diesel particulate filter
I have a 2009 safari cheetah 42..it has a cat diesel. .26k miles...we drove to orlando and the diesl particular filter light came on then shut engine off was able to restart and get to a cat service c...
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employer wrote:wny_pat wrote:
Are you doing a lot of idling? That will cause it.
Not really I was pushing it pretty hard running about 75 - 80....I lost power then engine shut off was able to go again but this thing has me stumped would like to figure out how to fix or service and figure out if it does happen how to repair on the road. ..thanks for the reply
Your higher speeds may be a factor. If its choked for air (dirty filter or sometimes an obstructed inlet from the body builder) it will run rich under high load, except unlike old diesel which just blew black smoke, your diesel is collecting it and storing it until that light comes on. DPF-equipped diesels actually are more likely to make soot because of their lower combustion temps, which were done to reduce NOx emissions.
Getting more air into your engine (assuming you do not have any EGR problems.... ) will maintain a cleaner burn and make it less likely to plug up the DPF.
