Mr Magoo said:
The Nissan Navara is another problematic one.
@ Shep. That's the sort of story I was after. Carrying a scan tool is a good idea but if a DPF fault occurs I doubt the cheap tools will do little more than clear the code which may return straight away if a forced burn can not be performed. Although an ash blocked DPF is probably done for. No burn will fix that. :|
And yes, the wrong oil will wreck a DPF. It has to be a low ash oil.
I think, IIRC, during a burn the engine can use up to an extra 3L of fuel which is another reason consumption suffers so badly. It is making the diesel a poorer option. And once these vehicles get on in K's it becomes less viable to keep them on the road. Whose going to put a $4000 (cheap one) DPF in a 15 year old vehicle?
The reason I ask is we have a tremendous problem with DPF's blocking up because of no access to roads of over 50Kph so the DPF's engines never run a burn/regen and therefore the car goes into limp mode.
Just wondered if other parts of Oz have the same problem. Especially area'a of driving in the bush where higher speeds are impossible to achieve.
if it is just used in the bush then i would look at removing the DPF. some makes are very easy to remove and reprogram.
my wagon apparently goes from 570nm at 2000rpm (stock with 8 speed gearbox so pulls like a truck) to over 700nm just
by deleting the DPF and turning off the EGR, sadly my wife wont let me hot rod the family car.
