OMG... This was like a commercial you'd see on TV at 3am in the morning. I was waiting for him to say, "If you call now, we'll give you another one absolutely free!" 😂😂😂 I'm sure this guy used to sell 'Magic mops' or some swirling vacuum cleaner... 😂
My VW T5 2.5. 174 160k miles dpf was blocked I cleaned it using hot water and finish gold dishwasher tablets letting it soak overnight and used air compressor to blast the crap out and kept repeating this every night for about 5 days until water was clear took it to the garage for dpf reset and measure the soot content only 5 grams soot left in the dpf van runs like a dream and saved a heap of cash
@@sheffcitys2forgedinsteel255 - Yet you've got time to watch a video of someone else doing it? So what you're saying is, you're a clueless hamfisted lazy fk ....Ok got it!!
early peugeots had a 2 part DPF that came apart to clean or replace - the replacements were only a couple hunderd pound - ALL the maufactures could do this if they wanted - - IF IT WAS REALLY ABOUT THE ENVIROMENT & NOT JUST MONEY !!
In ireland a professional dpf cleaning is 180 euros. Or proble 150 pounds dpf removed and sent off. There are serveral stages cleaning a dpf apparently they say it takes 6 hours . Ultrasonic vibration and flushes are involved. Apparently high pressure water pushes the insulation surrounding the dpf out and possible the expensive metals also
To remove the carbon just soak it in Lye and swish it back and forth many times, flush it then a new Lye wash and rinse until clear. Then if you have much ash in it then dilute some mutaric acid and flush for 20 minutes, it dissolves the ash completely, BUT only if you got the soot away first. Then rinse thoroughly! And with a very slight Lye concentration as the second last rinse. Acid will damage the catalyst over time but in 20 minutes it won't do any harm. Lye only cleans soot. Mutaric acid only cleans ash
what on earth is mutaric acid ?????I was a chemistry degree student but I haven't ever heard of it .Doesn't mean It doesn't exist but its probably under another name. I would value any insight here please.
A machine wash like this is great, but it’s an expensive job for a customer, so let’s break it down, on average, most garages charge £75 + vat per hour, if you can get a DPF off without breaking the bolts, clips etc, it can take an hour or 2 to get it off, £150 then £200 to get it flushed then another £150 to put it back on, so £500 to Wash & flush it off the car, not forgetting that, if it’s sent away it’s a 3-4 day event, so no car to use for 3-4 days, So on a car of big miles, £500 is cash your never gonna see again, But what we did was found a local mobile DPF cleaner, he came out to us, our Range Rover 3.0 was 60 mbar on tick over, he pumped in a LTR of LAUNCH DPF cleaner, a load of bubles and crap came out the back, the pressure went down to 5 MBars, the car was taken for a 10 min drive, the DPF was reset, the car did a natural registration whilst being driven, a massive amount of smoke came out of it and the cars been great ever since, So no downtime from the car and only £250 and done in 75 mins. 2 years later and it’s still running great. Like I said at the start, blowing the DPF on this machine is the best way, but ultimately it’s expensive and time consuming,
So all you need to clean a dpf is a watering can some TFR and a tyre bead blaster with a rubber cone on the end of it filled with some water and air to 4 bar!
I ve made a closed loop with a 🪣 and a watering pump adding pressure from the dpf pipes..hot water and some dpf cleaners and 2 hour of continous flow( both ways) do pretty good job.
Thanks for this great video Darren , glad I just watched it, as I was going to head over to the Local Bagwash (Launderette with my DPF ) I was running out of places to go with it hidden inside my dirty clothes 🙂
@@johncoldwell340 Thanks for that tip , generally speaking, all the parameters like; a good solid engine with no compression loss, EGR functioning well, throttle body flap not stuck, Glow plugs all good, and of course regular servicing with good quality Oil and Filter are essential if fitted with a turbo ? then that needs evaluating to see no excess oil is entering the DPF ,as that could scupper whatever effort that is expended on all other items, resulting in a fruitless journey.
got to love the diy comments. This is to have a faster and proven result in a commercial setting not a cheap diy solution. As commercial solution can be done at home so how if you have time and brains.
Was it just measuring the back pressure on the machine as it said differential pressure on the print out , cheers good video for some understanding of dpf off car clean and explain of ash. ta !
Hi there, the dpf specialist told me to replace the oxygen sensor nr 2 in my Mercedes C 250 2.1 diesel. Is that the downstream dpf, i mean after DPF? Thanks for any help 😊
I got prefacelift 2007 320D 177 hp. Someone removed dpf prior to selling it and it has egr and I hope catalytic converter heheeh. Had it for 20 000 kilometers, really nice car to drive. Would you make some review on your own ?
@@djmobileautoservices Cheers; no it’s not hazardous or corrosive - the soak solution just helps to soften the matter. This was especially full of ask so took about 30 mins of flushing. They a generally quicker than that.
wish you would have taken the run off from the flush and put it in a small pan and set it out in the sun and allow the water to evaporate and see what it left.
@@redkelly1188 depends on the garage. Some mot testing stations are keen on things being correct, but, if you ask around, there will definitely be a garage that will test it without questions.
Darren this was a good educational video especially for myself as I know very little about diesel engines . Guess the machine is quite popular in Europe as a lot if not most of the cars I’m assuming are diesel . Now for the all important question did it fix your car ? Also is the flex piece part of the DPF filter or can it be purchased separately ? Thanks for sharing 👍
@@arthurfricchione8119 Cheers Artie; yes diesel is still very popular here, but that is changing. Yes, removing the ash seems to have stopped the frequent regenerations. The flexi is part of the exhaust, but you can buy them and weld them on. I’m no welder haha!
Good video. Please could you tell me what the expected live data pressures should be for a good dpf from a differential pressure sensor on both idle and fast idle as well as from a exhaust pressure sensor (single pipe). We use e3 technical at work which often doesn’t give me this relevant information. Sometimes if the pressures are too low this could indicate a cracked dpf but not knowing how low is too low makes it harder to diagnose. Although black soot within the tailpipe is usually a giveaway.
I’ll stick with my 2003 1.9PD with no DPF. Modern diesels are a waste of money unless you’re on the motorway everyday and they get chance to regenerate their DPF.
Ok, but it's still high enough on idle, after cleaning, especially the dpf is not hot. What about dynamic pressure testing on load? What pressure should you expect let's say on a new dpf or low mileage? I know that over 200-250mbar on high load there is a problem already,...
So there's actually nothing in this machine, no integrated compressor and no automatic water feed ??? So anyone with a 'watering can' and a compressor can use a rubber hose fitting to 'clean out' your DPF. I'm calling BS on this so called 'machine'.
I've had this product or a later model for 4 years now. You may think yes it can't be much to replicate it from a few basic DIY techniques, but I can assure you for a business. The regulator and the easy mounting is a key part of its design and can be unmanned and so you can get on with other work. The adaptors also are key for this to work seamlessly and can be used for all types of dpf. I've had to manufacture a few different adapters but it's main benefit is so you save a lot of time. Please get your hose and your compressor/ regulator and see if you can walk away from it 😉. The straps and mounting point are also there for a reason and the gauge goes up to 10 bar. Good luck with that also 😂
It’s still reading higher mbar than bmw limits. Also are you ignoring the lumpy idle? If it has ever snapped a timing chain then those cam lobes have twisted on the cams
Got to admit, i wasn`t overly impressed with that process, when you take into account the average charge of £250 the cleaning fluid, labour time, and initial cost of the machine which i assume runs into a good few thousand pound. Is it worth the investment ?
If a new dpf is reading 0 it's damage. It's designed to catch soot 3 millibar is a brand new functional dpf anything less your leting exhaust gases escape . Then you will get nox high
This is exactly why i advise everyoe i know to keep well away from diesel and all the taxi's in my area are running hybrid ,as far as i am coconcerned diesel is dead
@@francisphillips8192 It’s not the popular choice right now. Still practical for commercial. Not sure it’s going anywhere soon. It’s a shame; so economical!
@@GroundedDiagnostics Yes it’s better now. The tool was measuring pressure back up through DPF, hence the flexi problem. Just a bench mark for pre and post test
I appreciate the machine. But i think it can be taken off at home .. Soaked in DPF cleaner and then flushed with water and a conpressor through both sides. Of course you need to be careful and dispose if contaminates.. my research now leads me to understand / Research Difference between soot & ash ???
This is ONE of the ways to get rid of ASH. The other way is to chemically disolve it on the car as i have done many many times using a dpf cleaning solution like vetech professional dpf cleaner from gsf.
This machine is so unnecessary, expensive, a faff. The manual pump is a nightmare. Somebody has made a machine for no reason, just thought they found a solution to problem that can be replicated with DIY tools at home. You also need an expensive compressor.
I have this machine and I can tell you it's fantastic I converted mine to be hose fed and I put it on auto Also it dries it and gives you readings so you know it's good when you put it back on you cant re creat 4 bar of sealed pressure with anything you have at home
Invent a DPF THAT can get hot enough to disintegrate Anything without doing damage to the unit 🎓 Billionaires instantly👍 💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲 Interesting 😁 cheers 🇺🇸
These are a last resort as removing a dpf is labour intensive far better to clean on car and utilise a proper running vehicle to carry out its own clean. As said a blocked dpf is the symptom not the cause repair the cause first.
Don’t believe everything a salesman tells you, I get most DPF’s reading 0 to 3 mbar after a on car cleaning for £190 all done in 2 to 3 hours. Red and baish ash does come out once semi desolved, the glass type ash won’t come out and it won’t come out with that machine either. Ide say that procedure would cost around £800 all in with a under turbo DPF removal and take you off the road for around 3 days and no instant live data test drive afterwards to check for other underlying faults and don’t forget years of experience in working out what caused the DPF to stop regenerating in the first place. In my opinion if a garage started doing this service with out having at least 2 years DPF cleaning knowledge the DPF will probably be blocked again with in 400 miles due to novices not finding the underlying issue. Do you know that putting 5000 mbar of pressure through a DPF that has done nearly 1/4 million miles is a disaster waiting to happen, probably that what causes the flexi to blow. The things people will do for a free DPF clean.
OMG... This was like a commercial you'd see on TV at 3am in the morning. I was waiting for him to say, "If you call now, we'll give you another one absolutely free!" 😂😂😂
I'm sure this guy used to sell 'Magic mops' or some swirling vacuum cleaner... 😂
My VW T5 2.5. 174 160k miles dpf was blocked I cleaned it using hot water and finish gold dishwasher tablets letting it soak overnight and used air compressor to blast the crap out and kept repeating this every night for about 5 days until water was clear took it to the garage for dpf reset and measure the soot content only 5 grams soot left in the dpf van runs like a dream and saved a heap of cash
EXACTLY THIS!!!
Some of us haven't got 5 days to wait, and faffing around, so if you want it done on the same day guess what £
@@sheffcitys2forgedinsteel255 - Yet you've got time to watch a video of someone else doing it? So what you're saying is, you're a clueless hamfisted lazy fk ....Ok got it!!
I thought it was Ash which was the problem not soot
Reset dpf disconnect battery and drain system by bridging terminals
early peugeots had a 2 part DPF that came apart to clean or replace - the replacements were only a couple hunderd pound -
ALL the maufactures could do this if they wanted - -
IF IT WAS REALLY ABOUT THE ENVIROMENT & NOT JUST MONEY !!
It’s about air quality that has helped but the overall environment, depends on how these are cleaned and processed
In ireland a professional dpf cleaning is 180 euros. Or proble 150 pounds dpf removed and sent off. There are serveral stages cleaning a dpf apparently they say it takes 6 hours . Ultrasonic vibration and flushes are involved. Apparently high pressure water pushes the insulation surrounding the dpf out and possible the expensive metals also
I usually do an off car gutting, clears it out quite well
To remove the carbon just soak it in Lye and swish it back and forth many times, flush it then a new Lye wash and rinse until clear.
Then if you have much ash in it then dilute some mutaric acid and flush for 20 minutes, it dissolves the ash completely, BUT only if you got the soot away first.
Then rinse thoroughly! And with a very slight Lye concentration as the second last rinse.
Acid will damage the catalyst over time but in 20 minutes it won't do any harm.
Lye only cleans soot.
Mutaric acid only cleans ash
what on earth is mutaric acid ?????I was a chemistry degree student but I haven't ever heard of it .Doesn't mean It doesn't exist but its probably under another name. I would value any insight here please.
@@michaelvongerard3017
My bad, ment
muriatic acid
Drain cleaner
.. basically you need Both ends of the PH scale with products that won't harm precious metals
A machine wash like this is great,
but it’s an expensive job for a customer, so let’s break it down, on average, most garages charge £75 + vat per hour, if you can get a DPF off without breaking the bolts, clips etc, it can take an hour or 2 to get it off, £150 then £200 to get it flushed then another £150 to put it back on, so £500 to Wash & flush it off the car, not forgetting that, if it’s sent away it’s a 3-4 day event, so no car to use for 3-4 days,
So on a car of big miles, £500 is cash your never gonna see again,
But what we did was found a local mobile DPF cleaner, he came out to us, our Range Rover 3.0 was 60 mbar on tick over, he pumped in a LTR of LAUNCH DPF cleaner, a load of bubles and crap came out the back, the pressure went down to 5 MBars, the car was taken for a 10 min drive, the DPF was reset, the car did a natural registration whilst being driven, a massive amount of smoke came out of it and the cars been great ever since,
So no downtime from the car and only £250 and done in 75 mins.
2 years later and it’s still running great.
Like I said at the start, blowing the DPF on this machine is the best way, but ultimately it’s expensive and time consuming,
So all you need to clean a dpf is a watering can some TFR and a tyre bead blaster with a rubber cone on the end of it filled with some water and air to 4 bar!
I ve made a closed loop with a 🪣 and a watering pump adding pressure from the dpf pipes..hot water and some dpf cleaners and 2 hour of continous flow( both ways) do pretty good job.
Tfr is highly corrosive just fyi
Thanks for this great video Darren , glad I just watched it, as I was going to head over to the Local Bagwash (Launderette with my DPF ) I was running out of places to go with it hidden inside my dirty clothes 🙂
@@sollykhan2385 😂 I’m sure they wouldn’t mind haha!
Did you check turbo for play end float, turbos passing oil main reason for Ash build up
@@johncoldwell340 Thanks for that tip , generally speaking, all the parameters like; a good solid engine with no compression loss, EGR functioning well, throttle body flap not stuck, Glow plugs all good, and of course regular servicing with good quality Oil and Filter are essential if fitted with a turbo ? then that needs evaluating to see no excess oil is entering the DPF ,as that could scupper whatever effort that is expended on all other items, resulting in a fruitless journey.
got to love the diy comments. This is to have a faster and proven result in a commercial setting not a cheap diy solution. As commercial solution can be done at home so how if you have time and brains.
If you remove the dpf interior, it will be clean forever 😄
Was it just measuring the back pressure on the machine as it said differential pressure on the print out , cheers good video for some understanding of dpf off car clean and explain of ash. ta !
@@mike-s8n8y It was back pressure 👍
Hi there, the dpf specialist told me to replace the oxygen sensor nr 2 in my Mercedes C 250 2.1 diesel. Is that the downstream dpf, i mean after DPF? Thanks for any help 😊
A blocked DPF is normally the symptoms not the cause. Have you find the cause?
Machine works great
@@stuartaqua It was becoming filled with ash due to high mileage reducing the DPFs capacity - this is the only way to remove ash
@@MechanicMindset Hahaha... REALLY???
Lol
I got prefacelift 2007 320D 177 hp. Someone removed dpf prior to selling it and it has egr and I hope catalytic converter heheeh. Had it for 20 000 kilometers, really nice car to drive. Would you make some review on your own ?
Good presentation. What's the recommended time to clean the DPF? What cleaning chemical does it use and how hazardous is the cleaner?
@@djmobileautoservices Cheers; no it’s not hazardous or corrosive - the soak solution just helps to soften the matter. This was especially full of ask so took about 30 mins of flushing. They a generally quicker than that.
wish you would have taken the run off from the flush and put it in a small pan and set it out in the sun and allow the water to evaporate and see what it left.
@@crasher88 Ah yes that would have been interesting. It was like a light coloured dust
Get rid of dpf altogether and get it mapped. 👍
Will it still pass MOT with no dlf?
@@redkelly1188 depends on the garage. Some mot testing stations are keen on things being correct, but, if you ask around, there will definitely be a garage that will test it without questions.
Darren this was a good educational video especially for myself as I know very little about diesel engines . Guess the machine is quite popular in Europe as a lot if not most of the cars I’m assuming are diesel . Now for the all important question did it fix your car ? Also is the flex piece part of the DPF filter or can it be purchased separately ? Thanks for sharing 👍
@@arthurfricchione8119 Cheers Artie; yes diesel is still very popular here, but that is changing. Yes, removing the ash seems to have stopped the frequent regenerations. The flexi is part of the exhaust, but you can buy them and weld them on. I’m no welder haha!
hello where can we find the device (9230) present in the video david of france
How comes the pressure test did not show flexing leaking
Good video.
Please could you tell me what the expected live data pressures should be for a good dpf from a differential pressure sensor on both idle and fast idle as well as from a exhaust pressure sensor (single pipe).
We use e3 technical at work which often doesn’t give me this relevant information.
Sometimes if the pressures are too low this could indicate a cracked dpf but not knowing how low is too low makes it harder to diagnose. Although black soot within the tailpipe is usually a giveaway.
Roughly 3-6Mbar at idle and 30-40Mbar at 4000 RPM 👍🏻
@@reganfreerun7667 Thanks. That's useful information. Should give me more confidence in my diagnostics.
I used alloy wheel cleaner serveral times
I’ll stick with my 2003 1.9PD with no DPF. Modern diesels are a waste of money unless you’re on the motorway everyday and they get chance to regenerate their DPF.
Ok, but it's still high enough on idle, after cleaning, especially the dpf is not hot. What about dynamic pressure testing on load? What pressure should you expect let's say on a new dpf or low mileage? I know that over 200-250mbar on high load there is a problem already,...
So there's actually nothing in this machine, no integrated compressor and no automatic water feed ??? So anyone with a 'watering can' and a compressor can use a rubber hose fitting to 'clean out' your DPF. I'm calling BS on this so called 'machine'.
I've had this product or a later model for 4 years now. You may think yes it can't be much to replicate it from a few basic DIY techniques, but I can assure you for a business. The regulator and the easy mounting is a key part of its design and can be unmanned and so you can get on with other work. The adaptors also are key for this to work seamlessly and can be used for all types of dpf. I've had to manufacture a few different adapters but it's main benefit is so you save a lot of time. Please get your hose and your compressor/ regulator and see if you can walk away from it 😉. The straps and mounting point are also there for a reason and the gauge goes up to 10 bar. Good luck with that also 😂
It's a fridge magnet holder
Does this not damages the O2 sensors?
some cars a a three hour job to remove the DPF so can end up very expensive so removing the DPF isn't always a option
It’s still reading higher mbar than bmw limits. Also are you ignoring the lumpy idle? If it has ever snapped a timing chain then those cam lobes have twisted on the cams
Got to admit, i wasn`t overly impressed with that process, when you take into account the average charge of £250 the cleaning fluid, labour time, and initial cost of the machine which i assume runs into a good few thousand pound. Is it worth the investment ?
No
New DPF backpressure is almost zero. This was 4-6mbar at idle after cleaning.
If a new dpf is reading 0 it's damage. It's designed to catch soot 3 millibar is a brand new functional dpf anything less your leting exhaust gases escape . Then you will get nox high
What about the EGR and Intake ….
I never had a dpf problem. The best way to deal with them is to buy a petrol.
That is a daft statement and I will go one better - buy an EV then you wont have petrol problems. SIlly isn't it.
@@zorbakaput8537 chil out have a valium diesels are for tight people have I hit a nerve.
Such a cool video.
That thing is a toy compared to our cleaners 😂. You better hope you got no leaks or your hose doesn't pop off either 😂
This is exactly why i advise everyoe i know to keep well away from diesel and all the taxi's in my area are running hybrid ,as far as i am coconcerned diesel is dead
@@francisphillips8192 It’s not the popular choice right now. Still practical for commercial. Not sure it’s going anywhere soon. It’s a shame; so economical!
DPF killed diesel.
shouldn't matter about the flexi if its measuring back pressure and not differential pressure. Did it drive better 😉
@@GroundedDiagnostics Yes it’s better now. The tool was measuring pressure back up through DPF, hence the flexi problem. Just a bench mark for pre and post test
@@MechanicMindset I missed that yes yes got ya. thanks Darren
I appreciate the machine. But i think it can be taken off at home .. Soaked in DPF cleaner and then flushed with water and a conpressor through both sides. Of course you need to be careful and dispose if contaminates.. my research now leads me to understand / Research Difference between soot & ash ???
This is ONE of the ways to get rid of ASH.
The other way is to chemically disolve it on the car as i have done many many times using a dpf cleaning solution like vetech professional dpf cleaner from gsf.
Or using brick acid
@@vukiam or a bag of soda crystals and 2 dish washer tabs diluted in boiling water
This machine is so unnecessary, expensive, a faff. The manual pump is a nightmare. Somebody has made a machine for no reason, just thought they found a solution to problem that can be replicated with DIY tools at home. You also need an expensive compressor.
I just rev the shit out my diesel engines pretty much all the time never had a blocked dpf ever
I have this machine and I can tell you it's fantastic I converted mine to be hose fed and I put it on auto
Also it dries it and gives you readings so you know it's good when you put it back on you cant re creat 4 bar of sealed pressure with anything you have at home
What a silly racket. lol...
That would definitely find itself in the trash in my State.
Sorry for that 🐈. It's filthy. Lol
@@djmobileautoservices 😂
Won’t a high power pressure washer will do the same thing after soaking process?
All this effort when you can literally just bash the shite out the thing and stick it back in with a remap. So much easier.
I am new to the channel and enjoy the videos you make. But i think this Dpf cleaning machine is a load of 💩. What sort of money is the machine to buy?
Miller Gary Harris Amy Robinson John
Who’s going to pay hours of labour costs what a joke
Invent a DPF THAT can get hot enough to disintegrate
Anything without doing damage to the unit 🎓
Billionaires instantly👍
💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲
Interesting 😁 cheers 🇺🇸
These are a last resort as removing a dpf is labour intensive far better to clean on car and utilise a proper running vehicle to carry out its own clean. As said a blocked dpf is the symptom not the cause repair the cause first.
@@stephenwright5181 That might work ok for soot, but the ash can’t be pushed through the DPF, has to be cleaned like this 👍
Don’t believe everything a salesman tells you, I get most DPF’s reading 0 to 3 mbar after a on car cleaning for £190 all done in 2 to 3 hours.
Red and baish ash does come out once semi desolved, the glass type ash won’t come out and it won’t come out with that machine either.
Ide say that procedure would cost around £800 all in with a under turbo DPF removal and take you off the road for around 3 days and no instant live data test drive afterwards to check for other underlying faults and don’t forget years of experience in working out what caused the DPF to stop regenerating in the first place.
In my opinion if a garage started doing this service with out having at least 2 years DPF cleaning knowledge the DPF will probably be blocked again with in 400 miles due to novices not finding the underlying issue.
Do you know that putting 5000 mbar of pressure through a DPF that has done nearly 1/4 million miles is a disaster waiting to happen, probably that what causes the flexi to blow.
The things people will do for a free DPF clean.
can we just throw the filter in the bin, the whole thing is being silly waste of time anyway
So amateur. It's looks like the first iteration of an idea. It needs some real desihn work to make this unit simpler and parts less likely to be lost.
Nah, just remove it.
Snake oil salesman
Hahahah you don't need that...WHAT YOU DO NEED IS DELETE THAT "DPF" BULLSHIT