I monitor my Ford DPF live data regularly after an extremely expensive DPF repair. It'll always attempt a regen at 85% soot closed loop (acts like a timer I think) but what's interesting is with the same driving style, of mainly motorway, the open loop data (based off pressure values I think) sits at high 50's% normally when closed loop hits 85% but with LiquiMoly DPF Protector the open loop is sometimes as low as 15%-20% when the closed loop hits 85% and begins regening. I know some additives are considered snake oil but this one does seem to do something whether that's less soot production initially or it's able to burn off at lower temps
It seems at least in the US we aren’t teaching kids to think and learn. Jimmy clearly has the capability to think, reason and read. This is powerful and one can excel however I bet Jimmy charges a lot less than the shops who aren’t getting the job done. Really enjoying your videos and I tell everyone with a diesel they should watch enough to become familiar with the basics of how these systems work.
I can relate to this one - recently my car threw a check engine light with P2002 Diesel Particulate Filter Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1 DTC. Garage replaced the DPF differential pressure sensor, did a forced regen and reset the light. £270 spent, but CEL came back after a few hundred miles. Was then told the car needed a new DPF (>£3.5k fitted!!!). Finally got the right diagnosis - no problem at all with the DPF, the code was caused by a blocked EGR cooler. EGR replaced under warranty as had exactly the same issue less than 2 years ago!
These new 2.0 are a pain . Egr passages block up for fun . Had a few inlet manifolds off to clean it all out. Plus look where the ad-blue injector is fitted now . Pain to get to .
Unlikely for him, maybe he should take it out himself and give it a good flushing, it might do the job long enough to trade it in to a dealer and let them pay for it from their 5k profit from it, when thd next customer gets the problem and comes back to them.😁 you can tell i love dealerships 🙃 The last car i traded in, we were arguing for 20 minutes over £500. I got £7,800 for my car. They had it up for sale for £12,995 a few weeks later, and it was sold or moved on after a couple of weeks.
Just recently bought a 2017 Renault Trafic 1.6. Was looking at getting a scan tool I see your using the Thinkcar 689BT which scan tool would you choose between the Launch X431 pro elite and the Thinkcar 689BT.
We use to use the phrase... Its not rocket science .... to approach a fault on things that we could fix..... but nowadays it seems we DO use rocket science to complicate things and we dont have many rocket scientists to fix them.... We are definitely going backwards in life while using technology to move forwards.. 🤪🙈
This is why mechanics are useless. They just concentrate on changing a bolt and dont do anything to asses any other problem. When you give them a symptom that could have more than 1 cause, oh, thats £1000 coz itll take us 12 hours to figure it out. If an experienced technician cant diagnose any and all problems within an hour, they arent worth anything.
😂your clearly a technician yourself then. It's quite clear you've never experienced a scenario when the customer can't describe things accurately or blatantly lies too the technician or tries too fix it themselves fucks it up and then denies touching the vehicle and says it just happened while driving down the road
Jimmy your methodology is second to none. Awesome 👍👍
I monitor my Ford DPF live data regularly after an extremely expensive DPF repair. It'll always attempt a regen at 85% soot closed loop (acts like a timer I think) but what's interesting is with the same driving style, of mainly motorway, the open loop data (based off pressure values I think) sits at high 50's% normally when closed loop hits 85% but with LiquiMoly DPF Protector the open loop is sometimes as low as 15%-20% when the closed loop hits 85% and begins regening.
I know some additives are considered snake oil but this one does seem to do something whether that's less soot production initially or it's able to burn off at lower temps
It seems at least in the US we aren’t teaching kids to think and learn. Jimmy clearly has the capability to think, reason and read. This is powerful and one can excel however I bet Jimmy charges a lot less than the shops who aren’t getting the job done. Really enjoying your videos and I tell everyone with a diesel they should watch enough to become familiar with the basics of how these systems work.
I can relate to this one - recently my car threw a check engine light with P2002 Diesel Particulate Filter Efficiency Below Threshold Bank 1 DTC. Garage replaced the DPF differential pressure sensor, did a forced regen and reset the light. £270 spent, but CEL came back after a few hundred miles. Was then told the car needed a new DPF (>£3.5k fitted!!!). Finally got the right diagnosis - no problem at all with the DPF, the code was caused by a blocked EGR cooler. EGR replaced under warranty as had exactly the same issue less than 2 years ago!
Brilliant video, the customer has a path forward, which he can plan for
Good job Jimmy 👍
These new 2.0 are a pain . Egr passages block up for fun . Had a few inlet manifolds off to clean it all out. Plus look where the ad-blue injector is fitted now . Pain to get to .
Top job
Brilliant video as always!
Thanks again!
Just a quick one the new 20 plate face lift vans have a injector recall but only software update had our van recalled
Rather unfortunate for the customer. So little miles and already a damaged DPF. Nevertheless, good job, Jimmy!
Nice wheals on you van 👍.
Looks like AddBlue destroyed DPF.
Thanks for video
is it engine out job to take the DPF's out on these renault traffics?
Investigator/proffessor Jimmy 😂😂😂 Very interesting indeed...sometimes you learn more when you lose
Unlikely for him, maybe he should take it out himself and give it a good flushing, it might do the job long enough to trade it in to a dealer and let them pay for it from their 5k profit from it, when thd next customer gets the problem and comes back to them.😁 you can tell i love dealerships 🙃
The last car i traded in, we were arguing for 20 minutes over £500. I got £7,800 for my car. They had it up for sale for £12,995 a few weeks later, and it was sold or moved on after a couple of weeks.
The most daft thing to fit to diesel engine a stop start system will destroy the engine diesel engines need to be working hard not keep stop start
Hi Jimmy, thinking of buying that scan tool you are using. Will it reset the DPF countdown on citroen/Peugeot vehicles?
Just recently bought a 2017 Renault Trafic 1.6. Was looking at getting a scan tool I see your using the Thinkcar 689BT which scan tool would you choose between the Launch X431 pro elite and the Thinkcar 689BT.
We use to use the phrase... Its not rocket science .... to approach a fault on things that we could fix..... but nowadays it seems we DO use rocket science to complicate things and we dont have many rocket scientists to fix them....
We are definitely going backwards in life while using technology to move forwards..
🤪🙈
i notice you often use different scan tools and have reviewed a few, have you any thoughts on the Xtool D8s, would welcome any thoughts on this tool
This is why mechanics are useless. They just concentrate on changing a bolt and dont do anything to asses any other problem. When you give them a symptom that could have more than 1 cause, oh, thats £1000 coz itll take us 12 hours to figure it out. If an experienced technician cant diagnose any and all problems within an hour, they arent worth anything.
😂your clearly a technician yourself then. It's quite clear you've never experienced a scenario when the customer can't describe things accurately or blatantly lies too the technician or tries too fix it themselves fucks it up and then denies touching the vehicle and says it just happened while driving down the road