What is the DPF light on a Nissan Qashqai?
The DPF light comes on to tell you that there’s a problem with your car’s diesel particulate filter. This is something that has been fitted to diesel cars since 2009 to reduce the amount of soot released through the car’s exhaust system, lowering emissions. This soot is harmful and can cause respiratory problems.
Can a Nissan Qashqai be driven with a DPF warning light?
If the vehicle continues to be driven at a low speed with the DPF warning light illuminated, the fail-safe will limit engine revolutions and/ or torque. In this case, the engine oil must be replaced and the process of burning accumu- lated particulate matter must be carried out by a NISSAN dealer or qualified workshop.
Can a Nissan Qashqai be driven over dry grass?
Do not park the vehicle over flammable mate- rials such as dry grass, waste paper or rags, as they may burn easily. If the vehicle continues to be driven at a low speed with the DPF warning light illuminated, the fail-safe will limit engine revolutions and/ or torque.
How many BHP does a Nissan Qashqai have?
In its various forms the 16v double overhead cam common rail diesel engine produced anywhere between 130 and 180 bhp. If you have any more information relating to the DPF system of the Qashqai or M9R engine in general than please get in touch in the comments section below.
Do you need to change engine oil on a Nissan Qashqai?
In this case, the engine oil must be replaced and the process of burning accumu- lated particulate matter must be carried out by a NISSAN dealer or qualified workshop. Service regeneration is a maintenance item and is not covered by the NISSAN warranty. Use engine oil for DPF equipped models.
When does DPF warning light turn off Nissan Qashqai?
When this happens the DPF warning light will illuminate on the dashboard along with a message in the vehicle information display. When symbol illuminates, the vehicle must be driven a certain way to begin regeneration. Car should be driven at a speed of over 60 km/h (37.5 mph) until the DPF warning light turns off.
Is the Nissan Qashqai 1.5 dCi blocked particulate filter?
The Qashqai is a great family car introduced in 2007. I have been called to many of the Qashqai 1.5 dci with blocked diesel particulate filter or DPF for short. I don’t know what it is about these particular cars but I have attended many that are so blocked that the engine wouldn’t rev up and one that wouldn’t even run.
When did Nissan Qashqai 1.5 dCi come out?
So if you are looking to avoid the DPF problems associated with Nissan Qashqai’s then the safest bet would be to buy a Nissan Qashqai 1.5 DCI Manufactured between 2008 and April 2010 as these will not have particulate filters fitted.
How to sinspeed remove my Nissan Qashqai DPF?
How Will SINSPEED Remove My Nissan Qashqai DPF? When your Nissan Qashqai comes into our workshop we start by deleting down the fault codes and downloading the Engine ECU map files to begin manually decoding and de-activating the complete DPF system.