter, so was needing replacement, they said. $3500 AUD!!! For $650, my regular mechanic chopped the canister open, ripped the filter out, and rewelded the canister, as well as blocking the EGR and remapping the computer. Added about 45HP and a lot more usable torque as a bonus.
my mate has a dacia duster with a blocked DPF, I cut a big hole in it and drilled/chiseled it out, repaired the box with a load of gun gum and a stainless steel plate and some TEK screws, its been fine ever since and runs better than ever, passed the MOT too as you can't see the repair from below.
All the green hypocricy is always out of sight means we're good, except reality doesn't really work that way. It's like recycling, where they just ship off all the plastic to a third world country and then people in the first world believes it's been recycled. At the same time they have photoshopped plastic patches out in the middle of the ocean and bringing that forward in their zero emission green scams. If I knew about dpf's before I got my last car, I would have gotten a petrol car instead. Next car is definitely going to be petrol, because if I just removed the dpf it would only be picked up at the next mot control anyhow, so it's obviously no option. Sad to have a device installed that mean you have to drive in a specific way in order to keep it happy. Personally I thankfully have a bit longer stretches in my rides, but still the automatic gearbox are programmed to keep the rpm's too low for good heat in the dpf so I still cannot just rely on that all the time. I have to actively use manual mode from time to time to control the rpms, because even going for a long time on a highway the rpms are just too low.
It won't regen if it's too blocked, however it is good to use as a preventative measure. I run Forscan regen on mine every fortnight during the winter months as I don't use the car as much and its all short trips. It regens weekly by itself at this time of year because I'm always out
@@robertpetch5182 I found switching from cheap supermarket dieselvto super diesel I had much less dpf problems. I still needed the odd run up the motorway every couple of months but that's standard with an older vw Golf. Prior to doing that I was using dpf cleaner twice a month.
I think you are smart, and doing this flush shows how even with emissions the cars still are not burning the fuel efficiently creating emissions problems. Glad you are able to do this and say Forget about it, to buying new catalytic converter
Great vid this is how I do mine, however, I would like to ad, to fully remove all chemicals and soot, use a small jet wash,, nothing to powerfull otherwise you'll destroy the Internals, and keep flushing for at least 45,mins till both ends are jst producing clean water, I've had some take over an hour to clear properly.
My issue was dfp pipe . The garage did diagnosis and says it's a pipe that only Mitsubishi have and its £350 ouch!! Anyway got it fitted and all working now!!
Moral of this story " No point buying diesel if you're only doing short trips as it'll cake up in soot as it wont get hot enough to burn off all the crap
Or don’t put supermarket Diesel in your tank. Ran a Skoda octavia vrs (CR engine) Diesel for 8 years. Very rarely did long journeys, never a dpf light on. Car always run on BP or Shell diesel.
@@SuperOMGLOLROFL mines never clogged in 8+ years of ownership. Asked dealership for a readout of the % that the ecu stores for blockage. Was below 10% every time car was serviced, 4 in total. Dealer even asked what additives I was putting in. Just said branded fuel and not supermarket. Never put an additive in the tank. Blockages are down to low grade fuel.
@@oakwoods55 No doubt, its just 8 years old car, that is nothing. I had no issues with DPF on my w204 c klasse from 2007 with 340k km on the clock as it was driven how diesel is supposed to be driven...but the DPFs time will anyway come on that car anyway...Sooner or later you or anyone else will have to invest in that..unfortunately..
One thing, you don't want really to rev the engine when it's all wet. I would probably dry it with compressor air before putting into car and even then I would leave it on idle for 15-20 minutes, so water/moisture can slowly boil away. You don't want micro bursts when water boils too quickly.
Nice one. Looking at how dirty it was the first time, I think I would have been inclined to give a second clean. If your going to do it regularly, make it easier and get some ramps for about £20 and a trolley to slide under the car!😄
This just popped on my feed - nice video. Just a point to note, when a regen fails, excess fuel that's normally used as part of the regen process, is dumped into the engine oil. It's always advisable to change the oil when a regen fails or when you clean a DPF by removal or using software to force a regen.
Thanks for the very informative video, I did it myself, everything was clean again but the red signal is still flashing, what should I do? Should I buy a new DPF SENSOR? Are very expensive I cleaned it away and it still blinks red🤦.
Try taking it for a high rpm drive and try clearing any codes with a code reader and disconnect and reconnect the battery before you change the sensor.
The dpf vaporiser/5th injector can also get blocked if these cars have one. If this is blocked the dpf will clog up quicker as the vaporiser helps the dpf heat up enough to regen
Nice video mate. I think it would be great to clean also the EGR valve, because if this EGR it's dirty, it will "help" the DPF to get dirty more quickly.
@@JohnnyBravo1977 The EGR is electric controlled indeed, you only clean the valve and the housing of the valve, cleaned mine and with remapping have it disabled so no more poullution from the EGR, the megane dci runs much cleaner now after few weeks. Dont forget to clean the EGR charge pipe aswell
Good work Sir an excellent video , ideal for home mechanics , one thing I would advise though is not using supermarket fuel it tends to cause problems with the DPF and the injectors.
That's an old wives tale. I ran my low mileage immaculate and always fully serviced Golf TDI on Shell V Power only for years. Still had an injector fail. Ran it on a mix of supermarket and regular diesel since with no issues.
Supermarket fuel is same as branded... Worked at refinery for 20 yrs incl spell on road loading we supplied our own stations, I dependants and multiple supermarkets... All from exactly the same tank. V power / supreme etc is different they are higher cetane index grade and have their own detergents flow improves etc depending on the oil company. Problems such as you refer to are usually due to less than perfect garage tanks husbandry or grounded water ingress / seepage. Line samples are taken preloading tanker as well as refinery storage tank s. Contrary to urban myth at refineries we don't keep a tank of the goid stuff for our brand and a tank of dregs for. supermarkets. Handy hint... Supreme etc is expensive but cleaner and should return better mpg. Using a proper fuel additive will achieve the same results ie boost cetane index of regular diesel to supreme equiviant and provide required detergents etc to clean inj. System and help keep egr and dfp cleaner. There are a lot of snake oil products on market that are better than nothing but provide mediocre to average performance ie a feel good product. I use Archoil AR6900 - max advanced which costs about £24 for a litre. Add 10 ml per 10 ltrs of regular not supreme fuel to tank before filling tank. Works out way cheaper than buying supreme fuel. More mpg and a healthier inj / Inlet exhaust system
I've stuck a little led light behind drivers side mirror if it starts flashing I rag it up to max revs until light extinguishes I then know the active regeneration has completed, when doing a regen the ecu automatically switches heated rear window and mirrors on.. . 63 plate c4 Picasso here
Nice job Azz I'm tackling mine over the weekend with the same Wynns dpf cleaner. It's no wonder these things block looking at the honeycomb of tiny holes inside.
I think you did a good job and all it really cost you is a little time plus the cleaner. As you discovered, the 'clear' water in the mug wasn't really clear. Suggest you do your cleaning multiple times while you have it out. You might be able to clear your code with your scanner.
Good video. As someone else commented, also good to see you taking precautions with safety goggles, but I would add that you should wear at least some rubber gloves as well.... If that chemical is dissolving carbon (ash/soot), don't take any chances with what it could do to your skin.
Some effort mate, especially on the road. Worth having some more clearance to do the job for sure and some matts, cardboard or sheets on the ground. Must have been uncomfortable especially in flip flops! Well done tho… few hundred saved…spreading the knowledge …..until next time!
The soot particles can always be burned of by just taking a longer trip once in a while, provided of course that the car can still drive and the system works. The leftover ash however, must be mechanically removed. You must drive a lot if your filter is already clogged with ash again! I reckon what you cleaned out was mostly soot.
Yes. Mine was clogged and I poured some dpf cleaner into the diesel, drove it at 80 mph for like 3 hrs and after that the light went out. I gave it the Italian tune up.
Very good job my friend! Amazing result! I bet that if you left the solution inside more hours, it would have dissolved more of the grime. But this question comes to mind, would it affect the element if the solution would have been left more hours? All the best!
Good job! Sadly it's going to keep happening if you're only doing little journeys with a DPF diesel ☹ even once a month a 40 minute motorway journey should be enough for a throrough regen...
Not only did you do a good job and saved a ton of £££ but you were also mindful of crap falling into your eyes while under the car. So many others don't bother then find themselves down A&E to get an eye flush. BTW did you clean up the sooty dribbles on the chair and ground before the Mrs saw it 😂
Thanks for the simple yet effective vid! I was actually doing some research regarding cleaning my exhaust manifold/upper cat and came across this. Do you think this method would be effective at cleaning it? I'd be doing pretty much exactly the same thing you've done here. Thanks again.
Hi we also have the 1.5 DCI ON THE Renault Megane III and was told that the DPF was blocked and a regen was not possible. We were told that the only option was to replace the DPF but after a quick look on RUclips, I came across your video and thought I would give it a go. After leaving it soaking in the solution for about seven hours, then flushing, the power is back to normal and so is my mind!! It's videos like this that save people so much money, gives them confidence to try it themselves too with the step by step guide that you show. Just wanted to say a massive thanks!
Due to wrong driving style.
@@toraabe even with the correct usage it will still block in time.
The engine oil is a massive contributor too.
I have 150k miles of motorway miles and had to clean mine. It's a maintenance item.
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Mpg get better to?
@@kevinhancock4064 if you are doing failed burns, then yes.
otherwise you are squirting diesel for no reason
Great job my friend, especially as you done it in the street and on your back, not the easiest thing to do and very uncomfortable, but it just shows if you are willing to tackle these jobs you can save yourself a few pennies, and if the light comes on again in the future you know exactly what to do.
More than a few pennies... I was quoted £2000 to replace one this week for a Volvo. Thanks to Azz, I have a weekend project now. Absolute legend!
Out there getting the job done..
I'm having the same issues with my Qahsqai from 2013 and the mechanic is saying it's gonna cost me around 2.5K Euros to get it fixed, I wanna do it myself but I'm kinda scared I might do something wrong lol
Car still running perfectly. I will also add that I changed the very dirty fuel filter while at it.
@@ciaranflynn6291
My Fabia has this problem and I was wondering Where do you get rid of the solution after doing this job , can you take it somewhere ?
Great no fuss, no techy speak just every day joe blogs language. Very helpful mate thanks
Great job tackling this job yourself! Top notch video!
A few DPF tips to keep your DPF healthy for anyone watching:
1) Get check engine light problems solved promptly! Even issues seemly unrelated to the exhaust system can disable the re-gen system (Mine was an air intake sensor)
2) Some cars disable the re-gen system if service is overdue (The indicator on the dash, doesn't matter if the service has been physically carried out)
3) More RPM DOES NOT = more heat. Your motor screaming down the motorway or local roads at over 3000rpm just sounds like you're blasting all the gunk free.. Sadly the DPF functions much like an oven, you need to let it "bake" on high heat. I can't speak for all engines but most generate the most heat (in the exhaust) at lower RPMs with efficient burns. Some even disable re-gen completely at higher RPMs in an attempt to give you more power or because the temperature isn't high enough to properly re-gen.
_A gentle cruise down the motorway at a consistent speed for 15ish minutes should be all that's needed. If you can include this into your commute or of a weekend adventure you should never need to worry!_
Garage people. They love to take money off you £150 please just taking it off and 250 for cleaning bunch of jokers.
Can a bad sensor stop a regeneration? I have a suzuki swift 1.3 ddis and thw dpf light went on .. after some time a day before i decided to clean it the turbocharger blew and thw car went full rpm.. now i had turbo to change too.. any ideas if the DPF was the fault in this or some sensor disn't respond and all that 40min driving to regerenerate was for nothing..
@@revilo9224 I can't speak for specific models but the majority will disable regen if anything triggers a check engine code. Having a dedicated dpf light is a nice to have, if it's illuminated the dpf won't regen regardless of how long or far you drive.
It's hard to say if one thing led to another, most cars would go into limp mode as the dpf blockage increases. It's unlikely the blocked dpf caused your turbo to go, however a failing turbo may have expelled oil into the exhaust system leading to fouled sensors and disabling of the dpf.
And depending on make and model. some cars wont regen if you got less than 1/2 of fuel, some cars require 1/4 tank minimum
My 2016 Evoque emission light is on, no problems and car drives fine. Code reader shows x2 codes. one is 'EGR flow insufficient detected', the other 'catalyst efficiency below threshold bank one issue'. Any ideas here ?
Love it.. Fantastic little operation going on there! Well thought out. Thanks for this I think I'm gonna do this. A garage tried to charge me £700 to clean my dpf...
I can buy 3 new dpfs for my car for less than £700!!!
i had a similar problem, a preowned car j11 owned by a nurse who short travelled for 2 years to work. i bought ot and a week later replaced the dpf €900 bill. please follow this mans advice. great vid sir
Drive it swiftly then you will have no problem with the dpf
Very well constructed video, The DPF is a pain in the ass and there are so many people getting ripped off with price's for this relatively simple job.....................Well done Azz Kam, great job mate.
It's even more simply when you realise this guy removed his DPF for no reason. Lol
DpF burns will work just fine
@@daggermouth4695 Am afraid those product don't work effectively. This is how it's washed at the Dealership and all these companies including Halfords
@Gabriel Adjei lol I work at the dealership. Multiple dealerships.
They don't clean them physically unless the " dpf burn " process works.
In a workshop there is a certain order for diagnosis.
And ripping the 100% full dpf out to clean it is not number 1 on that list.
It's like number 3.
@@daggermouth4695 Not sure you've a great idea what you're talking about. Calling the dpf regeneration process a "dpf burn" is a good indicator even without reading the rest of your waffle.
@@daggermouth4695 you work at a dealership cleaning their bathrooms😂😂
I used to do things like this but at 74 and a near heart attack etc. later; must pay the man but its not too much and do a good job. Wife still doesn't understand why I must go up the motorway for an hour each month but it is some thing I enjoy doing and have a cuppa while I'm out, nice job
Brill video. Also liked the fact that you wore goggles under the car. Safe at all times and very informative. Successful remedy for a tenth of the price. Well done.
People don't understand the value of eyesight or hearing until it's gone.... I've invested in safety, incl respirators. Health comes before wealth.
I normally stick in a couple of caps of redex in when the engine management light comes on, and it never fails 👍😁
Brilliant job Azz. I paid £300 for my on car dpf clean which worked, but watching your video I should have done it myself. Next time I will.
Nice job. So far, best video I've seen on DPF cleaning! 100% hands down best video! Thank you for this 👍
When the dpf gets clocked up all the time, especially in 2 years of time only (even with citydriving), there is generally an another issue that causes it, things like leaking injectors, bad egr (as mentioned earlier) can cause it and other things too. So there is generally a fundamental issue with the car that causes the dpf to clog up.
DPF will get cloged easier in city driving. DPFneeds to be burnt off and for that it needs warm engine and steady drive on mid RPM. Hard to achieve in city.
Dirty fuel, fuel filter change more often would be a benefit especially to protect injectors.
Once a week bring the car out on a spirited spin where it gets a straight run for 30 minutes at least will also be a big plus....
So many have bought diesel and absolutely no need but the cheap tax had them all running.... Here in Ireland anyway
@@mat110 exactly,diesel is not meant for city driving
also can be that you (and i ) do not allow the car to finish the rigeneration and you get in trubble with dpf and contaminated oil , this can happe to all dpf cars new or high milege car . when this happen to new car they rip you and i dont think most people will do this to a new car wih warranty still vali , they will go to the dealer service they get rip of money and start to curse the day that they decide to get a diesel car (gasoline have less of this isue )
in italy the cost of dpf cleaning starts from 450 € up to 5000€ fore some cars
i have a friend and was a time when she get every other 2-3 weeks in the shop and she pay every time 160€ to rigenerate the dpf (no dpftake down from the car )
the dealer have no solution and she decide to sell the car with just 20k mile after 5-6 time "visiting " the dealer
You people realise you can do a DPF burn manually without actually driving anywhere .
Good job, saved yourself a hefty bill in fees. Wynns off-car dpf cleaner is the best out there, it hasn't let me down yet.
Good stuff , Liqui Moly 5171 DPF Cleaner is also good prob twice the cost of Wynns
WATER WOULD CLEAN THE SAME. NOT TO EMNTION IF YOU ADD ACID TO IT, WILL CLEAN EVER BETTER
Good on you for having a go at fixing it yourself 😃👍 love the use of the chair as a support.
I was laying in bed and watched it. I got out of bed and applauded your effort. Amazing bro. Well done masha Allah
I used same stuff on my astra van, dpf was completely blocked. That was over a year ago and done 9k miles still no problems. Very good stuff if you use it right
From where you buy this product?
This is one of the best DIY work i have seen so far. Shukria bhai.
Fair play to you, the thing is, once you've done this once ............... you have total confidence to do it again the next time the dreaded light comes on. Respect.
Impressive man, you done a good job cleaning it out.
I liked that.
Very practically minded, nice background music which wasn’t intrusive, very nice camera work and editing.
Well done.
I loved the background music! It was like the music you have in a super chill video game...
@@ciaranflynn6291 ffs music or just a ?
Does it clean all crap up .there's plenty about lol
Seriously? That "Music" was getting right on my tits!
Rest of the video was fine though.
I only spent £8, to clear mine, and it was winter, I put one bottle of cleaner in, on half a tank of diesel, I took it up a junction on the M1, up to 4th gear and let the Revs hit around 4, it cleared out the problem and no more red lights ever, also Redex is good for diesels and Petrols also.
Well done. Shows also how effective the system is when you see the horrible mess it was stopped from getting into the air.
Yeah but now it will get dumped elsewhere.
It won't be breathed in and circulate in the air though, that's the whole point
No, poured down a drain and end up in the rivers and oceans.
And before you say ‘it goes thru treatment works’, I worked in the industry and go read up on emergency overflows to see how much untreated waste just goes straight out into the river system…….😢
Needs a good thrashing and probably needs a firmware update to allow the DPF cleaning to happen when there's less than 1/2 a tank as lots of folk don't fill up to top. Short trips are the main cause though, secondary is missing out on servicing which also kills the oxygen sensor from the additives in the oil getting past seals and into the cylinders. I wouldn't bother with a diesel if I were making short trips, it will never pay for itself.
With Petrol going up in price in September from around £1.30/£1.35 to around £1.65 a litre from the E5 -> E10 change over diesels are going to be more liked as the diesel prices are going to stay the same they are more efficient and if kept well would still be better than petrol's. Also PPF are also now being used as well to prevent harmful gasses so people might have to do this with Petrols in the near future as well!
@@wheezy7655 where did you read that? only people who can't burn E10 and have to use E5 premium will have to pay premium fuel price, there's no reason why ethanol would be more expensive than petrol, other than an excuse to crank up prices...
@@davidhunt240 It's everywhere E5 will still be sold but in the form of Shell V Power or BP Ultimate fuel which will increase in price in september and later period. Almost all vehicle can burn E10 other than classics. They say cars before 2010 can't burn E10 but most can it's just certain cars generally classics.
@@wheezy7655 ah, so only people who can't burn E10...
@@wheezy7655 you been getting mugged for fuel mate. 1.65 a litre they saw you coming 🤣
We’ve got the same generation car, 1.6dCi diesel and same use case. We have had about three cleans in the first two years of Covid lockdowns. Things improved when we changed the original 12V battery. A search of the QQ forums confirms this as a first step.
However it’s happened again and the battery is testing ok on my multimeter. Giving it an “Italian service” when the yellow light is on is recommended to get the regen going, but it’s never worked for me previously, possibly due to the 12V on the way out and the ECU stopping this function?
Anyway it’s now on the red ligh, which means it needs a proper clean, which led me here! My wife now understands the mess in the filter and the cause :-) We’re definitely going to get shot of the car after cleaning the DPF. Simple small petrol or BEV will suit the low miles about town.
loved the "Alhamdolillah" at the end there, great video too
Good video that mate, this is what every driveway weekend mechanic will do and need to know 👍👍👍
Great job 👍 so refreshing to see someone do these things DIY styles. Rips my knitting when so many folk do a 'how to' video only to watch them use all sorts of garage grade pro tools!
I liked the way how you 'officially' cleaned the DPF. 😁
Dunno why but i keep watching this video. So bloody satisfying.
Good job it’s all ways satisfying when you do repairs for yourself ,and when it works it’s a bonus 👍
Wasn't looking for a video on the subject just decided to watch it as RUclips had suggested it. Great vid though love seeing people fix things themselves rather than pay over the odds for the same job. Highlight of video for me though was @10:33 proper shimmy on there! Great Job fella.
Dude save your back on the stones get some of those rubber garage floor tiles ! Good video for the diy’er 👍🏻
Great and very honest video with no pre knowledge of how it was going to turn out! I have better facilities these days but like you I was a guy who changed clutches in the street even had a Jag diff off in the street. Well done mate!
Good work. DIY exhaust work is never the easiest but you got it done!!
You can't burn ash .Ash is the residue of regenerations that burn the soot. If you start with a perfectly clean DPF ,when the soot builds up it does a regen which burns the soot and will leave ash in the DPF ..so the more regens it does the more ash there will be..If your DPF is filling to quick you may have an issue on the EGR side
Ash not from soot its from oil and all engines burn some oil. Idling engine for long periods engine will pass oil all diesels do this
@@pdmustgtd1013 You can't get ash from a liquid ..Yes all engines do burn oil i wish they didn't..So are you saying when soot burns there is no residue of any kind and it just vanishes ?
Had a 3.0 turbo d BMW nacker a dpf so got removed remapped and great till it failed the MOT no dpf there so back a new dpf went and remap standard at considerable expense.. 1000miles later the dpf warns it's getting blocked and anyway I found out the glow plug relay fails and stops regens so the door blocks eventually ,got a new relay and glow plugs and that solved it...moral of the story it's not always the dpf fault it's getting blocked
@@bigjohnfury5662 DPF blocked is often the symptom of another problem. Should have brought the car to NI for MOT. Diesel emissions aren't tested here. Loads of cars have their DPFs drilled & warning lights mapped out
@@norb0254 The engine oils contain additives which get passed into the exhaust system in small amounts. Oils for DPF equipped cars are usually a low ash oil meaning the additives do not produce a lot of ash when burned( metallic additives to control wear and deposits called SAPS (Sulphated ash, phosphorous and sulfur ) . Of course lots of idling or engine acceleration will clog up the DPF quicker than steady driving and the fuel quality has a hand too.
Nice job man. You're very ingenious and I was really surprised how well the fluid managed to clean the DPF! :)
Good job BUT ive just done the dpf on my despatch and you have just done stage 1 clean which removes the soot .
Ash builds up in the inner cores , i used a brick cleaner with a 3/4 - 1/4 mix of water and brick cleaner . Left to soak for 1/2 hour should have seen the red sludge come out .
Then flushed and flushed with a jet sprayer. Took me a few hours to get all the ash out .
Hope this helps .
So 3/4 water to 1/4 brick acid, is that correct?
I did something similar. plugged and taped one end, filled it to the brim with cleaning solution, and then ran it through with a pressure washer from the inside. It did survive for the 400 km trip to the nearest tuner that did a DPF delete and gutted the damn thing.
Yeah. I had a VW Amarok. Was sooted up blocking the DPF according to the dealership. Can’t clean the soot out of the filter, so was needing replacement, they said. $3500 AUD!!! For $650, my regular mechanic chopped the canister open, ripped the filter out, and rewelded the canister, as well as blocking the EGR and remapping the computer.
Added about 45HP and a lot more usable torque as a bonus.
Nice, unfortunately in the UK we're not allowed to do that. If it get's spotted during the annual inspection (MoT) the vehicle get's failed.
Absolutely brilliant video you saved yourself £250.00 well done ,I always had problems with the DPF filter now I know what the garages do .
my mate has a dacia duster with a blocked DPF, I cut a big hole in it and drilled/chiseled it out, repaired the box with a load of gun gum and a stainless steel plate and some TEK screws, its been fine ever since and runs better than ever, passed the MOT too as you can't see the repair from below.
Nice one Azz, glad you sorted it rather than spend another 250 quid, it's usually pouring down when I wanna do something under the motor.
Brilliant Video on the Diy. Can i suggest that you cover up the DPF with a metal plate so that you unit wont get ripped out buy thieves.
Love it people say ‘Alhamdulillah’, just nice to hear
This is exactly the same remark that I wanted to post too
Ok
What does that mean?
@@Resistance_is_Futile01 praise be to god or thank god
Yes! over all it was well executed with good camera work and also mentioned was the waste disposal advice. nice one!
out the atmosphere but straight into the rivers and oceans, who are we kidding lol.... good job on the clean mate, very satisfying.
All the green hypocricy is always out of sight means we're good, except reality doesn't really work that way. It's like recycling, where they just ship off all the plastic to a third world country and then people in the first world believes it's been recycled. At the same time they have photoshopped plastic patches out in the middle of the ocean and bringing that forward in their zero emission green scams.
If I knew about dpf's before I got my last car, I would have gotten a petrol car instead. Next car is definitely going to be petrol, because if I just removed the dpf it would only be picked up at the next mot control anyhow, so it's obviously no option. Sad to have a device installed that mean you have to drive in a specific way in order to keep it happy. Personally I thankfully have a bit longer stretches in my rides, but still the automatic gearbox are programmed to keep the rpm's too low for good heat in the dpf so I still cannot just rely on that all the time. I have to actively use manual mode from time to time to control the rpms, because even going for a long time on a highway the rpms are just too low.
Brilliant Job Azz, you thought of everything and a nice setup cobbled together from a few items lying around.
First rule is WD40, always use it on exhaust bolts first. Your scan tool may have a dpf regeneration setting on it.
It won't regen if it's too blocked, however it is good to use as a preventative measure. I run Forscan regen on mine every fortnight during the winter months as I don't use the car as much and its all short trips. It regens weekly by itself at this time of year because I'm always out
Why WD40?
@@robertpetch5182 I found switching from cheap supermarket dieselvto super diesel I had much less dpf problems. I still needed the odd run up the motorway every couple of months but that's standard with an older vw Golf. Prior to doing that I was using dpf cleaner twice a month.
I think you are smart, and doing this flush shows how even with emissions the cars still are not burning the fuel efficiently creating emissions problems. Glad you are able to do this and say Forget about it, to buying new catalytic converter
I just cleaned my X5 DPF with soap. It works. Will see how long my DPF will last
Great vid this is how I do mine, however, I would like to ad, to fully remove all chemicals and soot, use a small jet wash,, nothing to powerfull otherwise you'll destroy the Internals, and keep flushing for at least 45,mins till both ends are jst producing clean water, I've had some take over an hour to clear properly.
Fantastic video thanks! My outlander automatic dpf is blocked!! Car doesn't go over 25mph with with foot fully down
My issue was dfp pipe . The garage did diagnosis and says it's a pipe that only Mitsubishi have and its £350 ouch!! Anyway got it fitted and all working now!!
Moral of this story " No point buying diesel if you're only doing short trips as it'll cake up in soot as it wont get hot enough to burn off all the crap
Or don’t put supermarket Diesel in your tank. Ran a Skoda octavia vrs (CR engine) Diesel for 8 years. Very rarely did long journeys, never a dpf light on. Car always run on BP or Shell diesel.
Moral of the story is that it will anyway clog after some time or will simply stop working no matter what so people afterwards remove it anyway…sheesh
@@SuperOMGLOLROFL mines never clogged in 8+ years of ownership. Asked dealership for a readout of the % that the ecu stores for blockage. Was below 10% every time car was serviced, 4 in total. Dealer even asked what additives I was putting in. Just said branded fuel and not supermarket. Never put an additive in the tank. Blockages are down to low grade fuel.
@@oakwoods55 No doubt, its just 8 years old car, that is nothing. I had no issues with DPF on my w204 c klasse from 2007 with 340k km on the clock as it was driven how diesel is supposed to be driven...but the DPFs time will anyway come on that car anyway...Sooner or later you or anyone else will have to invest in that..unfortunately..
No Chaps, just buy a toyota
One thing, you don't want really to rev the engine when it's all wet.
I would probably dry it with compressor air before putting into car and even then I would leave it on idle for 15-20 minutes, so water/moisture can slowly boil away.
You don't want micro bursts when water boils too quickly.
Well done ! Nothing puts you off ,working in such a confined space is very impressive ! Cheers Eddie PS I'm too old to get under the car as you did .
I have bought a 2012 Nissan qashqai. you did provide awesome infos in here. thank you brother
Nice one. Looking at how dirty it was the first time, I think I would have been inclined to give a second clean. If your going to do it regularly, make it easier and get some ramps for about £20 and a trolley to slide under the car!😄
which ramps can you get?
Well done, never was a problem on my high mileage cars but for most people petrol cars are a better bet.
Liked and subbed as you had the balls to get under the car with hand tools and do the dirty job. Good man
Great job!
the background music is awesome, as well as the ziptie job, overall 10/10
not everyman can do it, but this one proverhimself!
This just popped on my feed - nice video. Just a point to note, when a regen fails, excess fuel that's normally used as part of the regen process, is dumped into the engine oil. It's always advisable to change the oil when a regen fails or when you clean a DPF by removal or using software to force a regen.
I don't have a diesel but watched. Good work fella
Great video! Gonna save this for future reference incase mine ever blocks, although thankfully I mainly do motorway miles.
Bravo ,bro!! After 10min is the same black mud!!! Very god job and eforts!!
Thanks for the very informative video, I did it myself, everything was clean again but the red signal is still flashing, what should I do? Should I buy a new DPF SENSOR? Are very expensive I cleaned it away and it still blinks red🤦.
Try taking it for a high rpm drive and try clearing any codes with a code reader and disconnect and reconnect the battery before you change the sensor.
@@azzkam8972 ok thx bro
Hey good job; pesky bloody DPF's - be glad to see the back of them. You put in plenty of effort so pleased that the light went off. Cheers mate.
Great video, Azz....fair play for having a go yourself and it's great that you sorted the problem out 😎👌
The dpf vaporiser/5th injector can also get blocked if these cars have one. If this is blocked the dpf will clog up quicker as the vaporiser helps the dpf heat up enough to regen
Nice video mate. I think it would be great to clean also the EGR valve, because if this EGR it's dirty, it will "help" the DPF to get dirty more quickly.
The EGR is electric, tryed cleaning mine, ended up replacing it
@@JohnnyBravo1977 The EGR is electric controlled indeed, you only clean the valve and the housing of the valve, cleaned mine and with remapping have it disabled so no more poullution from the EGR, the megane dci runs much cleaner now after few weeks.
Dont forget to clean the EGR charge pipe aswell
Masha Allah brother. Great job. I think you should do it for others as a business...
Good work Sir an excellent video , ideal for home mechanics , one thing I would advise though is not using supermarket fuel it tends to cause problems with the DPF and the injectors.
That's an old wives tale. I ran my low mileage immaculate and always fully serviced Golf TDI on Shell V Power only for years. Still had an injector fail. Ran it on a mix of supermarket and regular diesel since with no issues.
Supermarket fuel is same as branded... Worked at refinery for 20 yrs incl spell on road loading we supplied our own stations, I dependants and multiple supermarkets... All from exactly the same tank. V power / supreme etc is different they are higher cetane index grade and have their own detergents flow improves etc depending on the oil company. Problems such as you refer to are usually due to less than perfect garage tanks husbandry or grounded water ingress / seepage. Line samples are taken preloading tanker as well as refinery storage tank s. Contrary to urban myth at refineries we don't keep a tank of the goid stuff for our brand and a tank of dregs for. supermarkets.
Handy hint... Supreme etc is expensive but cleaner and should return better mpg. Using a proper fuel additive will achieve the same results ie boost cetane index of regular diesel to supreme equiviant and provide required detergents etc to clean inj. System and help keep egr and dfp cleaner. There are a lot of snake oil products on market that are better than nothing but provide mediocre to average performance ie a feel good product. I use Archoil AR6900 - max advanced which costs about £24 for a litre. Add 10 ml per 10 ltrs of regular not supreme fuel to tank before filling tank. Works out way cheaper than buying supreme fuel. More mpg and a healthier inj / Inlet exhaust system
I've stuck a little led light behind drivers side mirror if it starts flashing I rag it up to max revs until light extinguishes I then know the active regeneration has completed, when doing a regen the ecu automatically switches heated rear window and mirrors on.. . 63 plate c4 Picasso here
2-3 times a month, drive around at 3.5k rpm everywhere you go all day. Gets it nice and hot, preventing this from happening.
You, absolute legend. Great vid hit all the spots and no messing..
I love the background song. Can you tell me where to buy this scratched vinyl record?
Thanks for the video. I don't imagine the missus was pleased with the state of the garden. XD
Nope but that’s been sorted now priorities lol
I'm going to try this. I even have the exact same chair!
Same here, garage wants to replace mine for £600. DIY would cost me £50
Nice job Azz I'm tackling mine over the weekend with the same Wynns dpf cleaner. It's no wonder these things block looking at the honeycomb of tiny holes inside.
Yeah! Filters tend to work best with massive holes in them!
1 million views cant be wrong. Well done.
I think you did a good job and all it really cost you is a little time plus the cleaner. As you discovered, the 'clear' water in the mug wasn't really clear. Suggest you do your cleaning multiple times while you have it out. You might be able to clear your code with your scanner.
Man thanks for this video bruv. Been debating doing a DPF delete but a garage quoted me 500$ for the job. I can do a clean myself.
Great vid! Thank for the upload, i didn't knew you could clean it yourself. maybe worth it to take it for a spin on the motorway once in a while?
Yeah always good to take your diesel on motorway at 3000rpm for 20min, will save you money
diesels love some hard work, ironically they are like a horse. use em hard and they’ll treat you well
What an amazing video can save your £1350. Thanks a lot for this fantastic video
Good video. As someone else commented, also good to see you taking precautions with safety goggles, but I would add that you should wear at least some rubber gloves as well.... If that chemical is dissolving carbon (ash/soot), don't take any chances with what it could do to your skin.
Alhamdulillah!
One of the better videos/processes seen to date. 👍
Some effort mate, especially on the road. Worth having some more clearance to do the job for sure and some matts, cardboard or sheets on the ground. Must have been uncomfortable especially in flip flops! Well done tho… few hundred saved…spreading the knowledge …..until next time!
Class video bro I learnt a lot from that sick of car shops
So where does the dirty, polluted water get dumped? All DPF’s do is displace where pollution occurs and cost the motorists dearly in the process.
It is sucked down to the earth like burnt wood do when you barbecue. The problem would be if you inhaled it.
Dow the drain ?
Down the drain of coarse, all that carbon footpprint rubbish is a hoax
Getting the job done 👍, the way things are going in the world , learn and do it yourself it's the way to go , youtube is the best free school around 💪
The soot particles can always be burned of by just taking a longer trip once in a while, provided of course that the car can still drive and the system works. The leftover ash however, must be mechanically removed. You must drive a lot if your filter is already clogged with ash again! I reckon what you cleaned out was mostly soot.
Yes. Mine was clogged and I poured some dpf cleaner into the diesel, drove it at 80 mph for like 3 hrs and after that the light went out. I gave it the Italian tune up.
Well done my friend
I”ll be doing this with my 1.6 dci qashqai soon
Thanks for the video
Top man
Very good job my friend! Amazing result! I bet that if you left the solution inside more hours, it would have dissolved more of the grime. But this question comes to mind, would it affect the element if the solution would have been left more hours? All the best!
DPF doesn't have a catalyst, element its just a filter.
Some have a 2 part canister front is DPF rear is cat
That’s insane. Glad my diesel doesn’t have any of that nonsense. It’s a 2006. That was very satisfying to see that junk come out.
Good job! Sadly it's going to keep happening if you're only doing little journeys with a DPF diesel ☹ even once a month a 40 minute motorway journey should be enough for a throrough regen...
I guess the can manufacturer is too cheap to put a regen system in.
Brilliant video! 1.6m views, smashed it bro Alhamdullillah
Not only did you do a good job and saved a ton of £££ but you were also mindful of crap falling into your eyes while under the car. So many others don't bother then find themselves down A&E to get an eye flush.
BTW did you clean up the sooty dribbles on the chair and ground before the Mrs saw it 😂
Yup lol
Kentucky here my f350 is in a shop getting some kind of ultrasonic treatment to clean it 350 for removal off truck and clean
Thanks for the simple yet effective vid! I was actually doing some research regarding cleaning my exhaust manifold/upper cat and came across this. Do you think this method would be effective at cleaning it? I'd be doing pretty much exactly the same thing you've done here. Thanks again.
You are life saver , my mate Gary has this problem , good video thank you .