Dpf cleaning

[john11k]

Could do with some advice on dpf cleaning 

light comes on and off every few days even though I have run a cleaner through 

the car is an Avensis 2016 2.0 diesel 

thanks 

john 

[TonyHSD]

It may just needs a log run and the car will sort itself, 1-2hrs continued trip, if you stop don’t turn off the engine, let it idle. If you tell the mileage and how usually the car been used ( short town trips or long motorway journeys) you may get more respond from others. 

[john11k]

Thanks Tony

i forgot to put information about trips 

I just have the car about a year 

mileage is 177k klm’s 

its Avensis overmount new body shape , from what I gather it’s bmw engine, 

because of covid most of the trips are short ten/fifteen mins 

normally I would be doing a lot of motorway journeys probably eighty percent of my journey’s 

thanks again 

john 

[TonyHSD]

Well this explains the things then, if you take it for a longer drive 1hr + all may set itself.👍 Maybe not worth risking now with that lockdown rules.🚗👍

[john11k]

Tony.  

Thanks again sir ,,, 

[TonyHSD]

1 hour ago, john11k said:

Tony.  

Thanks again sir ,,, 

You are welcome. 

[jackwilliam]

By light, do you mean the DPF pollution indicator light? This can constantly become complete since you make the engine run at full power. Have you ever climbed a high hill in your car? The car produces more exhaust if your farm or house is on a hill. This fills the particulate filter. I can't say by what means you can clean the particulate filter yourself. I always turn to the specialists from exhaust dpf cleaning. They've been doing it for me for about a year now. A year ago, I bought an old 2016 Sprinter. And this is my first car with DPF. Contact a professional cleaning service. They'd do the job in half an hour.

[john11k]

Jack 

thank you ,  I eventually got the dpf removed totally ! 
and about two months ago the engine packed up with 270km,  k on clock 

it was the worst car I have ever had 

Toyota with bmw engine just not a good combination. !! 
What I have now  is , (it was a toss up ) between Toyota Avensis 2015 or Audi A4 

I went for the 2015 Avensis with Toyota engine 

thanks again sir , Appreciated

[2009joe]

4 hours ago, john11k said:

Jack 

thank you ,  I eventually got the dpf removed totally ! 
and about two months ago the engine packed up with 270km,  k on clock 

it was the worst car I have ever had 

Toyota with bmw engine just not a good combination. !! 
What I have now  is , (it was a toss up ) between Toyota Avensis 2015 or Audi A4 

I went for the 2015 Avensis with Toyota engine 

thanks again sir , Appreciated

u must have got one of the last toyota 1adftv engines they come with a dpf mine is a 2014 and well i got it with 38k on it a couple years back and its got now 51k on it so tbh dont drive it long runs at all but runs great atm im going to do this to it and see if much dirt  in it