DPF light

[Dellmassive]

Is there a specific DPF app anyone would recommend to use with carista - I'm finding that due to my gentle driving style I'm either getting a regen after parking up or noticed that the van (150 2.0 manual) will be revving around 900-1000 rather than 800 when idling

Haven't had the dpf light on more than 4-5 times in 5 years but curious to know what state it's in as it bugs me that driving in a way to get high mileage seems to mean that I'm using fuel to regen frequently - feels counterintuitive

Take a look here.

DPF Regen, Yellow Light & Adblue - Whats It All About? -

DPF Regen, Yellow light & AdBlue - Whats it all about? - The DFP light is becoming a more apparent issue with modern diesel vans, unfortunately, it’s a fact of modern diesel life. what is a DPF? Diesel particulate filters (DPF) are very effective in cutting emissions, trapping even the...

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[roadtripper]

If you are on Android there is VAG DPF (which I use) or on iPhone DPF Monitor

Long thread here of some suggestions and comments:

Best DPF Monitoring App?

I have Carista (because it does all that I need and is inexpensive). I notice that there are several specific apps for monitoring the status of the DPF and regens etc. What (Android) apps are people using specifically to monitor the DPF?

www.t6forum.com

One thing to note is that as the DPF is cleared by increased heat counterintuitively if you work the engine harder but on long trips the increased heat in the DPF from that will often cause a modest amount of regen by itself and extend the gap between cycles a bit. I tend to do mostly gentle driving at around 60 on dual carriageway and find the regen cycles are about 180-200 miles so roughly 3 a tank.

I really have no idea why showing the DPF status is not just a part of all the information the vehicle can show you on the head unit, I'm sure if it was less of a mystery there would be less threads around folks having DPF issues.

 

[Strettyp]

VAG DPF - Apps on Google Play

DPF particulate filter status of your TDI VW Audi Seat Skoda (see engine list)

play.google.com

If you are on Android there is VAG DPF (which I use) or on iPhone DPF Monitor

Long thread here of some suggestions and comments:

Best DPF Monitoring App?

I have Carista (because it does all that I need and is inexpensive). I notice that there are several specific apps for monitoring the status of the DPF and regens etc. What (Android) apps are people using specifically to monitor the DPF?

www.t6forum.com

One thing to note is that as the DPF is cleared by increased heat counterintuitively if you work the engine harder but on long trips the increased heat in the DPF from that will often cause a modest amount of regen by itself and extend the gap between cycles a bit. I tend to do mostly gentle driving at around 60 on dual carriageway and find the regen cycles are about 180-200 miles so roughly 3 a tank.

I really have no idea why showing the DPF status is not just a part of all the information the vehicle can show you on the head unit, I'm sure if it was less of a mystery there would be less threads around folks having DPF issues.

Nice one thank you - don't mind paying for apps if they're good


Will have a look later

 

[roadtripper]

Use the "lite" version first that's free to ensure it works with your dongle and it supports your engine variation (mines new enough it doesn't directly but the support forum advised a setting that works well enough)

Then if you're happy you can buy the full version.

 

[Strettyp]

Ok got it all working and it's showing me this - anyone know if this is

A: Amazing or
B: Baaaad

Looking on another thread "T6 and T6.1 both have engine parameter "DPF ash load limit" 110 grams." So that level seems decent

Soot mass calc looks like 30g is the threshold for a regen so guessing as mine did one last night after a schlep through traffic at an average of 15mph for 45 mins

 

[Richq75]

Just as a side note I recommend forte dpf in tank cleaner, use it at work and it’s good I can recommend all the treatments tbh it’s cheap enough to do once every six months

Hi, is this easy to do and can be done a mechanical biff like myself?