Day off = car stuff

"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock) 01/20/2016 at 08:43 • Filed to: None

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Removing the DPF from the Mondeo to try and reverse flush it (it’s partially blocked). It sometimes works, sometimes doesn’t but its worth a try.

davedave1111 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 01/20/2016 at 09:01

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I’ve never had a DPF-equipped car, mainly because of hearing all the horror stories about them, but have people come up with some sensible solutions yet?

From what I’ve heard you can get good results washing them out with xylene - and that stuff’s cheap in big bottles from chemical supply houses, instead of ridiculously expensive in tiny bottles as a ‘fuel additive’.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > davedave1111 01/20/2016 at 09:11

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They’re an utter pain and as much of a pain as they were when they first came out. Thanks for the tip, I'm starting with heated distilled water and going from there.

Cé hé sin > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 01/20/2016 at 09:28

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Please tell me you’re not working under a car supported only by a jack.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Cé hé sin 01/20/2016 at 10:17

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Na there’s two jack stands under it, wouldn’t want this heavy thing coming down on me.

davedave1111 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 01/20/2016 at 13:12

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I’m not quite sure what’s inside, but if all else fails you could try chucking it on a fire until it gets hot enough to burn the deposits.

Then again, I had a look just now and the replacements are much more reasonably priced than I remembered.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > davedave1111 01/20/2016 at 15:36

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Yeah aftermarket replacements are getting pretty reasonable, if this doesn’t fix it I might go down that route.