‘Our archive of posts about selected vehicles we have worked on in the past. Please use the search function below to look for a vehicle make, a running issue or anything else of interest.’
⚠️ DPF Issues? Initial diagnosis is key before spending money on DPF Cleans when unnecessary. 🗣️ ‘It’s driving good m8 more responsive and nice and crisp well worth it and it feels faster excellent job m8 thanks.’ 🚗 Here we have a Ford Kuga 2.0 TDCi (2009 – 90,711 miles)
⚠️ Vehicle not running properly? 🚨 Engine Management Light on? Get it properly diagnosed before it creates further issues. 🚗 Here we have a Mazda 6 (2009 – 123,220 miles) with lack of power, Engine Management Light (EML) on and a slightly uneven idle. ℹ️ Originally booked in as a
🗣️ ‘My garage gave me an additive and told me to take it up the motorway’ Here we have another BMW 320d with DPF problems due to glowplugs (plus other issues) disabling regeneration. The exhaust backpressure sensor code and EGR position sensor code reappeared IMMEDIATELY on deletion which suggests they
🗣️ ‘Hey car is great feels like new! Took onto motorway and no issues with acceleration! SMOOTH. THANK YOU’ Here we have a Vauxhall Astra GTC 1.7d (2012 – 70,547 miles) booked in for diagnostics and Engine Carbon Clean due to sometimes cutting out, lack of acceleration, the DPF light
ℹ️ DPFs require a number of prerequisites to regenerate properly. When struggling with DPF issues many people advise you to ‘just give it a blast up the motorway’ to get it hot. Typically if you need to do that to get it to regenerate then there will be an underlying
🗣️ ‘car drives smooth and is a lot of more responsive’ ⚠️ Just bought a vehicle? Get it checked out and cleaned up for the road ahead. Here we have a returning customer with a recently acquired Audi A3 (2007 – 122,675 miles) booked in for diagnostics and Engine Carbon
⚠️ DPF Light on and won’t stay off? Get it diagnosed before it blocks. ℹ️ #didyouknow that most #DPF issues we see are down to another dependant part malfunctioning such as a sensor, #EGR, glowplugs or thermostat? 🚗 Here we have a #BMW #120D (2007 – 212, 951 km) booked
🗣️ ‘A noticeable improvement in power, more linear is probably the best way to describe it’ ⚠️ Like to look after your vehicle? If you have a ‘keeper’ then get us to bring it back to life and show it some TLC with a diagnostic, health check and Engine Carbon
⚠️ Vehicle due a service? Don’t delay an oil change as oil deterioration can stop a DPF regeneration. ℹ️ Ideal time for a diagnostic health check and Engine Carbon Clean is about 1 week prior to a service. That way you get it checked, issues identified ready for the service,
Here we have another BMW 530D (2007 – 109,696 miles) booked in for diagnostics health check due to the DPF light being on and off recently. ⛑️ Initial health check looked clear and then on to the diagnostics. 📊 Initial code scan showed the obvious DPF codes, but in addition
