How do you clean the DPF on a Mazda 6?

How do you clean the DPF on a Mazda 6?

A COMPLETE PROCEDURE IN CORRECT ORDER IS AS FOLLOWS:

1. Check oil quality. Oil quality MUST be good.
2. Warm up the car, take it for a drive.
3. Conduct DPF Regen. This take approx.
4. Change Oil and Filer.
5. Reset Oil Counters.
6. Reset DPF Counters.
7. Calibrate the injectors.
8. Finish.

Why is the DPF light flashing on my Mazda?

The DPF light flashes on the Mazda when the ECU (Engine Control Unit) registers that the DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) is beginning to block. The DPF is a filter located in the exhaust system and is used to filter out soot particles from the exhaust gasses.

When does the DPF warning light come on?

What Mazda don’t tell you in their handbook is that their DPF warning light doubles up as a service reminder light – it’s programmed to come on every 13,000 miles or so if you haven’t visited a Mazda dealer. Cheap little trick and the reason I’ll never buy another Mazda.

What should I do if my Mazda warning light keeps coming on?

If any of the following warning lights or the indicator light turns on/flashes, the system may have a malfunction. Contact an expert repairer, we recommend an Authorised Mazda Repairer to have your vehicle inspected. If the ABS warning light stays on while you’re driving, the ABS control unit has detected a system malfunction.

How to start DPF Regen on Mazda 6 MZR?

1. Start the engine. 2. Connect the pin in the red circle (in the pic below) to earth (chassis). 3. Press the accelerator to the floor and release 2 times. 4. The engine RPMs will increase to around 1850 automatically. If it does not, the regen has not started and you need to start back at point (2)

What does a flashing Mazda DPF light mean?

A flashing light means that the engine oil has become contaminated with diesel fuel and should have the oil changed urgently. What Mazda don’t tell you is that oil contaminated by fuel can cause a diesel “runaway” which will wreck the engine.

Is there a DPF fault on the Mazda 6?

The Mazda DPF fault that wasn’t. The Mazda DPF fault that wasn’t. Regular readers may recall my painful experience earlier this year with a DPF failure on our Mazda 6.

Can you drive a Mazda with a flashing light?

So far as I’m aware, on Mazda diesels a continuous light means the DPF needs to regenerate and should be driven at more than 2000RPM for twenty minutes or more. A flashing light means that the engine oil has become contaminated with diesel fuel and should have the oil changed urgently.

1. Start the engine. 2. Connect the pin in the red circle (in the pic below) to earth (chassis). 3. Press the accelerator to the floor and release 2 times. 4. The engine RPMs will increase to around 1850 automatically. If it does not, the regen has not started and you need to start back at point (2)