mitch84 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Hi Recently had my focus 1.6tdci in for a problem with the "service oil" message coming up in the display every time I turned the ignition on , I thought it might just need a reset but although this might of been the case as I've only had the car 2 weeks as before it was a Ford Direct owned car and had a service in September , Fords changed the oil and oil filter and kept it in so they could do a regen. Im aware that this message could be caused by the DPF is that correct? Anyway is there a way to tell when your car may need a regen? which can be sorted by doing a steady 40 for so many miles. Thanks Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel S Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Not owning a diesel I can only guess that your DPF needs new oil. If this is the case then get it sorted ASAP before you do major damage and cost yourself £1500 for a replacement DPF. This is the great diesel rip off that started with the Euro4 cars in the mid 2000's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch84 Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 Not owning a diesel I can only guess that your DPF needs new oil. If this is the case then get it sorted ASAP before you do major damage and cost yourself £1500 for a replacement DPF. This is the great diesel rip off that started with the Euro4 cars in the mid 2000's. Hi the problem has been fixed now , I think it was to do with the oil and regen processes. Just would like to know if others have had this message? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDCiST Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I havent yet... but i'm expecting it... i bought the car after it doing 4500 miles in a year... needless to say, ive been doing a few 4th gear motorway journeys to make sure its clear! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch84 Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 I havent yet... but i'm expecting it... i bought the car after it doing 4500 miles in a year... needless to say, ive been doing a few 4th gear motorway journeys to make sure its clear! lol Well I hope it does'nt , what sort of speed are you doing in 4th , I might try a run next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDCiST Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 just 60-70... just keeping the revs up to get heat into the system... thats how the old FAP's and DPF's used to regen, wethere the new ones do i dont know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch84 Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 just 60-70... just keeping the revs up to get heat into the system... thats how the old FAP's and DPF's used to regen, wethere the new ones do i dont know... Do you do it for a certain amount of time say 20mins or so many miles? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDCiST Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 just a couple of junctions... So what, 5 miles, maybe not even that. A regen doesnt take that long if i remember correctly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch84 Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 just a couple of junctions... So what, 5 miles, maybe not even that. A regen doesnt take that long if i remember correctly... Yeah i heard a regen was about 15 minutes , not to sure though ,I always thought theres ECU in the system so we dont have to do these regens ourselfs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_60 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Hi If this is a stage V emissions compliant car it will not have a fluid tank for the dpf. It will have a coated for life dpf Are you familier with the Ford Etis website Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDCiST Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Maybe... i am new to DPF's. yet to do a lot of research, but im getting there lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDCiST Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Hi If this is a stage V emissions compliant car it will not have a fluid tank for the dpf. It will have a coated for life dpf Are you familier with the Ford Etis website Jamie Does this mean it doesnt need to regen?? or will it still do it without the need for fluid?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_60 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Hi What it means is that there is no fluid tank The Fluid is used to lower the temperature at which the soot is burnt off when a regen is being completed. Fluid is refilled at the 37500 service iirc Stage V Vehicles have a dpf that is coated in a special metal that makes burning off the soot easier. Stage V is better imo Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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