What is DPF service required?
The DPF must be cleaned every 150,000 to 300,000 miles to remove accumulated ash. This ash buildup is not necessarily related to regens, but is most often due to sulfated ash in the engine oil. Timewise, cleaning a DPF should be quick enough to be accommodated during an oil change.
Why does my DPF warning light come on?
How it works and why the light may come on. The Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) is part of your exhaust and controls the ‘soot’ that would otherwise be expelled from the system.
What do you need to know about the DPF?
The DPF requires a unique exhaust tailpipe with an exhaust cooler. The exhaust cooler mixes air with the exhaust to lower the temperature before it leaves the tailpipe. The DPF, the tailpipe, or other exhaust system components must not be altered.
Where is the DPF warning light on a Honda Accord?
C) At 11-15g the system will alert the driver by blinking the DPF warning light on the dashboard. The owner should then follow the driving instruction explained in the owner’s manual to help clean the system. What is it?
What happens if you ignore the diesel particulate filter warning light?
If you ignore the light, the soot will continue to build up until the computer turns on a “limp” mode to try and prevent any damage from occurring. This limp mode limits your top speed to reduce how much soot is getting sent through the filter.
How it works and why the light may come on. The Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) is part of your exhaust and controls the ‘soot’ that would otherwise be expelled from the system.
What does DPF system fault / system service required?
MP8 Engine. it will regen but then says dpf system fault Dpf system service required. we cleaned the filters and everything possible. we plugged in the tech tool to see what codes we could clear on the computer. we cleared the code. as soon as we done that it turned around and the same code come right back on. we are stumped!!!!
What does the DPF do on a diesel?
The Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) is part of your exhaust and controls the ‘soot’ that would otherwise be expelled from the system. You may have noticed that modern diesels no longer leave you in a cloud of smelly black smoke when they accelerate off.
What happens if you don’t reset your DPF?
Driving above 30 miles per hour will allow the DPF regeneration cycle to occur. The cycle is not complete until the error message goes away. If you reset the error message and do not take action or continue to idle while this error message is present, you may damage your DPF. The importance of the message and responding to it immediately.