silverstar84
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My 2007 Sprinter has a check engine light due to “soot content to in DPF”.
It was thought I could drive it out. I tried and started with a 37g soot content.
It is down to 13g but it should be less than 8g.
Some research has brought some things to my attention that may be helpful for some here.
1st, depending on who you deal with, list price for a new DPF is $3800.00
2nd, used DPF’s are in high demand and hard to get your hands on.
3rd, Dodge informs me that you have to provide your old DPF or Catalytic Converter or be charged a core. Not to be confusing but they do not offer rebuilt they just want the old, I am guessing for the material in them. Freightliner is much less.
4th, on this forum someone mentioned having them cleaned.
I goggled “DPF clean” and found some places.
In my reading I came across a couple of manufactures promoting DPF cleaning machines. They were promoting to Fleet operations and in there pitch the machine cost $20k and they could charge $450 for each clean and how long it would take to pay for it.
Seems they will do anything from a 5inch dia DPF up to a 38inch dia off a crane.
So I started calling all the big fleet operations locally and found a new, state of the art, truck center here in town and they will take walk in DPF cleaning. $475
I am going to give it a try.
5th, I have included some pic’s of my DPF, inlet and outlet.
Everyone that know’s much about these comment on how fragile they are, ceramic.
Around 5% are not cleanable either due to it being cracked, or housing damaged, or so much oil being burned that it penetrates the small openings in the DPF and plug it so bad that it creates a cold spot, I assume this is like an insulation and cannot get hot enough to melt.
Also, if wrong oil is used, as mentioned here on the forum, the metal particles can add to or increase the possibility of not being repaired.
I am taking mine for a cleaning today. Much like waiting for the doctor to call, I hope the news will be good.
Michael
It was thought I could drive it out. I tried and started with a 37g soot content.
It is down to 13g but it should be less than 8g.
Some research has brought some things to my attention that may be helpful for some here.
1st, depending on who you deal with, list price for a new DPF is $3800.00
2nd, used DPF’s are in high demand and hard to get your hands on.
3rd, Dodge informs me that you have to provide your old DPF or Catalytic Converter or be charged a core. Not to be confusing but they do not offer rebuilt they just want the old, I am guessing for the material in them. Freightliner is much less.
4th, on this forum someone mentioned having them cleaned.
I goggled “DPF clean” and found some places.
In my reading I came across a couple of manufactures promoting DPF cleaning machines. They were promoting to Fleet operations and in there pitch the machine cost $20k and they could charge $450 for each clean and how long it would take to pay for it.
Seems they will do anything from a 5inch dia DPF up to a 38inch dia off a crane.
So I started calling all the big fleet operations locally and found a new, state of the art, truck center here in town and they will take walk in DPF cleaning. $475
I am going to give it a try.
5th, I have included some pic’s of my DPF, inlet and outlet.
Everyone that know’s much about these comment on how fragile they are, ceramic.
Around 5% are not cleanable either due to it being cracked, or housing damaged, or so much oil being burned that it penetrates the small openings in the DPF and plug it so bad that it creates a cold spot, I assume this is like an insulation and cannot get hot enough to melt.
Also, if wrong oil is used, as mentioned here on the forum, the metal particles can add to or increase the possibility of not being repaired.
I am taking mine for a cleaning today. Much like waiting for the doctor to call, I hope the news will be good.
Michael
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