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Explorer

Jul 23, 2015

Diesel Particulate filters

Is your DPF diesel particulate filter, giving you issues? I have been an over the road truck
Driver for many years. I use my truck to hall my 40 ft 5th wheel on the weekends. It seems that just about everywhere I go I meet RV'ers who are just now discovering what a DPF is and how it relates to there engine issues. I usually end up with several owners hitting me with all the typical questions on why there truck shows hot exhaust gas Temps and DPF issues.
As truck drivers we have had to deal with this newer technology on a daily basis since late 2007. The cost of repair and maintenance of this could be used in a Visa commercial, Priceless!
For the weekend warrior, these components may not have been any concern
For the 1st year. Now that you have a few miles and some extra idle time on them you are starting to discover what Regen issues are, and plugged DPF. Since I have been dealing with this for 8 years already I can offer help by way of proven solutions that will keep you out of the shop and on the road. Don't worry, most mechanics know less than you do about preventing these problems.
Rusty

Class A

36 Replies

class8hauler
Explorer
Jul 23, 2015
To old biscuit, DEF is injected into the downstream of the exhaust in the DPF
class8hauler
Explorer
Jul 23, 2015
Yes free of charge. And yes if you have Def you still have a DPF! Ugh! This is no commercial, just real world issues and solutions for an industry that seems to be relearning what the trucking industry found years ago. And for the post about robust systems, NOT!
sch911
Explorer
Jul 23, 2015
Old-Biscuit wrote:
DPF........2007 thru 2010
DEF........2010 thru present

What? A vehicle with DEF still has a DPF!
GMandJM
Explorer
Jul 23, 2015
class8hauler wrote:
Is your DPF diesel particulate filter, giving you issues? ... Since I have been dealing with this for 8 years already I can offer help by way of proven solutions that will keep you out of the shop and on the road.

And are you offering your "proven solutions" free of charge, Rusty?
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Jul 23, 2015
DPF........2007 thru 2010
DEF........2010 thru present

DPF equiped truck.....run it at hwy speeds and regen

Are you advertising DPF Kits?

Edge did that and got fined $500,000.
Course companies are still selling delete kits.

Is this what your post is about cause it sounds like a commercial.

Come on Rusty...
ScottG
Nomad
Jul 23, 2015
Actually for those with RV or pickup truck applications it was the first years that were troublesome. The later years not nearly so much so as the systems have become very robust - not enough to worry about anymore IMHO unless you use it for extremely short trips.