synaesthesia Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Bah 馃槥聽Diagnosing a P0428 error code and took out the sensor from the front of the DPF, to find the rod bit had snapped off. Ah well, crap happens; ordered another sensor which arrived today. Went to put it in, and no-go; seems like the old one has wedged itself in the hole 馃槥聽I'm at a loss how I'm going to get that out and I *really* could do without having to get the whole ruddy DPF out again 馃槙聽Whilst I'm waiting for some epoxy to set on the old one hoping it might grab enough for me to undo & pull it out, has anyone come across this before and have any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 I don't think it'll be any easier to remove with the DPF out tbh.聽 I haven't seen this happen before. How much is left sticking out of the hole?聽 Can you put a picture up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaesthesia Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 Nowt sticking out 馃槥聽About 5mm left on the sensor body, nothing even close to sticking out in the DPF.聽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isetta Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 I don't know what the sensor looks like or what the dpf is like inside where the sensor goes. so I might be talking rubbish, but can you not just hammer that bit inwards so it just ends up loose in the dpf ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaesthesia Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 That has crossed my mind but without knowing if I'm likely to cause more damage by doing that (or making extraction impossible if it doesn't move) it's too risky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isetta Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 there must be someone on this forum who knows what it looks like on the inside - someone who has gutted their dpf. 聽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Inside the DPF there are two 'solid' cores, the cat at the top, and the DPF underneath.聽 The temp sensor sits in the聽 gap between the two so there's no way to access it from either end. I was also going to suggest pushing it in.聽 It will be impossible to remove once inside, but I don't see it coming out this way either!聽 It will just sit on the DPF core, will cover a couple of the core holes but there are hundred of holes so I don't see it being an issue. Of course that's only my opinion, others may vary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaesthesia Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Righto, that'll give me something to hammer away at tomorrow evening then 馃槃聽Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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