Dude, can't thank you enough! After trying to remove it for 4 hrs even after moving the AC lines, I thought you were pranking. All a sudden after I shook the the living crap out of it, it dropped down and I got it out in 2 minutes!
Thanks for the video and others I've studied sure helped a lot I just replaced my DPF and EGR tube on my 2013 VW Beetle TDI with 132,000 MI, just yesterday on Saturday March 23rd 2024 I never done anything like this and several times I thought I was going to quit because I thought this was never going to fit through that little hole but surely it did inch through with quite a bit of persuasion without lowering the subframe and then the new one went on seems like easier since I was able to go in there and bend the firewall to make more room just for the birth canal if you know what I mean I'm proud that I did it no more p2002 or p0401 codes, it's just best to replace it instead of trying to clean it because it'll just come back with problems soon I'm good for another 10 years at least, this car runs solid
That’s awesome I’m glad it helped. It can be pretty tempting when you’ve got the dpf half way out to want to drop the subframe. Would’ve made life a lot easier if they made that opening 1” bigger
@@JoshsJettas thank you for taking the time and videotaping all that I don't know how you do it because if it was me I'd be taken 3 or 4 days to do this job with the camera but instead I just went through and got it done in a couple of hours while it was raining outside LOL
@@JoshsJettas I certainly clarified my project. I want to Dpf delete and the physical work is straightforward enough but the programming is worrying me
I did this today on my 2014 Jetta, and instead of cutting it or even going through the trans tunnel I just took the passenger side CV axle completely out and jacked the front of the transmission to rotate the drivetrain as far forward as it could go and dropped the DPF out of the bottom straight down between the subframe and engine. No need to go through the tunnel at all and it took me about 5 minutes once I had the axle removed. I did buy a southern car since I live down south, so it wasn't rusted to shit and I was able to remove the O2 and EGT sensors without much difficulty before removing the DPF to make sure nothing would get caught. I struggled for about 30 minutes trying to go through the tunnel before I noticed it would drop right out if the axle was gone.
@@JoshsJettas Yea, all I did was make sure all the brackets and sensors I could get off were off. I could not get the lower egt out and the dpf and nox cat are still in my garage waiting for me to cut them up to sell them.
Thanks for video.... I am looking at my DPF replacement. I think I will tackle it. The cost to replace is $3800 to $4000 by shop. Parts will $2000. Also mine being 2010 the dealer said NO, they don't work on cars older than 2012. Not that I would go to dealer. I pushed them. The dealer after I pressed said they would look at it and work on it if car is in good condition, which it is. Again I avoid dealers unless under warranty which my car is way beyond. My independent VW Audi Porsche shop will do it....I know the shop and owners well, so likely they will work on it for a long time to come. They do good work and slightly cheaper than dealer. I plan on keeping it another 10-15 yrs. No reason it will not be a great reliable car, but the emissions is a long term maintenance issue. It works great but from time to time needs to cloned, replaced. The other option is removing the emission system, which s is not commended for legal and resale reasons. Also to do so cost as much as a new DPF. A DPF should go 120K to 240K depending on how you drive.
Well…. Looks like after a month of BS diagnosing (I refused to believe it was the dpf as their are no codes for it) I WILL be purchasing the parts needed for my new project this weekend 🥴 We’re fixing to roll coal bb 🤙🏻
Doing a full rawtec strait pipe with resonator, Malone .5 and 2 tunes will probably be what I go between(with DSG tune and dynamic idle). Cannot wait, hope to get the parts in this weekend. DPF is clogged so I’ll send it out 😏
Excited for it, I’ve heard so many amazing thing about it. And it’ll be fun todo. Always used to work on my own stuff till my MK6, warranty was a blessing though. Turbo failed at 120,000mi. Had a few thousand left on the warranty and vw repaired it all under the warranty and added another year on for me. It almost ran away on me after leaving the shop doing the timing belt, then it did when the mechanic took it out because idling it seemed fine. But if you got on it in sport mode it would try to keep going. Blue smoke out the exhaust, 5-6k rpm. I got it back to the shop and the engine light didn’t even come on(that why the guy took it for a drive). The engine is basically new, $11,000 in parts alone. I got to drive a rental 2022 Charger SRT because the guy at enterprise felt bad for me about my car going down like that. Parts didn’t come in, they had an issue getting materials due to the high volume of orders.
Josh, at 6:20 in your video you speak of cutting the pipe below the dpf. You use the word hypothetically, so I will use the same word: Hypothetically, what would you use to cut that off?
Little tip with the plugs under car.. cut them staggered and heat shrink and tape them up cause if the plugs corrode and they will eventually it’ll short out and give all kinds of codes .. had it happen to me lol
Hi, thanks for the video it's helping. I have a question though cocerning the EGR that goes from the cooler to the down pipe. Is there any way that we can remove this EGR pipe and blanking the downpipe? Thanks
How did you get the axle off? I'm most of the way through getting the DPF out but left the driveaxle and I can kind of get past it but can't really turn it. Is there a video for how to get the axle off? Help please!
@@JoshsJettas I just saw this but I got the correct sockets and removed the axle bolts and the bar dropped down a little. That was enough for me to get the DPF out. Your video is so helpful!!
@@Tanner737The normal way, counterclockwise but to stop the driveshaft from turning I had to lower the car onto the supporting tires so it wouldn't spin. When I wanted it to spin to get to the other bolts I would lift both sides back off the supporting tires. Also make sure to have the triple drive socket bit things, they are 12 pointed, don't use normal star bits or you'll strip the bolts.
is the DPF and DOC one unit? welded? emission warranty said they are replacing my DOC . i said no i want my dpf and doc and scr replaced . they are calling me back. but i think them saying replacing DOC is also meaning DPF as it looks to be 1 unit. 2015 tdi passat cvca
Quick question so i bought a 2012 jetta tdi took it for safety mech..put it on hoist is missing the 2 cats and exhaust flap i drove 2hours it ran fine no check engine light no smell in cab and no noticeable noise any help i need this car safe as its for my family found a guy parting one out buying them if i put them back on will it cause a problem im not sure what prev owner did do i need to reprogram it or something thanks
If it ran fine with it all removed it’ll be tuned, it’ll be perfectly fine and safe if no exhaust fumes are getting into the cabin. If you want to go back to stock your going to have to talk to a tuner and get the stock file back on the ecu before everything goes back on.
A lot, I work on farm equipment and you can see gallons/acre saved, spread that out across thousands of acres per farm. On the flip side would manufacturers have progressed the technology like they did if they weren’t forced to because of emissions?
They’re one time use so they should be replaced and torqued with torque turn. I make them tight with a dab of blue loc tire (not the greatest thing to do).
@@JoshsJettas yeah if it breaks off and you had loctite on the threads you'd be real mad at yourself 😂 Did you actually replace yours or are you just suggesting that it should be done?
I'm working on a 13 tdi cjaa. I'm wondering if anyone on here knows if it's normal to have a square wave signal on the motor control circuit of the egr valve. Mitchell says it should be approximately 12v but when I hook up my lab scope koeo testing I get a 0v-12v square wave on the motor ground and 5v-12v square wave on the motor power wire. Anyone know if this is normal? To me it seems wrong but maybe the egr's are duty cycle controlled.
Hey man quick question, i just deleted my 2014 tdi with mr tuning kit with the blocker plate on the egr filter. Will this eliminate the hydro locking problem or is there something else i will need to do. This happened to me a couple times last winter
Salut j'ai aussi une 2.0 tdi avec suppression egr stage 2 turbo 1752 7 downpipe et je voudrais savoir comment vous avez simplifier les durite de depression avec n75 n18 avec la réservoir d'air et la pompe a vide pouvez vous me donner des conseils Merci
I’m late to the party, where do I go to get scrap value? I’m not into the cat recycling business so I haven’t the slightest where to recoup some of the costs…
General scrap/steel yards will take them but you don’t always get top dollar, could look on local Facebook/kijiji/craigslist posts and see if anyone advertises. NS Cores LLC is easy to deal with if you have the ability to ship them.
Hey mate, I have major DPF problems and am going to use this video to get my old one out and try to clean it. I’m wondering if there are any gaskets, seals or single use components that I need to replace when I put it all back together? Hard to know exactly what parts I’ll need before I get in there so I appreciate any help!
Hey I’d figure the v band seals, if your somewhere rusty you’ll want v band clamps as well. You might need a scan tool to reset the dpf soot loading if that’s why it’s being cleaned
@@JoshsJettas Legend, thank you mate I appreciate the reply. I'm cleaning due to soot on tailpipe and bumper/carbon buildup in throttle body etc. Plus foul smell in cabin and from tailpipe. But after research I think the DPF will most likely be cracked and I'll have to swap it out, don't think cleaning is gonna do much...
@joelbodman8957 yes sadly it’ll be cracked, I did a yt short on this one when I cut it apart, you could just see the soot line where the crack was. Seems to be extremely common on these cjaa’s
Will a cracked dpf throw a code even if it's cleaned real good? Also would like to know if my 2012 Jetta TDI wagon is cjaa? Mk5 or 6. P2002 ,p2457 codes no pass smog in California 😭
Hey man! So far I’m stuck- despite the CV axle out the way my DPF is still stuck, trying all I can to avoid lowering subframe or doing anything to need alignment. Any tips or any certain way you wiggled it to get it out there?
You’ve got the lower bracket unbolted from the dpf as well? It’s going to have to “roll” so that the side of the dpf that was against the engine is now facing upwards towards the firewall. The spot where the lower dpf bracket bolts to the dpf will be tight to the heat shielding but it will come
It worked, had it out in about 20 mins with that advice. It was actually much easier than I thought it would come out, hard to imagine the work of dropping subframe undercuts just wiggling it out with drive shaft disconnected
Hey Josh - We have a 2013 VW Jetta TDI Sportswagon - I Hit a deer with it about a YEAR ago. WE fixed it ourselves and it was fine until recently - can you reach out to me to see if you can help in any way -
How do you recommend removing the v band clamp on the top end of the DPF filter? Trying to take mine out right now and replace it but I can't seem to get anything on the actual Allen head for the clamp. Also, how do you remove the top bolt that mounts the DPF filter to thr engine? I was able to get the bottom two but not the top one
@@JoshsJettas yeah the Allen head is facing down towards the ground and it's hard to get at from underneath the car. I'll try using some swivel sockets
@@JoshsJettas I managed to get it off. However, most of the sensors in the DPF filter were seized inside and I had to order another $160 worth of sensors because they broke... So fun!
anyone know what to do when getting to the pipe that goes into the side? i’m fully deleted and trying to route an exhaust do i need to hook that up or no? if so what would you recommend me doing?
I have a doubt does an mk6 tdi includes catalyzer apart from dpf? If so, it is located next to the dpf right? In the middle of the exhaust? I thought diesel didnt have CAT only DPF. I am not sure if at the end of the video you show the DPF with mufflers or with the CAT. Thank you. Good video.
The very early Cbea had a cat attached to the dpf but in the same location. In the video I have the dpf off, right after that is the large cat and then the one I have removed already is the smaller cat yet. Then just the muffler at the very end.
@@JoshsJettas hey Josh! I want to delete dpf and egr of my 2009 passat cbbb engine but from what I see all the kits includes a straight pipe to delete the cat too wich i want to keep it on the car ... You did remove it too?
If your replacing your dpf it costs about $1100, you also get charged $700 core charge. If you send your non-cut dpf back you should get that $700 back but if you cut it up they won’t refund that.
Yea, it’s not going to be happy at all without the dpf and related sensors. I’ve done a video on MR Tuning on a Passat last year and the difference it made
@@fabo8819 on these it should be spotless, keep running it until a code pops up. At that time if you don’t have emissions testing and don’t mind the cel you can continue to drive it. That or fix/remove it
@@JoshsJettas I have 2.0 tdi cfgb engine, black exhaust pipe and no errors in ecu. MAF sensor is brand new. Injectors deviations are ok, I mean -0.2 to 0.2. Dpf difference pressure up to 5-6mbar on idle. On 2500rpm 40mbar. I suppose that dpf might be cracked.
@@redsresearch oh wow heavier then I figured, and nothing, Princess auto isn’t always known to have the highest quality stuff but the stands seem fine so far. I’ve got a set of 12 ton I use for work as well.
Yeah, well, how the heck can you get busted for this anyway? I'm gonna delete all 3 on my 2012 TDI hatchback. Get me some more MPG & speed! I bought a $1,100 kit with everything included, all bolt on! Guess I should clean my injectors & intake manifold too? What else? How much smoke will I be belching outta my tiny VW Golf? Surely not much, right?
I actually plan on making a video in the coming weeks on this. We have road side inspections which usually target commercial trucks/pick ups but also go after modified cars, no muffler is a dead give away which then once inspected when deleted can end up with a $350 fix it fine and your plates taken. If you take a look at the US deleted truck scene you see a lot of the tuners getting million dollar fines, I imagine the EPA can get hands on the customer list pretty easy just a matter if they want to go after the small fish. As far as your golf who’s the tuner? I did a video awhile ago on Mr tuning stage 2 kit, 0 smoke, more power and fuel mileage. The intakes stay fairly clean on these I don’t think I’d worry and I usually will fill the fuel filter canister with liqui moly diesel purge every filter change
@@JoshsJettas I will be removing the CC, DPF, and EGR but the muffler stays. I personally will not be tuning the car. Is a tune needed after this job? I'm an aircraft mechanic but don't know much about cars. I don't think this job will be too difficult. It's all bolt-on & I'll get a kit with pre-formed pipes to run the whole length of what I remove. I suppose I will need to find someone to tune the car, but will a normal shop know that I've removed these major exhaust components? I'll need to find someone who doesn't care, if so!
@@crooked-halo yeah it won’t be happy about the lack of dpf/sensors and won’t run well. The pipes all bolt on easy, getting the old dpf out is the worst. Tuners (Malone or Mr tuning) will provide a flash tool and tune that can be done at home, I went over the process here. th-cam.com/video/FJWkgyXKrfA/w-d-xo.html
Thanks Josh, Needed to pull a 2013 Jetta DPF to clean. Your video was my guide for removal. I made a video of cleaning the DPF: th-cam.com/video/Alt08riYgjw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=bEMmtcHwTJBklg8y After cleaning and reinstallation, no codes.🤞
Dude, can't thank you enough!
After trying to remove it for 4 hrs even after moving the AC lines, I thought you were pranking.
All a sudden after I shook the the living crap out of it, it dropped down and I got it out in 2 minutes!
It’s funny how you can fight it then all of a sudden it pops out. Cutting the outlet pipe off makes it a lot easier
Thanks for the video and others I've studied sure helped a lot I just replaced my DPF and EGR tube on my 2013 VW Beetle TDI with 132,000 MI, just yesterday on Saturday March 23rd 2024 I never done anything like this and several times I thought I was going to quit because I thought this was never going to fit through that little hole but surely it did inch through with quite a bit of persuasion without lowering the subframe and then the new one went on seems like easier since I was able to go in there and bend the firewall to make more room just for the birth canal if you know what I mean I'm proud that I did it no more p2002 or p0401 codes, it's just best to replace it instead of trying to clean it because it'll just come back with problems soon I'm good for another 10 years at least, this car runs solid
That’s awesome I’m glad it helped. It can be pretty tempting when you’ve got the dpf half way out to want to drop the subframe. Would’ve made life a lot easier if they made that opening 1” bigger
@@JoshsJettas thank you for taking the time and videotaping all that I don't know how you do it because if it was me I'd be taken 3 or 4 days to do this job with the camera but instead I just went through and got it done in a couple of hours while it was raining outside LOL
Fantastic visual quality. I now have a much better understanding of what I’m about to do
Thanks glad it helped
@@JoshsJettas I certainly clarified my project. I want to Dpf delete and the physical work is straightforward enough but the programming is worrying me
Who else watched this because they’re a rebel and don’t follow laws when drankin claws?
same
I'm just trying to service a customer who showed up unannounced
@@bobhunt9026 this was by far the coolest thing I did to my car. Went from 450-500 miles a tank to 700-780 per tank.
No one. Drinking “claws” i s gay af
I did this today on my 2014 Jetta, and instead of cutting it or even going through the trans tunnel I just took the passenger side CV axle completely out and jacked the front of the transmission to rotate the drivetrain as far forward as it could go and dropped the DPF out of the bottom straight down between the subframe and engine. No need to go through the tunnel at all and it took me about 5 minutes once I had the axle removed.
I did buy a southern car since I live down south, so it wasn't rusted to shit and I was able to remove the O2 and EGT sensors without much difficulty before removing the DPF to make sure nothing would get caught.
I struggled for about 30 minutes trying to go through the tunnel before I noticed it would drop right out if the axle was gone.
It was able to fit intact just with the engine rotated?
@@JoshsJettas Yea, all I did was make sure all the brackets and sensors I could get off were off. I could not get the lower egt out and the dpf and nox cat are still in my garage waiting for me to cut them up to sell them.
Thanks for video.... I am looking at my DPF replacement. I think I will tackle it. The cost to replace is $3800 to $4000 by shop. Parts will $2000. Also mine being 2010 the dealer said NO, they don't work on cars older than 2012. Not that I would go to dealer. I pushed them. The dealer after I pressed said they would look at it and work on it if car is in good condition, which it is. Again I avoid dealers unless under warranty which my car is way beyond. My independent VW Audi Porsche shop will do it....I know the shop and owners well, so likely they will work on it for a long time to come. They do good work and slightly cheaper than dealer.
I plan on keeping it another 10-15 yrs. No reason it will not be a great reliable car, but the emissions is a long term maintenance issue. It works great but from time to time needs to cloned, replaced. The other option is removing the emission system, which s is not commended for legal and resale reasons. Also to do so cost as much as a new DPF. A DPF should go 120K to 240K depending on how you drive.
Exactly, outside of warranty I’d take it to an independent shop 10 times out of 10
Well…. Looks like after a month of BS diagnosing (I refused to believe it was the dpf as their are no codes for it) I WILL be purchasing the parts needed for my new project this weekend 🥴
We’re fixing to roll coal bb 🤙🏻
Doing a full rawtec strait pipe with resonator, Malone .5 and 2 tunes will probably be what I go between(with DSG tune and dynamic idle). Cannot wait, hope to get the parts in this weekend.
DPF is clogged so I’ll send it out 😏
Have fun it’ll be like a brand new car
Excited for it, I’ve heard so many amazing thing about it. And it’ll be fun todo. Always used to work on my own stuff till my MK6, warranty was a blessing though. Turbo failed at 120,000mi. Had a few thousand left on the warranty and vw repaired it all under the warranty and added another year on for me. It almost ran away on me after leaving the shop doing the timing belt, then it did when the mechanic took it out because idling it seemed fine. But if you got on it in sport mode it would try to keep going. Blue smoke out the exhaust, 5-6k rpm. I got it back to the shop and the engine light didn’t even come on(that why the guy took it for a drive). The engine is basically new, $11,000 in parts alone. I got to drive a rental 2022 Charger SRT because the guy at enterprise felt bad for me about my car going down like that.
Parts didn’t come in, they had an issue getting materials due to the high volume of orders.
Josh, at 6:20 in your video you speak of cutting the pipe below the dpf. You use the word hypothetically, so I will use the same word: Hypothetically, what would you use to cut that off?
Sawzall would be my go to
Amazing video and a fantastic explanation. Well done.
What bit is needed to remove the 6 CV bolts?
What to do with pressure sensor vac line if not removing cooler?
Can I use sensor to plug it?
One of the little bolts left over will firmly thread into the line up top. Other option is crimp the hard line by the cooler then cut it.
Could you please tell us how much you charge to do the job for golf tdi 2012
Is it possible to put it back in that way?
Little tip with the plugs under car.. cut them staggered and heat shrink and tape them up cause if the plugs corrode and they will eventually it’ll short out and give all kinds of codes .. had it happen to me lol
Yeah I’ve seen rain splash up into them and cause codes, I just put some grease in them. I’d like to make a plug kit.
Hi, thanks for the video it's helping. I have a question though cocerning the EGR that goes from the cooler to the down pipe. Is there any way that we can remove this EGR pipe and blanking the downpipe? Thanks
Keeping the stock dpf and down pipe? I’d leave the pipe on and sand which a blocker plate between the pipe flange and cooler.
How did you get the axle off? I'm most of the way through getting the DPF out but left the driveaxle and I can kind of get past it but can't really turn it. Is there a video for how to get the axle off? Help please!
Unbolt at the trans, unbolt the 12 point nut and unbolt the lower ball joint 3 bolts. It helps you pull the spindle away
@@JoshsJettas I just saw this but I got the correct sockets and removed the axle bolts and the bar dropped down a little. That was enough for me to get the DPF out. Your video is so helpful!!
@@davidhamilton6136how did you get it? Which way did you twist it?
@@Tanner737The normal way, counterclockwise but to stop the driveshaft from turning I had to lower the car onto the supporting tires so it wouldn't spin. When I wanted it to spin to get to the other bolts I would lift both sides back off the supporting tires. Also make sure to have the triple drive socket bit things, they are 12 pointed, don't use normal star bits or you'll strip the bolts.
The supporting tires was an incredible idea btw @JoshsJettas
is the DPF and DOC one unit? welded? emission warranty said they are replacing my DOC . i said no i want my dpf and doc and scr replaced . they are calling me back. but i think them saying replacing DOC is also meaning DPF as it looks to be 1 unit. 2015 tdi passat cvca
I believe they are on the 15’s, they are a different style and I haven’t had much to do with them yet
Quick question so i bought a 2012 jetta tdi took it for safety mech..put it on hoist is missing the 2 cats and exhaust flap i drove 2hours it ran fine no check engine light no smell in cab and no noticeable noise any help i need this car safe as its for my family found a guy parting one out buying them if i put them back on will it cause a problem im not sure what prev owner did do i need to reprogram it or something thanks
If it ran fine with it all removed it’ll be tuned, it’ll be perfectly fine and safe if no exhaust fumes are getting into the cabin. If you want to go back to stock your going to have to talk to a tuner and get the stock file back on the ecu before everything goes back on.
My tune and pipes came with an EGR block off plate where does that go.I want to know before I start
Single block off plate will go on the cooler, there’s a pipe from post-dpf to the cooler that gets removed
hi I would like to know if I can remove the n18 with the vacuum hoses and just leave the n75 on a 2.0 tdi cr engine
Thanks Josh.
You ever wonder how much money the oil and gas industry has made off this setup and its negative effects on fuel mileage?
A lot, I work on farm equipment and you can see gallons/acre saved, spread that out across thousands of acres per farm. On the flip side would manufacturers have progressed the technology like they did if they weren’t forced to because of emissions?
Hey Josh Love what you're doing for us
When you are putting the axle back on what torque spec do you use on the bolts?
They’re one time use so they should be replaced and torqued with torque turn. I make them tight with a dab of blue loc tire (not the greatest thing to do).
@@JoshsJettas yeah if it breaks off and you had loctite on the threads you'd be real mad at yourself 😂
Did you actually replace yours or are you just suggesting that it should be done?
I'm working on a 13 tdi cjaa. I'm wondering if anyone on here knows if it's normal to have a square wave signal on the motor control circuit of the egr valve. Mitchell says it should be approximately 12v but when I hook up my lab scope koeo testing I get a 0v-12v square wave on the motor ground and 5v-12v square wave on the motor power wire. Anyone know if this is normal? To me it seems wrong but maybe the egr's are duty cycle controlled.
What do you do with the little black hose that's left over near the coolant reservoir?
The one behind the oil fill that went to the egr differential pressure sensor? Either clamp a tiny bolt in it or pinch/cut it at the cooler
Hey can you make some more videos about the Jetta city you’ve got. 🔥🔥
Hoping to do some body work/swap videos onto regular mk4 Jettas and golf this summer yet.
Hey man quick question, i just deleted my 2014 tdi with mr tuning kit with the blocker plate on the egr filter. Will this eliminate the hydro locking problem or is there something else i will need to do. This happened to me a couple times last winter
Low pressure egr is what introduces moisture into the system. With that blocked off you shouldn’t have an issue.
How did you get the bracket of the DPF?
Impact to get rusty bolts off
@@elysoloha4401 how do you fit an impact bike the upper bolts?
Unbolt up top, unbolt underneath and push it backwards, you can then get a socket and some long extensions down there to take the bolts off
Salut j'ai aussi une 2.0 tdi avec suppression egr stage 2 turbo 1752 7 downpipe et je voudrais savoir comment vous avez simplifier les durite de depression avec n75 n18 avec la réservoir d'air et la pompe a vide pouvez vous me donner des conseils
Merci
I’m late to the party, where do I go to get scrap value? I’m not into the cat recycling business so I haven’t the slightest where to recoup some of the costs…
General scrap/steel yards will take them but you don’t always get top dollar, could look on local Facebook/kijiji/craigslist posts and see if anyone advertises. NS Cores LLC is easy to deal with if you have the ability to ship them.
Is it the same on a sports wagon ?
This is a Sportswagen so it’s identical. Jetta/golf will be very similar.
Hey mate, I have major DPF problems and am going to use this video to get my old one out and try to clean it. I’m wondering if there are any gaskets, seals or single use components that I need to replace when I put it all back together? Hard to know exactly what parts I’ll need before I get in there so I appreciate any help!
Hey I’d figure the v band seals, if your somewhere rusty you’ll want v band clamps as well. You might need a scan tool to reset the dpf soot loading if that’s why it’s being cleaned
@@JoshsJettas Legend, thank you mate I appreciate the reply.
I'm cleaning due to soot on tailpipe and bumper/carbon buildup in throttle body etc. Plus foul smell in cabin and from tailpipe. But after research I think the DPF will most likely be cracked and I'll have to swap it out, don't think cleaning is gonna do much...
@joelbodman8957 yes sadly it’ll be cracked, I did a yt short on this one when I cut it apart, you could just see the soot line where the crack was. Seems to be extremely common on these cjaa’s
@@JoshsJettas Thanks man, I'll reply back here when I have it a part and let you know what the outcome is. Great content.
Will a cracked dpf throw a code even if it's cleaned real good? Also would like to know if my 2012 Jetta TDI wagon is cjaa? Mk5 or 6. P2002 ,p2457 codes no pass smog in California 😭
Hey man! So far I’m stuck- despite the CV axle out the way my DPF is still stuck, trying all I can to avoid lowering subframe or doing anything to need alignment.
Any tips or any certain way you wiggled it to get it out there?
You’ve got the lower bracket unbolted from the dpf as well? It’s going to have to “roll” so that the side of the dpf that was against the engine is now facing upwards towards the firewall. The spot where the lower dpf bracket bolts to the dpf will be tight to the heat shielding but it will come
@@JoshsJettas awesome, I’m gonna try rotating it before trying to pull it out and will update
It worked, had it out in about 20 mins with that advice. It was actually much easier than I thought it would come out, hard to imagine the work of dropping subframe undercuts just wiggling it out with drive shaft disconnected
@oladeleayoola some seem to come out real easy and some dig into the heat shield bad. Just takes some patience, saves an alignment that’s for sure.
Hey Josh - We have a 2013 VW Jetta TDI Sportswagon - I Hit a deer with it about a YEAR ago. WE fixed it ourselves and it was fine until recently - can you reach out to me to see if you can help in any way -
Send me an email at joshthring21@live.ca
How do you recommend removing the v band clamp on the top end of the DPF filter? Trying to take mine out right now and replace it but I can't seem to get anything on the actual Allen head for the clamp. Also, how do you remove the top bolt that mounts the DPF filter to thr engine? I was able to get the bottom two but not the top one
Is the Allen facing a bad way? I had to use swivels to get at it. Then it’s rusted on so it just needs a tap/pry. Swivel sockets/extensions might help
@@JoshsJettas yeah the Allen head is facing down towards the ground and it's hard to get at from underneath the car. I'll try using some swivel sockets
They put them in bad spots sometimes, Allen keys are pretty useless, I’d say swivel and extensions might get you what you need
@@JoshsJettas I managed to get it off. However, most of the sensors in the DPF filter were seized inside and I had to order another $160 worth of sensors because they broke... So fun!
@@ghostlyvlogs8456 that sucks, I add a touch of anti seize on re-assembly, not sure if it’ll bake it off or not but the thoughts there
anyone know what to do when getting to the pipe that goes into the side? i’m fully deleted and trying to route an exhaust do i need to hook that up or no? if so what would you recommend me doing?
The pipe to the side after the dpf? That’s the low pressure egr line/filter, it’ll need a cap in the cooler
I have a doubt does an mk6 tdi includes catalyzer apart from dpf? If so, it is located next to the dpf right? In the middle of the exhaust?
I thought diesel didnt have CAT only DPF. I am not sure if at the end of the video you show the DPF with mufflers or with the CAT.
Thank you. Good video.
The very early Cbea had a cat attached to the dpf but in the same location. In the video I have the dpf off, right after that is the large cat and then the one I have removed already is the smaller cat yet. Then just the muffler at the very end.
@@JoshsJettas hey Josh! I want to delete dpf and egr of my 2009 passat cbbb engine but from what I see all the kits includes a straight pipe to delete the cat too wich i want to keep it on the car ... You did remove it too?
Yes everything went, if you want you can cut and weld the complete kits and keep the first or second cat if you wish.
When you say not to cut the dpf because it will only be scrap value and cant use it as a core what does that mean?
If your replacing your dpf it costs about $1100, you also get charged $700 core charge. If you send your non-cut dpf back you should get that $700 back but if you cut it up they won’t refund that.
Hey when you delete the dpf do you need a tune after?
Yea, it’s not going to be happy at all without the dpf and related sensors. I’ve done a video on MR Tuning on a Passat last year and the difference it made
The Passat I did had large gains, picked up 200-250 miles a tank. I’ll let you know with the Jetta here shortly
What if it’s my yoga mat?
Then hopefully you’ve got a backup mat as mine got pretty disgusting quick
Thanks. Is a 2013 golf the same?
Yeah same set up
Was this on a 2015?
No a 2012, 15’s are different
How long did it take to do?
4-6 hours apart and back together
how did you recognise that dpf is cracked?
any soot in the exhaust tips is a dead give away, p2002 and p0401 is as well
@@JoshsJettas so any amount of soot in the exhaust pipe = cracked dpf? should I replace dpf or remove it then?
@@fabo8819 on these it should be spotless, keep running it until a code pops up. At that time if you don’t have emissions testing and don’t mind the cel you can continue to drive it. That or fix/remove it
@@JoshsJettas I have 2.0 tdi cfgb engine, black exhaust pipe and no errors in ecu. MAF sensor is brand new. Injectors deviations are ok, I mean -0.2 to 0.2. Dpf difference pressure up to 5-6mbar on idle. On 2500rpm 40mbar. I suppose that dpf might be cracked.
Sup man about how many hours to remove?
4-6 hours on jackstands without cutting, just have to be patient feeding the dpf out the back.
whats those parts you have your jack stands on? car looks a bit different then min, also are those 6 tonn jack stands?
I set them on the subframe and throw ramps under too Incase it falls. I think they’re just 2 ton stands but I put them all the way up
doesn't the jetta way more then 2 tons? @@JoshsJettas
@@redsresearch sorry I just checked they’re 3 ton (6k lbs), I’m not sure what they weight I assume 3.5lbs or so?
@@JoshsJettas Google says 4,256 lbs, also what's wrong with princess autoJack's?
@@redsresearch oh wow heavier then I figured, and nothing, Princess auto isn’t always known to have the highest quality stuff but the stands seem fine so far. I’ve got a set of 12 ton I use for work as well.
Where's the crack?
👊 P r o m o S M
Probably get better mpg from the weight loss alone😂
Yeah there’s a bit of weight there
Yeah, well, how the heck can you get busted for this anyway? I'm gonna delete all 3 on my 2012 TDI hatchback. Get me some more MPG & speed! I bought a $1,100 kit with everything included, all bolt on! Guess I should clean my injectors & intake manifold too? What else? How much smoke will I be belching outta my tiny VW Golf? Surely not much, right?
I actually plan on making a video in the coming weeks on this. We have road side inspections which usually target commercial trucks/pick ups but also go after modified cars, no muffler is a dead give away which then once inspected when deleted can end up with a $350 fix it fine and your plates taken.
If you take a look at the US deleted truck scene you see a lot of the tuners getting million dollar fines, I imagine the EPA can get hands on the customer list pretty easy just a matter if they want to go after the small fish.
As far as your golf who’s the tuner? I did a video awhile ago on Mr tuning stage 2 kit, 0 smoke, more power and fuel mileage. The intakes stay fairly clean on these I don’t think I’d worry and I usually will fill the fuel filter canister with liqui moly diesel purge every filter change
@@JoshsJettas I will be removing the CC, DPF, and EGR but the muffler stays. I personally will not be tuning the car. Is a tune needed after this job? I'm an aircraft mechanic but don't know much about cars. I don't think this job will be too difficult. It's all bolt-on & I'll get a kit with pre-formed pipes to run the whole length of what I remove. I suppose I will need to find someone to tune the car, but will a normal shop know that I've removed these major exhaust components? I'll need to find someone who doesn't care, if so!
@@crooked-halo yeah it won’t be happy about the lack of dpf/sensors and won’t run well. The pipes all bolt on easy, getting the old dpf out is the worst. Tuners (Malone or Mr tuning) will provide a flash tool and tune that can be done at home, I went over the process here.
th-cam.com/video/FJWkgyXKrfA/w-d-xo.html
You’re telling me you got that DPF through that tiny hole how the fuck I cannot get it
Axle needs to be out of there but yeah rotate and turn, you need to make sure the dpf bottom bracket is removed
@@JoshsJettas One guy siad he got it without remove the Axel so I was trying that. Thanks!
Where you able to get it out without removing it? I tried but couldn’t
@@JoshsJettas No, you have to remove it
Apparently you can remove the transmission mount and put a bottle jack up in there to move the tranny out of the way
I'm lucky, I'm only dealing with a cat
That’s the easy part, what’s wrong with it?
Thanks Josh,
Needed to pull a 2013 Jetta DPF to clean. Your video was my guide for removal. I made a video of cleaning the DPF: th-cam.com/video/Alt08riYgjw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=bEMmtcHwTJBklg8y
After cleaning and reinstallation, no codes.🤞
Uh vcan