Great video. Small pump is the way to go.. I tried squeezing the bottle stuff goes everywhere. 320,000 on my dpf. When it does eventually block up due to usage i remove. Fill with mr muscle oven cleaner. wash it out .....back flushing with garden hose and tap dpf with a hammer it pisses out the ash kinda red then grey. then replace and good to go.
Thank you for explaining what this fluid actually does for my car and what to do once the fluid is topped up. Had so many issues with my 2007 cmax and i've been trying to fix it myself with no clear instructions. Sooooo helpful
Great & helpful video, by the way, you don’t normally take the little green clip out of the cap, you just press it in to slide the cap off like a fuel hose fitting. 👍🏻
There's a Ford Focus Reset you can find online, I'm not sure if it applies to all Ford's or just the Focus. Its basically a set of instructions to reset everything. You're instructed to perform different driving techniques such as: Drive 40mph for longer than 30 seconds, stop then repeat. One task is to drive for X amount of minutes above 60mph obviously using a motorway. Be careful, if your power has gone it takes an eternity to reach these speeds so I did it at night with less congestion. Absolutely painstaking if you hit 50mph roadworks so you have to start again. It helps if you're in 4th gear as the rpm will be higher & reach the temperature quicker for burning off soot. You are now at this stage burning off soot. If the ECU decides to perform a regeneration too then the real cleaning begins. You can feel one side (or either?) of the centre console carpet become warm from the exhaust heating up underneath when the operation is in motion. I ended up keeping my Focus as I learned how to fix almost everything DPF, Turbo etc etc but it really did test my patience. Change your oil more often that you should. If sludge in your engine becomes loose & gets to the turbo feed pipe, especially with the filter in the banjo bolt, it will block up & blow the bearing seal/s on the turbo, 'Oil Starvation". Obviously the last keeper didn't do any kind of service so it hit me with all the problems. It's still going with just over 135,000 miles. I use it for my job driving a lot so thought what's the point in buying something new. Sorry to go on 👍😴
Hi mate it all depends on the car there's lots of different ways of doing it manually or with a computer but you got some really good information there
@@cipiko I just wrote you a very long message to solve this but it's either been deleted by TH-cam or some other error but I think it's the former... To reset the error code, buy an OBDII code reader/reset tool from a very well known seller site. They're black & yellow. No video needed... just connect to your vehicles port, turn on the ignition ONLY. Once connected, press the Read button, note down the codes for future reference. Now select Delete. You'll be instructed to turn Off your ignition then back on again. Leave it for a short period & you should get a message saying: !! Successful !! 😎👍
Hi mate I just purchased a 2006 Ford Fusion 1.6 diesel with this precise problem.l started to drive the car home from where I purchased it ,was running ok but misfired at higher revs ,think the car was already in limp home mode , 2 miles down the road engine just stopped revving and then just cut out,had reached normal working temperature.towed it home 🤭was told by garage DPF needed cleaning and tank had run out of pat fluid ,removed DPF ,sent it off to have cleaned on flash cleaner and have litre of pat fluid on order . Obviously I now nothing about DPF chemical systems,but garage seem to ! Are you saying I may have got away with just topping pat fluid up ? Thanks,Dave .
i can not stress how much you need to wear gloves no point in saying get your hands dirty you wont have hands afther diesel coolant and dpf liquid i kid you not great vids keep it up good one on the golf 1,4 timing belt
Lol, industrial urea is synthetic. It'd be ridiculously awkward to collect and purify pig piss from around the country. I wear gloves myself when I'm working on the car but that's cos I've found that it's much easier to keep my hands clean than it is to get car dirt off them. Especially engine, I can never get that out of the grooves in my fingerprints even with swarfega.
Hi, I have the same setup on my Volvo S80, I’m just wondering if these tanks have to be reset in the ecu with coding after they are filled? Or is there another way to reset them, or do they even need to be reset? Great video
Hi Leon, do you happen to know if the hose connector on the line that goes to the fuel tank on these dpf fluid tanks are available separately? I dropped the tank today to replace the sender and didn't realise this was connected. As a result the line connector which is attached by 4 little clips has broken as pictured here with the blue protector on. Hoping it is as the price of these tanks is extortionate!
80,000k on my focus and engine malfunction lighht comes an goes but but a snapoon diagnostic on it and it tells me low dpf fluid ,will i need a ford dealer to reset the computer if i do this myself or will the diagnostic clear it for me
Very helpful and relaxed presentation thanks . I have to do this on my c5 1.6 hdi . Do you have any extra hints if it’s slightly different once I’m under it and also can I use the Patfluid (green bottle) that Europarts recommends ? Many thanks mate
hi some of them can be an absolute nightmare some of them you have to completely take down down the bottle and turn it slightly to the side and refill them it's an absolute nightmare and some of them
Would you say that the car designs without the DPF fluid are worse for short trip use? My friends Lexus Is diesel hates short runs. A few days of driving a mile or so it will go into limp mode. He puts dpf cleaner in the fuel tank and drives it like you described and with a puff of smoke all is well again.
Hi I've attached my kit to my Peugeot 307 hdi SW pouch. Liquid came in a Bottle with a tube attachment and some adapters but it doesn't fill the pouch?? Once all connected It goes through the tube all the way and It stops at the pouches valve but the liquid doesn't go in to the pouch. I've got the bottle high as possible, tube is vertical with pouch on the floor. Can you advise? Much appreciated.
@@bodgitandleggitgarage thinking of calling the rac to sort it and if they can't do it get the local garage to do it. I don't have the software for it, wish I did tho
Unfortunate mate if you don't have the equipment you're going to find it very difficult you are just best of taking it to a garage because it's not just a case of filling it you have to reprogram it and tell it what you are doing otherwise the system will not work and you can cause a lot of damage
Just been told by mechanic my one is empty the power train light came on so had him plug it in question I have if empty does it make your car sound a bit noisier as on his obd2 scanner no codes for anything else my cars a 2006 1.6 tdci (red ci) hope someone can help
Hi do you know if the ford kuga 2012 2.0 diesel has a tank? Can't find it anywhere and engine malfunction light up. Just waiting for limp mode to kick in. Run diagnostic and definitely DPF fluid. Can't see a magnet on fuel cap? If it hasn't what do I need to put to sort?
Hi your car does not have this tank it's a completely different system it's the new of system you are going to need to get it plugged into a better scantool preferably Ford IDs or some sort of professional brand to get the proper code my guess is you've got a block DPF but you need to know the reason why they do have DPF pressure sensor problems but don't just replace this without finding exactly what is wrong first in other words this would need diagnosing properly
Cars that use adblue normally have a fillport that's easy to access (boot or In the fuel cap area), I have never seen a system like this before where its not user refillable bit odd if the car does not have a warning light to state this DPF fluid system needs refilling and just throws a "money light" issue (but i guess that's why it's not Meant to be driver filled so can make some money of the driver to fill it) Is this DPF fluid any different from adblue (the colour is sure different)
Hi is there any way of tricking the car into it thinking it hasn't got additive ,my tank is leaking and it has a fault on the module ,500 quid for a new tank 55 plate focus 2.0 tdci ain't worth it
hi mate, awesome vids 😀 doing my daughters Peugeot 206 wisharm tomorrow , now feel confident ,having watched your vid on that, the track rod end was seized solid ,ended up with new axial rod too ,and yes have already booked and payed for tracking , right gonna watch some more, these glove lovers are right but in my average 12 hrs at garage the nitrial gloves last 10 mins at best we prefer the sink and a big bottle of swarfega keep up the good work 5,000 subscribers now 1 closer
trevor unswin. It's ok until u do the job 5 to 6 days a week for 20,30,40 years. My skin goes bright red and bleeds from dirmititus. Now I wear gloves when dealing with any fuel or oil
I'm finally getting my fluid on my focus topped up next week, got 1litre on amazon for about £40 with the filling kit, and it should be enough for around 60,000 miles I'm told :) Luckily my friend is offering to do it for £20 as he knows where the reservoir is on mine - I'm just HOPING to buggery that it's not too late, i've done about 5 or 6000 since November when I got the "Engine system fault" message... She still pulls well, but you can tell it's not quite the same, and it goes into limp mode every couple of weeks haha
@@littlereptilian7580 As the subject of resettin the ecu after doing this ,as far as I can tell is completely ignored,with no mention of it in the video,how can you be sure that after refilling the tank,that the additive will actually be injected? May as well pay a specialist to do it,and be sure the system is actually working,may cost more,but at least you have the peace of mind that everything is then working as it should,thats my opinion anyway.
@@philpridding1154 i can monitor the ADM dosing module. I can see when its activated with my tester. If the tank is empty you will get a fault code for the adm . Specialists are just a rip off, i know how to do everything on cars , they just have the expensive diagnostic tools which can reset a lot of things. I did it myself for a fraction of a price and then used a friends tester to reset it. Done no fault codes
Hi BL. 1.6 Focus Tdci 08 plate. Had refill error last year (I think due to mileage, 70 odd thousand) Added a litre of fluid. Now the engine malfunction light is back with FACM P1932-60 DPF additive low error code? Not even done 10,000 miles since adding a litre, any clue? Car runs at full power
Ended up other stuff going on. The DPF pipes were burnt through and when I replaced them I had a blocked DPF error and engine went into limp mode. I topped up the fluid again and cleared all error codes then took it for a damn good thrashing. The error stayed away and I went on a longer trip. No limp mode since thus far. Hopefully it's regenerated and all will be good. Filling the DPF tank was pretty stress free second time round. Didn't spill a drop. :-)
hello i have a P244A OBD code says diesel particulate filter differential pressure too low bank 1 ON ford focus 1.6 TDCI 2009 Can you tell me easy to understand plain language
Yes you have to connect the diagnostic equipment to reset the level gauge. If it was a customer's car you should have done a forced regeneration,to clear the particle filter. Better still if the car is serviced properly the fluid doesn't run out 👍
@@nickclark6001 some peoples force regen idea is driving it down the road at high rpm 🤣 (cars like this probably need some sort of computer push to force regen)
@@leexgx it is not correct that high rpm helps with regeneration, all you have to do is drive normally at 50 mph, the fuel required to get the particle filter up to 600 C is injected on the exhaust stroke . A forced regeneration means it is carried out on demand when the car is stationary in the workshop using the diagnostic equipment. Too much of this is bad for the particle filter.
bodgit and leggit garage -hi mate, can you tell me if my ford Galaxy 2009 2.0 diesel has one of these tanks , had the dpf off yesterday and cleaned it but don't know if there's a tank to fill with fluid, has 2 pipes going to the dpf don't know what they do though, thanks for reply
is this 1.6 tdci? and what do you used to unblock or prevent it happening? and how often would put JLM Diesel DPF ReGen Plus for diesel particulate filters 100 mll into fuel tank
ANICE PERSON hi mate it all depends on how you drive it and lots of things it's a thing you need to check every service to make sure the fluid is in the car will tell you when the fluid is low you can also plug has gone tool in to check the fluid level
hi i got engine system fault message which says dpf fluid run out i toke to car to garage they top up 1 litre and engine system fault message gone 1 mouth drive fine yesterday same fault code came again i just wonder why any advice thanks
kevin smith hi mate what you need to do is make sure it is not leaking go underneath the car and check for any wet spots if it's not leaking and there's fluid still in the tank you've obviously got some sort of wire in / sensor issue hard to say without seeing a car but that's the first thing you need to do hope this helps thanks for watching
thanks for reply i just wonder if anything to do with old code because when my garage top up 1 litre fluid last month after top up they didnt clear code or resetting anything so i just wonder if anything to do with old code
kevin smith it's a possibility it hard to say but if it was running ok and then started badly i don't think it will be that but certainly something to look at
Hi there I've just had new engine put in my ford fiesta 58 plate my mechanic is now having problems trying to get the diesel from the fuel tank to the fuel filter does any body have any ideas on how to achieve this thank you .
Marie Wells hi mate there's a couple things you can do sounds like you maybe have a blockage in your fuel tank the first thing I would do is disconnect the pipe from the filter to the fuel tank try and blow through it see if you can if you can go through it you know you have a blockage in your fuel tank you might have a valve in your fuel tank that is broken off the top of my head I cannot remember exactly what is in your fuel tank but that's one of the first things to do
@@nickclark6001 yep a some new cars can't self prime (last 8-10 years) , normally turn the key to first position (but not turn the engine) wait 10 seconds and repeat a number of times, no self priming pump in the tank seems common now (so if you actually run out of fuel putting some back in might not work) , had a van outside the shop for 3-4 hours waiting for the second tow truck to come (first one had a bad back so couldn't go under the van to put tow cables on) as the van couldn't self prime, once the second person came he dragged the van down the road and managed to bump start it as he didn't have a fuel pump primer device on him (higher rpm I guess the high pressure diesel pump spun fast enough to drag the fuel into the pump and get rid of the air)
Its a bit late replying after a year but hopefully the car was not jacked up from the front... gravity. I also agree with the comment above, get someone to tow you around the streets, guaranteed to work every time.
Hi mate a mechanic has told me my dpf tank needs replacing my engine has been going into limp mode and he diagnosed a problem with dpf tank do tanks normally need replacing
Hi mate yes it's a possibility the tanks do give problems the DPF get blocked they run low on fluid even the level sensor can give problems I don't know obviously the problem with yours as I haven't diagnosed it just make sure it's diagnosed properly and you shouldn't have any issues
Hi I got it plugged in again and there is a different fault after coming up interior light not dpf tank anymore it's like ECU thinks tank is empty but not . I'm afraid I've got gremlins! turned on heated seats and AC fan control nob and radio volume nob stopped working back working when disengaged heated seats . The initial fault was anti skid service required which comes on with like a traction control amber symbol on dash and puts car into reduced engine performance mode when I labour in top gear on motorway this happens I find it drive bit higher revs it doesn't come on as much but still once a week it resets when I switch car off. I have it 6 months and don't want to fork out any more cash do you think maybe it's looking like expensive fix possibly ECU. Also tempeture gauge on dash reading sub zero degrees Volvo S40 1.6 diesel 2008 thanks
Does it move up & down depending on the amount of quick acceleration you give it at a standstill ? If that's what you mean, it could be that the engine mount has gone or almost gone nearest the gearbox.
My gear stick vibrates and has play feels loose going from first to second and 3rd gear cables looks fine but selector on the gear box moves up and down
I have a 9 plat focus tdci, have all the software for it, software is saying add tank low but it is full, have regened the car 4 times and software is saying no faults, but eml light still will not go off, can you help please, it's driving me f ing mad. cheers.
James McKinney hi mate very difficult to say as it could be lots of problems but if your system is working correctly and you fill the tank or then you've definitely got a problem with your diagnostic machine this is where the expensive ones come into they're own
once youve topped fluid up. you need forscan and modified elm cable. go into where it says dpf values reset. click on that. takes 5 mins to reset it. its not to do with regen. ecu needs to kno the tank is full
dave bram. No mate they have been there since dpf were fitted. Mine is a 2004 cmax and is based on the focus it also has a tank. The citreon has a eos fluid back which is put behind the wheel arch.
It all depends on the system and the car this particular system though it does not as soon as you open the fuel tank it will will reset itself and Squirtle the amount of additive it needs into the tank
Are you sure you have the filler pipe and the overflow the correct. I ask only because I have seen another TH-cam video that says the other way round, top pipe overflow and bottom one the filler. Checked a manual I found online and you definitely have the overflow and feed pipes mixed up. Shame really, as it's a decent video apart from that.
Hi bought just watched your video about focus 1.6 tdci fuel additive . I have same car same problem , macanic quoted 280. to fill tank and clear faults.. My question is if I fill myself then take car for a blast up motorway will engine malfunction be gone from dash and will limp mode be fixed.. Great video by the way ,
Aman A normally you reset the fault code and reset the pats fluid counter fluid within the cars computer and sometime you have to do a static regen, other times you can drive and it will regen.And for Christ sake whatever you do don’t get the fluid on your skin, you can get a refill bottle and refill kit ( pipe with the appropriate ends) to connect to the tank from most decent parts stores 👍
Aman A I’ve yet to see the message disappear on its own , the pats fluid roughly runs out every 60-70000 miles, like I say you normally have to clear the code and reset the counter with a diagnostic tool
Good vid but there are cheaper/easier ways. Get a £5 drill pump. hold a clear clean plastic cup below the overflow. ONLY put a litre at a time in, then you wont spill any.
Good video what about resetting counters? I've just managed to this without even jacking the car up by connecting a clear pipe and tipping the fluid in through a funnel it was pretty easy but i need to reset counters and I'm not sure how
No, it was replaced with a ceramic DPF in 2010 i believe, just drive it hard for some sustained miles every few weeks, it will be fine, yours will also have the improved oil return / feed and a return to the 8V which was far far more reliable.
I have a Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi 2008 is a good ideas to cancel dpf, and that the core out and solder it in place. then resofting onboard computer. Thank you
It's not too hard or even expensive to keep a DPF running. Fluid is about £150 (lasts about 100k) and the DPF filter is about the same. Not a lot of cost over the years really!
hi, not sure if I got back to you regards the video you made about the cam belt on the peugeot 206 1.4 HDI but thank you very much, I have another problem with it it won't rev over 3000rpm and theres no power its been running fine and its always been like this since I've owned it
That could possibly be some safety fall back that ecu does so you don't damage your engine. But that would set an engine light or say something on the screen most likely. So who knows.
cant find the tank on my 09 1.6 hdi peugeot expert van any idea where it is thanks guys god a eror message on the dash faulty anti pollution an engine management light on then it went off again and came on again today lost power but stopped it took out key started up again power came back but light still stayed on and warning message came back up then when i started it again all was ok but im getting missing when cold an lots of blue white smoke any ideas wats wrong here thanks again
Hi mate it's essentially a big filter that collects the soot from the engine and then periodically Burns it off it stops a lot of the bad Particles and lowers CO2
Put it in 2nd gear and give it wellie, 3 to 4 1000 Rev's, back off and repeat till the light goes off, motorway is good, 3rd gear up to 70 then back off repeat, try it, nothing to lose, bit of time.
Worst advice ever! Just drive above 50mph for 20 or minutes continuously. The car should sort itself out, if it doesn't, you have other issues. To get the DPF to passively regenerate takes around 650c, driving at 115mph in 4th at 4200rpm, I could only get mine to 450c, far short of the temp required. You have plenty to lose by doing that, strain on the DMF, turbo and engine itself.
My local garage did a top up on my Mazda with the hand pump method. The chap that did it didn't open the overflow and just squeezed the stuff in and had lots spurt out over him. It needed a reset but the engine lights keeps coming back on. I used forscan and get codes that additive level is too low/empty, also codes won't reset with Forscan. I asked the mechanic if he managed to get enough in and he said if anything he got too much in as it all spurted back over him, of course I reckon it could've been the air pressure . Does anyone know if too much fluid can cause a fault code stating additive is low/empty (P1926-60 & P1932-60.)
"Don't particularly worry about [the fluid on your hands]"???? Seriously dude, you're taking the joke out your channel name and making me believe you actually are who you've called yourself. It's very nasty stuff!!! Wear gloves ffs.
Ah, the 1.6TDCI 16v with the older Eolys DPF. how long as the owner been running it dry, how many sustained long distance miles do they do, how many aborted regens has it got. the DPF on this car is a pile of crap, PITA to remove, cheap replacements are crap, ford replacements are expensive, turbo oil return too close to DPF, turbo oil feed banjo bolt to restrictive. The car is literally a bomb..... But if looked after well, is a trooper. Miss my old ford.
callum fludgate yes mate I agree with you but this is a very old video I don't do it in my newer ones we all have to learn as we do videos and get better and better with each video
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Great video. Small pump is the way to go.. I tried squeezing the bottle stuff goes everywhere. 320,000 on my dpf. When it does eventually block up due to usage i remove. Fill with mr muscle oven cleaner. wash it out .....back flushing with garden hose and tap dpf with a hammer it pisses out the ash kinda red then grey. then replace and good to go.
Great idea 🙂 thank you mate
Thank you for explaining what this fluid actually does for my car and what to do once the fluid is topped up. Had so many issues with my 2007 cmax and i've been trying to fix it myself with no clear instructions. Sooooo helpful
Great & helpful video, by the way, you don’t normally take the little green clip out of the cap, you just press it in to slide the cap off like a fuel hose fitting. 👍🏻
It's alright, but next time attach a hose to the overflow then into a bottle, so when the fluid comes out, not to mess up everywhere.
There's a Ford Focus Reset you can find online, I'm not sure if it applies to all Ford's or just the Focus. Its basically a set of instructions to reset everything.
You're instructed to perform different driving techniques such as:
Drive 40mph for longer than 30 seconds, stop then repeat.
One task is to drive for X amount of minutes above 60mph obviously using a motorway. Be careful, if your power has gone it takes an eternity to reach these speeds so I did it at night with less congestion.
Absolutely painstaking if you hit 50mph roadworks so you have to start again.
It helps if you're in 4th gear as the rpm will be higher & reach the temperature quicker for burning off soot. You are now at this stage burning off soot.
If the ECU decides to perform a regeneration too then the real cleaning begins. You can feel one side (or either?) of the centre console carpet become warm from the exhaust heating up underneath when the operation is in motion.
I ended up keeping my Focus as I learned how to fix almost everything DPF, Turbo etc etc but it really did test my patience.
Change your oil more often that you should. If sludge in your engine becomes loose & gets to the turbo feed pipe, especially with the filter in the banjo bolt, it will block up & blow the bearing seal/s on the turbo, 'Oil Starvation".
Obviously the last keeper didn't do any kind of service so it hit me with all the problems.
It's still going with just over 135,000 miles.
I use it for my job driving a lot so thought what's the point in buying something new.
Sorry to go on 👍😴
Hi mate it all depends on the car there's lots of different ways of doing it manually or with a computer but you got some really good information there
Can you show where I can find a video of resenting pcm after dpf refill? I have a ford focus 1.6 109hp from 2008, thanks.
@@cipiko I just wrote you a very long message to solve this but it's either been deleted by TH-cam or some other error but I think it's the former...
To reset the error code, buy an OBDII code reader/reset tool from a very well known seller site.
They're black & yellow.
No video needed... just connect to your vehicles port, turn on the ignition ONLY.
Once connected, press the Read button, note down the codes for future reference.
Now select Delete.
You'll be instructed to turn Off your ignition then back on again.
Leave it for a short period & you should get a message saying:
!! Successful !!
😎👍
Is this Eolysis fluid? Or the Colostomy bag as we called it on the peugeots.
I have a 308sw 61 plate 1.6hdi 112bhp it don’t have that magnet in the fuel filler, so do that mean there’s no filler tank?
Hi mate I just purchased a 2006 Ford Fusion 1.6 diesel with this precise problem.l started to drive the car home from where I purchased it ,was running ok but misfired at higher revs ,think the car was already in limp home mode , 2 miles down the road engine just stopped revving and then just cut out,had reached normal working temperature.towed it home 🤭was told by garage DPF needed cleaning and tank had run out of pat fluid ,removed DPF ,sent it off to have cleaned on flash cleaner and have litre of pat fluid on order . Obviously I now nothing about DPF chemical systems,but garage seem to ! Are you saying I may have got away with just topping pat fluid up ? Thanks,Dave .
Hi,I learn from your videos all the time,i did not know about the magnet in the filler flap.Thanks a lot.
i can not stress how much you need to wear gloves no point in saying get your hands dirty you wont have hands afther diesel coolant and dpf liquid i kid you not great vids keep it up good one on the golf 1,4 timing belt
Lol, industrial urea is synthetic. It'd be ridiculously awkward to collect and purify pig piss from around the country.
I wear gloves myself when I'm working on the car but that's cos I've found that it's much easier to keep my hands clean than it is to get car dirt off them. Especially engine, I can never get that out of the grooves in my fingerprints even with swarfega.
Hello, I want to know if that is a liquid or an oil and what brand are you using or what brand do you recommend. Thank you.
Hello
Do you think the adblu doesn't work?
they have the same composition!
Hi, I have the same setup on my Volvo S80, I’m just wondering if these tanks have to be reset in the ecu with coding after they are filled? Or is there another way to reset them, or do they even need to be reset? Great video
Hi Leon, do you happen to know if the hose connector on the line that goes to the fuel tank on these dpf fluid tanks are available separately? I dropped the tank today to replace the sender and didn't realise this was connected. As a result the line connector which is attached by 4 little clips has broken as pictured here with the blue protector on. Hoping it is as the price of these tanks is extortionate!
why take the clips out when they press in to release the caps
Just done mine need to take clips out
Thank you, man! So helpful!
But the fluid it's just for Ford or can y buy just for Diesel car?
Do you have to fill the tank or can you just top up
Can’t be arsed with this can I just put the additive in my diesel tank from my local garage and put up with the warning light 🤔
What stuff do you use
80,000k on my focus and engine malfunction lighht comes an goes but but a snapoon diagnostic on it and it tells me low dpf fluid ,will i need a ford dealer to reset the computer if i do this myself or will the diagnostic clear it for me
I dont have a dpf and i'm worried about the environment and greta, to filter my fumes can i just stick cotton wool balls up my exhaust?
Very helpful and relaxed presentation thanks . I have to do this on my c5 1.6 hdi . Do you have any extra hints if it’s slightly different once I’m under it and also can I use the Patfluid (green bottle) that Europarts recommends ?
Many thanks mate
hi some of them can be an absolute nightmare some of them you have to completely take down down the bottle and turn it slightly to the side and refill them it's an absolute nightmare and some of them
could you add this to the fuel tank as a shorter way of waiting for the car to inject it? or is that a big no no?
ECP does a filling kit for this for £10, they also do the fluid (Eloys/PAT fluid) for around £25+vat for 1 liter 524770302
+Steven -Stevie G- Truran that good in the uk. but thats why is call rip of ireland lol
I have a skoda superb mk1 the tank is in the boot is it the same way to fill it as in the video .with a pump?
Would you say that the car designs without the DPF fluid are worse for short trip use?
My friends Lexus Is diesel hates short runs. A few days of driving a mile or so it will go into limp mode. He puts dpf cleaner in the fuel tank and drives it like you described and with a puff of smoke all is well again.
Hi mate any car fitted with a DPF filter doesn't like short journeys it's really bad for them
This is an incredibly helpful video thank you for this and the clear instructions mate,. 👍
Thanks a lot mate glad you enjoyed it
Hi I've attached my kit to my Peugeot 307 hdi SW pouch. Liquid came in a Bottle with a tube attachment and some adapters but it doesn't fill the pouch?? Once all connected It goes through the tube all the way and It stops at the pouches valve but the liquid doesn't go in to the pouch. I've got the bottle high as possible, tube is vertical with pouch on the floor. Can you advise? Much appreciated.
Hi mate do you have the diagnostic equipment to do the relearn and the reprogramming for the Peugeot
@@bodgitandleggitgarage thinking of calling the rac to sort it and if they can't do it get the local garage to do it. I don't have the software for it, wish I did tho
Unfortunate mate if you don't have the equipment you're going to find it very difficult you are just best of taking it to a garage because it's not just a case of filling it you have to reprogram it and tell it what you are doing otherwise the system will not work and you can cause a lot of damage
Just been told by mechanic my one is empty the power train light came on so had him plug it in question I have if empty does it make your car sound a bit noisier as on his obd2 scanner no codes for anything else my cars a 2006 1.6 tdci (red ci) hope someone can help
You've been a huge help man! Good video, 10/10
thanks you
Hi do you know if the ford kuga 2012 2.0 diesel has a tank? Can't find it anywhere and engine malfunction light up. Just waiting for limp mode to kick in. Run diagnostic and definitely DPF fluid. Can't see a magnet on fuel cap? If it hasn't what do I need to put to sort?
Hi your car does not have this tank it's a completely different system it's the new of system you are going to need to get it plugged into a better scantool preferably Ford IDs or some sort of professional brand to get the proper code my guess is you've got a block DPF but you need to know the reason why they do have DPF pressure sensor problems but don't just replace this without finding exactly what is wrong first in other words this would need diagnosing properly
Cars that use adblue normally have a fillport that's easy to access (boot or In the fuel cap area), I have never seen a system like this before where its not user refillable bit odd if the car does not have a warning light to state this DPF fluid system needs refilling and just throws a "money light" issue (but i guess that's why it's not Meant to be driver filled so can make some money of the driver to fill it)
Is this DPF fluid any different from adblue (the colour is sure different)
Hi is there any way of tricking the car into it thinking it hasn't got additive ,my tank is leaking and it has a fault on the module ,500 quid for a new tank 55 plate focus 2.0 tdci ain't worth it
2nd hand parts mate
0:54 Put what stuff in the diesel?
2:23 Normally the Adblue is put in from a filler hole in the boot?
this is NOT adblue
@@bodgitandleggitgarage Oh OK
Be careful, if it doesn't work, the dpf is basically full of residues of this fluid, and need replacing.
Check your error code before filling.
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thanks a lot mate thanks for watching glad I can help in some way
trevor unswin. It's ok until u do the job 5 to 6 days a week for 20,30,40 years. My skin goes bright red and bleeds from dirmititus. Now I wear gloves when dealing with any fuel or oil
I'm finally getting my fluid on my focus topped up next week, got 1litre on amazon for about £40 with the filling kit, and it should be enough for around 60,000 miles I'm told :) Luckily my friend is offering to do it for £20 as he knows where the reservoir is on mine - I'm just HOPING to buggery that it's not too late, i've done about 5 or 6000 since November when I got the "Engine system fault" message... She still pulls well, but you can tell it's not quite the same, and it goes into limp mode every couple of weeks haha
Thank you for your effort making this video. I filled my tank today. Unfortunately my autel tester cant reset the adm modul .
Hi, how did you reset it?
Did you reset it ?
I went to a garage to reset it unfortunately. You need a tester for that that is compatible with it
@@littlereptilian7580 As the subject of resettin the ecu after doing this ,as far as I can tell is completely ignored,with no mention of it in the video,how can you be sure that after refilling the tank,that the additive will actually be injected? May as well pay a specialist to do it,and be sure the system is actually working,may cost more,but at least you have the peace of mind that everything is then working as it should,thats my opinion anyway.
@@philpridding1154 i can monitor the ADM dosing module. I can see when its activated with my tester. If the tank is empty you will get a fault code for the adm .
Specialists are just a rip off, i know how to do everything on cars , they just have the expensive diagnostic tools which can reset a lot of things. I did it myself for a fraction of a price and then used a friends tester to reset it. Done no fault codes
Hi BL.
1.6 Focus Tdci 08 plate.
Had refill error last year (I think due to mileage, 70 odd thousand) Added a litre of fluid.
Now the engine malfunction light is back with FACM P1932-60 DPF additive low error code?
Not even done 10,000 miles since adding a litre, any clue? Car runs at full power
There might be something you need to reset via the OBD.
Ended up other stuff going on. The DPF pipes were burnt through and when I replaced them I had a blocked DPF error and engine went into limp mode. I topped up the fluid again and cleared all error codes then took it for a damn good thrashing. The error stayed away and I went on a longer trip. No limp mode since thus far. Hopefully it's regenerated and all will be good.
Filling the DPF tank was pretty stress free second time round. Didn't spill a drop. :-)
Nice informative video Leon. Thanks
thanks mate
How much would you charge for this procedure
Many thanks another great video complete explication of the issue and how to resolve. Many thanks 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
any time mate
hello i have a P244A OBD code says diesel particulate filter differential pressure too low bank 1 ON ford focus 1.6 TDCI 2009 Can you tell me easy to understand plain language
Did you have to plug it into the diagnostics to tell it it was done
some you do some you dont
Yes you have to connect the diagnostic equipment to reset the level gauge. If it was a customer's car you should have done a forced regeneration,to clear the particle filter. Better still if the car is serviced properly the fluid doesn't run out 👍
@@nickclark6001 some peoples force regen idea is driving it down the road at high rpm 🤣 (cars like this probably need some sort of computer push to force regen)
@@leexgx it is not correct that high rpm helps with regeneration, all you have to do is drive normally at 50 mph, the fuel required to get the particle filter up to 600 C is injected on the exhaust stroke . A forced regeneration means it is carried out on demand when the car is stationary in the workshop using the diagnostic equipment. Too much of this is bad for the particle filter.
@@nickclark6001 not good for the oil either.
Why didn't put a flexi pipe on the overflow and run this back into the bottle?
hi mate thanks a good idea
No problem
bodgit and leggit garage -hi mate, can you tell me if my ford Galaxy 2009 2.0 diesel has one of these tanks , had the dpf off yesterday and cleaned it but don't know if there's a tank to fill with fluid, has 2 pipes going to the dpf don't know what they do though, thanks for reply
DM dean DM
The two pipes maybe for the DPF pressure sensor, if it's like my Mazda.
is this 1.6 tdci? and what do you used to unblock or prevent it happening? and how often would put JLM Diesel DPF ReGen Plus for diesel particulate filters 100 mll into fuel tank
ANICE PERSON hi mate it all depends on how you drive it and lots of things it's a thing you need to check every service to make sure the fluid is in the car will tell you when the fluid is low you can also plug has gone tool in to check the fluid level
Thanks for video 🙏🏼
My pleasure
hi i got engine system fault message which says dpf fluid run out i toke to car to garage they top up 1 litre and engine system fault message gone 1 mouth drive fine yesterday same fault code came again i just wonder why any advice thanks
kevin smith hi mate what you need to do is make sure it is not leaking go underneath the car and check for any wet spots if it's not leaking and there's fluid still in the tank you've obviously got some sort of wire in / sensor issue hard to say without seeing a car but that's the first thing you need to do hope this helps thanks for watching
thanks for reply i just wonder if anything to do with old code because when my garage top up 1 litre fluid last month after top up they didnt clear code or resetting anything so i just wonder if anything to do with old code
kevin smith it's a possibility it hard to say but if it was running ok and then started badly i don't think it will be that but certainly something to look at
Hi there I've just had new engine put in my ford fiesta 58 plate my mechanic is now having problems trying to get the diesel from the fuel tank to the fuel filter does any body have any ideas on how to achieve this thank you .
Marie Wells hi mate there's a couple things you can do sounds like you maybe have a blockage in your fuel tank the first thing I would do is disconnect the pipe from the filter to the fuel tank try and blow through it see if you can if you can go through it you know you have a blockage in your fuel tank you might have a valve in your fuel tank that is broken off the top of my head I cannot remember exactly what is in your fuel tank but that's one of the first things to do
You need a hand bleeding pump to draw the fuel up from the tank,if you do not have an electric pump in the tank..
@@nickclark6001 yep a some new cars can't self prime (last 8-10 years) , normally turn the key to first position (but not turn the engine) wait 10 seconds and repeat a number of times,
no self priming pump in the tank seems common now (so if you actually run out of fuel putting some back in might not work) , had a van outside the shop for 3-4 hours waiting for the second tow truck to come (first one had a bad back so couldn't go under the van to put tow cables on) as the van couldn't self prime, once the second person came he dragged the van down the road and managed to bump start it as he didn't have a fuel pump primer device on him (higher rpm I guess the high pressure diesel pump spun fast enough to drag the fuel into the pump and get rid of the air)
Its a bit late replying after a year but hopefully the car was not jacked up from the front... gravity.
I also agree with the comment above, get someone to tow you around the streets, guaranteed to work every time.
Hi mate a mechanic has told me my dpf tank needs replacing my engine has been going into limp mode and he diagnosed a problem with dpf tank do tanks normally need replacing
Hi mate yes it's a possibility the tanks do give problems the DPF get blocked they run low on fluid even the level sensor can give problems I don't know obviously the problem with yours as I haven't diagnosed it just make sure it's diagnosed properly and you shouldn't have any issues
Hi I got it plugged in again and there is a different fault after coming up interior light not dpf tank anymore it's like ECU thinks tank is empty but not . I'm afraid I've got gremlins! turned on heated seats and AC fan control nob and radio volume nob stopped working back working when disengaged heated seats . The initial fault was anti skid service required which comes on with like a traction control amber symbol on dash and puts car into reduced engine performance mode when I labour in top gear on motorway this happens I find it drive bit higher revs it doesn't come on as much but still once a week it resets when I switch car off. I have it 6 months and don't want to fork out any more cash do you think maybe it's looking like expensive fix possibly ECU. Also tempeture gauge on dash reading sub zero degrees Volvo S40 1.6 diesel 2008 thanks
Get your gloves dirty ...keep your hands clean 👍
yes mate
Any idea on my shifter on my gear box it moves up and dwn is that normal
??
Does it move up & down depending on the amount of quick acceleration you give it at a standstill ?
If that's what you mean, it could be that the engine mount has gone or almost gone nearest the gearbox.
Mounts fine just feels like cables loose
My gear stick vibrates and has play feels loose going from first to second and 3rd gear cables looks fine but selector on the gear box moves up and down
@@groutness9052 More than likely the cable/s have stretched as they're under constant pressure.
Great video
Thanks mate
I have a 9 plat focus tdci, have all the software for it, software is saying add tank low but it is full, have regened the car 4 times and software is saying no faults, but eml light still will not go off, can you help please, it's driving me f ing mad. cheers.
James McKinney hi mate very difficult to say as it could be lots of problems but if your system is working correctly and you fill the tank or then you've definitely got a problem with your diagnostic machine this is where the expensive ones come into they're own
once youve topped fluid up. you need forscan and modified elm cable. go into where it says dpf values reset. click on that. takes 5 mins to reset it. its not to do with regen. ecu needs to kno the tank is full
is this auto cleaner a new idea on diesels.
dave bram. No mate they have been there since dpf were fitted. Mine is a 2004 cmax and is based on the focus it also has a tank. The citreon has a eos fluid back which is put behind the wheel arch.
good video but You did not mention that FACM needs a reset after PAT is added to the tank.
It all depends on the system and the car this particular system though it does not as soon as you open the fuel tank it will will reset itself and Squirtle the amount of additive it needs into the tank
Are you sure you have the filler pipe and the overflow the correct. I ask only because I have seen another TH-cam video that says the other way round, top pipe overflow and bottom one the filler.
Checked a manual I found online and you definitely have the overflow and feed pipes mixed up. Shame really, as it's a decent video apart from that.
I was thinking the same
Yes, he mixed the pipes.
I have Ford focus 1.6 tdci no. Power the same problem dpf no clean
Hi bought just watched your video about focus 1.6 tdci fuel additive . I have same car same problem , macanic quoted 280. to fill tank and clear faults.. My question is if I fill myself then take car for a blast up motorway will engine malfunction be gone from dash and will limp mode be fixed.. Great video by the way ,
gordon moody the car will not regen with fault codes in the system 👍
@@Honky_Konky_Phooey By fault code do you mean a light on the dashboard?
Aman A normally you reset the fault code and reset the pats fluid counter fluid within the cars computer and sometime you have to do a static regen, other times you can drive and it will regen.And for Christ sake whatever you do don’t get the fluid on your skin, you can get a refill bottle and refill kit ( pipe with the appropriate ends) to connect to the tank from most decent parts stores 👍
@@Honky_Konky_Phooey If the error message goes off my dashboard when I refill the DPF fluid tank, do I need to do anything else?
Aman A I’ve yet to see the message disappear on its own , the pats fluid roughly runs out every 60-70000 miles, like I say you normally have to clear the code and reset the counter with a diagnostic tool
Great video thanks
thanks mate
Guess this is the same as a Volvo V50 1.6d? Probably need to do this to mine.
it is, done mine on my s40 2.0D ;)
Good vid but there are cheaper/easier ways. Get a £5 drill pump. hold a clear clean plastic cup below the overflow. ONLY put a litre at a time in, then you wont spill any.
Yes mate excellent good thinking
Good video what about resetting counters? I've just managed to this without even jacking the car up by connecting a clear pipe and tipping the fluid in through a funnel it was pretty easy but i need to reset counters and I'm not sure how
i have the same car, is 1litre enough to refill the tank
hi mate yes 1 litre fill that tank but I would suggest you keep an eye on it every 6 months
You really should wear gloves...this is some really nasty stuff. Take care of yourself!
Cancer at the least... defo wear gloves
A mk 3 1.6 tdci focus have this??
what year your car mate
bodgit and leggit garage 2011 mk 3 shape
No, it was replaced with a ceramic DPF in 2010 i believe, just drive it hard for some sustained miles every few weeks, it will be fine, yours will also have the improved oil return / feed and a return to the 8V which was far far more reliable.
Tnk you
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I have a Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi 2008 is a good ideas to cancel dpf, and that the core out and solder it in place. then resofting onboard computer. Thank you
it's bad for everyone's lungs :/
in the uk. any signs of dpf removal taking inside out. and removing from ecu. is £1000 fine.
It's not too hard or even expensive to keep a DPF running. Fluid is about £150 (lasts about 100k) and the DPF filter is about the same. Not a lot of cost over the years really!
hi, not sure if I got back to you regards the video you made about the cam belt on the peugeot 206 1.4 HDI but thank you very much, I have another problem with it it won't rev over 3000rpm and theres no power its been running fine and its always been like this since I've owned it
That could possibly be some safety fall back that ecu does so you don't damage your engine. But that would set an engine light or say something on the screen most likely. So who knows.
Modern cars are crap.
All the diesels have that?
No this is the older DPF systems
I think was a better system
Adblue?
pump comes from Lidl, Ive got one too,
Yes mate they are absolutely awesome I've had mine for a long time I have used it and it still works cannot beat it for the price
very help full
What is that dpf liquid?
4:02 you need to watch the video properly
cant find the tank on my 09 1.6 hdi peugeot expert van any idea where it is thanks guys god a eror message on the dash faulty anti pollution an engine management light on then it went off again and came on again today lost power but stopped it took out key started up again power came back but light still stayed on and warning message came back up then when i started it again all was ok but im getting missing when cold an lots of blue white smoke any ideas wats wrong here thanks again
Only modern motorists would tolerate a consumable fluid tank only accessible with special tools and a ramp.
Is not adblue?
4:02 you need to watch the video properly
Another reason why my vehicles are pre 2005😀
lol
Merci pour ta video (Thanks for your video).
Should be wearing gloves mate, that liquid is nasty stuff..... And eye protection too... Always err on the safety aspect... 👍👍👍
yes mate i no you are right 100%
you can use a $12 elec fuel pump.???!!!
What is a dpf bloke ?
Hi mate it's essentially a big filter that collects the soot from the engine and then periodically Burns it off it stops a lot of the bad Particles and lowers CO2
why dont you have a pipe from o/f to a bottle,plus,dont explain stuff soo muuchh iinn ddetailll.,
Put it in 2nd gear and give it wellie, 3 to 4 1000 Rev's, back off and repeat till the light goes off, motorway is good,
3rd gear up to 70 then back off repeat, try it, nothing to lose, bit of time.
Worst advice ever! Just drive above 50mph for 20 or minutes continuously. The car should sort itself out, if it doesn't, you have other issues. To get the DPF to passively regenerate takes around 650c, driving at 115mph in 4th at 4200rpm, I could only get mine to 450c, far short of the temp required. You have plenty to lose by doing that, strain on the DMF, turbo and engine itself.
That's a tasty looking Mexico I spy on the reflection....
thanks mate is a avo
My local garage did a top up on my Mazda with the hand pump method. The chap that did it didn't open the overflow and just squeezed the stuff in and had lots spurt out over him. It needed a reset but the engine lights keeps coming back on. I used forscan and get codes that additive level is too low/empty, also codes won't reset with Forscan. I asked the mechanic if he managed to get enough in and he said if anything he got too much in as it all spurted back over him, of course I reckon it could've been the air pressure . Does anyone know if too much fluid can cause a fault code stating additive is low/empty (P1926-60 & P1932-60.)
Did you get an answer? (Go the same issue)
I had one of those pumps, it died on its first use, total s--t!
I've had this for years and use it very regular it's never once let me down
"Don't particularly worry about [the fluid on your hands]"???? Seriously dude, you're taking the joke out your channel name and making me believe you actually are who you've called yourself. It's very nasty stuff!!! Wear gloves ffs.
Why would anybody own a diesel they are nothing but trouble buy petrol
No bloke will block this lol
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You do not mention what kind of a car it is...not wearing safety glows....
He says at the beginning it's a focus diesel
Ah, the 1.6TDCI 16v with the older Eolys DPF. how long as the owner been running it dry, how many sustained long distance miles do they do, how many aborted regens has it got. the DPF on this car is a pile of crap, PITA to remove, cheap replacements are crap, ford replacements are expensive, turbo oil return too close to DPF, turbo oil feed banjo bolt to restrictive. The car is literally a bomb..... But if looked after well, is a trooper. Miss my old ford.
Need to stop saying ‘basically’ say it far to often lol
callum fludgate yes mate I agree with you but this is a very old video I don't do it in my newer ones we all have to learn as we do videos and get better and better with each video
brlilant video
thanks mate