How much is a couple of quid? And how is it added directly to the DPF? Sounds interesting for sure.

 

Was it £2.50?

 

We have a Ford Kuga diesel with a ccDPF, we never have problems with it and it never seems to regen. I've now got a feeling that the DPF design on the 159/Brera/Spider was not ideal.

 

I think Ford use the same system as Citroen/PSA and use an additive to clean the DPF

 

An additive? Do you mean at service time? We haven't had a service yet.

 

The additive is held in a tank somewhere, supposed to last 100k miles.

 

prefer the permanent clean myself but not a bad alternative i guess....how often would if need to be repeated though....

 

Please excuse my ignorance but what is a DPF and why does it need removing/cleaning?

Cheers, Matt

 

Dont worry about it, it only affects diesels.

 

It collects all the diesel soot particles when drive around town near people then burns them off on the motorway away from people... Simples

 

Also the diesel soot particules are very bad for people in terms of potential heart and respiratory problems. Hence the attempt to collect them in a 'bucket' and then burn the 'bucket' in an area where people are not generally found roaming about.

 

So the car is taken up to temperature, the solution gets added to the DPF (not the fuel tank) and then a forced regen is started

Uhm... I think you got scammed. The 159/Brera use "dry" DPF, a sealed unit that "mechanically" burns all the soot and nasty build ups from time to time making use of the raised temperature in the exhaust. I don't know of any method of adding anything to the DPF without removing it as it's part of the exhaust system (and that is kinda impossible with the car running as the exhaust gets quite hot).

BMW, PSA, Mercedes, and many others use a different DPF system that requires an additive to function and they have a separate tank for that.

 

There was no scam :lol:
I witnessed it with my own eyes

Hopefully Ned will be along soon to give you the full lowdown on it.

Obviously I am fully aware of how the DPF and regens work

 

Obviously I am fully aware of how the DPF and regens work

Then how exactly did he added that to the DPF?

And BTW, there is always smoke on forced regens.

 

As I said I realise how a regen works!! I have seen more than enough of them before, there is smoke on both forced and natural regens, but thanks for the lesson There will always be smoke when diesel is fired into something as hot as that! But this smoke - as mentioned above was far and beyond what usually occurs, especially when you take into account a regen had taken place within the last 80 miles of motorway driving!

I would rather leave it to Ned to tell you all the in's and outs of the process which I am sure he will do soon enough.

 

Far from my intention to give you any kind of lesson, I am just curious how do you add something like that to the DPF of a running car and I thought that you can shed some light on the process if you witnessed it.

 

Hi all, right to be sceptical I was, we buy about a grand worth of stuff from Wurth a month, nuts and bolts, injector cleaner, rust off, 20-40, studs, washers, time sert, etc etc etc

When the rep came round and said "we now have a magic DPF fix do you want to buy some"

I said "how much"

He said "£45 + VAT per can" :wow::wow:

"On your bike mate"

He gave me one to try and the pictures attached are of a 159 1.9 JTD that had real running issues

The can is emptied directly in to the DPF through the sensor at the front at normal running temperature, leave it for 10 - 20 minuets and carry out a re gen, smokes the street out and fixes the problem

The results are unbelievable, basically the DPF problem is sorted

I think it can't hurt to do it once a year, it has to save twice as much in fuel as it cost to do

We charge £100 for this treatment and re gen and if you are not happy with the results we offer a money back guarantee

Ned

 

I guess I shouldn't have said a few quid!

To be honest I was unsure of the price because I was a bit of a gunnia pig

But the results were pretty amazing!

 

Ned - do you sell this DPF cleaner (without the service) or where can it be bought online.

 

Yes, it will be on our shop next week

New Alfa Romeo Parts Online Shop - Autolusso New Parts Shop

Ned

 

So, it momenterially turns a DPF car into a non DPF car:lol:

 

I am not sure if the ecu is adapting but it seems even better now than when it was first done the other day! result

 

I did say it would get better over the next few days

The product is now on our shop

Wurth Diesel Particulation Filter Cleaner - Autolusso New Parts Shop

I know it is expensive but it works :thumbs:

Ned

 

hmmm, i wonder if this stuff gets rid of the ash in the DPF as thats the stuff that wont get cleared on a normal regen. Would be interesting to find out

 

Oh, it's a spray can with some tube... Now I can see how you add it to the DPF.

 

Out of interest, what was it that you were expecting?
It does seem to be good stuff though :thumbs:

 

No, you got me wrong. I wasn't questioning if it works or not, I just couldn't understand how exactly you insert that additive or whatever that is (probably something lile EOLYS) into the DPF.

 

I didn't get you wrong, I know your question was related to how it would be physically added to the DPF :thumbs:

 

For all of you still with a DPF

Am very interested in getting this but, sorry to be a bit dim here, where is the DPF and where does this tube go in to- is this something one can do? Anyone done it yet?
Cheers guys.

 

In order to use it you would have to be able to tell the ECU to do a forced regen - so you would need fiat ecu scan or similar. The DPF is located at the start of the exhaust system after the manifolds/downpipes. There are a couple of sensors on the DPF and the can is emptied into the front one (I believe its a pressure sensor and this helps the ECU to understand when the DPF is clogged and needs to regen).
I would say if you're unsure about doing it, then don't do it! The DPF is an expensive bit of kit to replace. Also if you do decide to do it yourself and do the forced regen do it well away from your home any anyone else, and be warned the regen can melt the tarmac due to the extreme temperatures generated!
If in doubt, I would suggest a trip to autolusso to let Ned do it for you, you will be surprised at what comes out of it, and best of all it can be done while you wait :thumbs: