hi hope someone can help please warning light has started to come on saying unblock diesel filter is this a big job which will be costly or something i could do myself with my limited knowledge of cars thanks in advance of any help doyen
F.A.P needss either regenerating or replacement due to being saturated with cerine
Or it's blocked with ash, which is what is left after regeneration. This is the particle filter in the exhaust BTW. You should be able to get a service exchange, which is far cheaper than fitting a new one. Some franchises will try to sell you a new one, around £500. I assume it is the 110 HDI, what distance has it covered?
It can't be blocked with ash after regeneration thats the hole point of regeneration !.It has to be 110 as 90 bhp wasnt fitted with a fap! .DW10ATED engine
If you check the How it works bit on the PSA website, it explains quite clearly the workings of the particle filter. What they empty out is most certainly ash. The regeneration forces the system to heat up the exhaust to a point where the soot which is clogging the filter is burned off. This rarely has to be triggered manually as it is normally an automatic proceedure. Eventually, after 50 to 80 k miles, depending on the age of the vehicle, the filter has to be cleaned of the ash build up. This is done by way of a service exchange. (Or, in some cases the dealer will try to get the poor unfortunate owner to shell out for a new one). You should not get a build up of the cerine fluid in the filter unless the system is over supplying same to the fuel tank. (which does sometimes happen).
Or it's blocked with ash, which is what is left after regeneration
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