robertwong
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i have check engine light on a 2011 2500 passenger van, code p246b-scanner says (diesel particulate filter regeneration), has anyone run into this problem?
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sailquik
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robertwong,
What did you use to obtain the p246b code?
What resource did you use to interpret that code as meaning "diesel particulate filter regeneration"?
If your DPF is regenerating....that's good!
If it's not, and you have < 100 k miles on your Sprinter....my next stop would be an authorized Mercedes Benz
Sprinter dealer (a commercial dealer if you can find one).
Your DPF should be covered to 100k miles by your emissions warranty.
Roger
P.S. the code you are citing (p246b) is not a Mercedes Benz code, so if you decide to visit the dealer, it would be far better to simply say that
you have a Check Engine Light (CEL).
They will do a correct diagnosis using the MB SDS diagnostics, and it may prove to be something else entirely.
Oh, what engine oil have you been using and how much time does your Sprinter's engine spend @ > 2800 RPM.
Wrong oil, lot's of idling, lots of low RPM operation....and it could be your DPF is plugged.
Roger
What did you use to obtain the p246b code?
What resource did you use to interpret that code as meaning "diesel particulate filter regeneration"?
If your DPF is regenerating....that's good!
If it's not, and you have < 100 k miles on your Sprinter....my next stop would be an authorized Mercedes Benz
Sprinter dealer (a commercial dealer if you can find one).
Your DPF should be covered to 100k miles by your emissions warranty.
Roger
P.S. the code you are citing (p246b) is not a Mercedes Benz code, so if you decide to visit the dealer, it would be far better to simply say that
you have a Check Engine Light (CEL).
They will do a correct diagnosis using the MB SDS diagnostics, and it may prove to be something else entirely.
Oh, what engine oil have you been using and how much time does your Sprinter's engine spend @ > 2800 RPM.
Wrong oil, lot's of idling, lots of low RPM operation....and it could be your DPF is plugged.
Roger
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lindenengineering
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Just to add that that P code is a generic OBD2 code for what you have mentioned. System is sooted up--or showing sooted up!
Regen can be halted due to other problems in the whole system and may not show up using the scanner to have used.
When the system flags that code only the dealer and some Independents with the right scan tool can access it and other lurking codes on such systems as AdBlue etc.
Its most likely a dealer job for sure.
Dennis
Regen can be halted due to other problems in the whole system and may not show up using the scanner to have used.
When the system flags that code only the dealer and some Independents with the right scan tool can access it and other lurking codes on such systems as AdBlue etc.
Its most likely a dealer job for sure.
Dennis