scifisanta
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Hello all,
I recently purchased a 2007 Dodge Sprinter, 3.0 liter diesel, 170 extended and have a few codes. I purchased it with cash for fairly cheap as a project to turn into a camper.
I have a code P242F (Ash Accumulation: DPF Restriction). I purchased a Carsoft OBD2 scanner with the intent of doing a forced regeneration to see if it would resolve the issue. I started to forced regeneration, blanked out a few minutes later, and started to drive. A minute later, the van stalled out and would not start, however, it would crank. I left the van on the side of the road and came the next day and it started right up and haven't had an issue since. In my research on the forum, I have seen that the issue could have been a camshaft position sensor starting to fail. Or, I shouldn't have started driving it. I just want to make sure it was my mistake (incredibly dumb mistake) and not a mechanical issue.
Thank you for time and responses. I've gleaned a lot of information from this forum so far and look forward to giving back as I learn more.
I recently purchased a 2007 Dodge Sprinter, 3.0 liter diesel, 170 extended and have a few codes. I purchased it with cash for fairly cheap as a project to turn into a camper.
I have a code P242F (Ash Accumulation: DPF Restriction). I purchased a Carsoft OBD2 scanner with the intent of doing a forced regeneration to see if it would resolve the issue. I started to forced regeneration, blanked out a few minutes later, and started to drive. A minute later, the van stalled out and would not start, however, it would crank. I left the van on the side of the road and came the next day and it started right up and haven't had an issue since. In my research on the forum, I have seen that the issue could have been a camshaft position sensor starting to fail. Or, I shouldn't have started driving it. I just want to make sure it was my mistake (incredibly dumb mistake) and not a mechanical issue.
Thank you for time and responses. I've gleaned a lot of information from this forum so far and look forward to giving back as I learn more.