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Originally Posted by Boatie
There are a couple ot threads running re DPFs and oil overfill.Several posts have mentioned monitoring DPF 'activity' via apps and ELM327 readers. (Whatever that is) Can anyone put the whole thing into language a 73 year old can understand (I still have a few grey cells ). Up to 10 years ago I was keeping on top of things but now,forget it.
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I'll give it a go. All modern cars are fitted with an on-board diagnostic port, known as an OBD2 port. It's a connector in the cabin to which a 'reader' box of electronics can be connected. Inside a so-called ELM327 reader there's a ELM327 chip which translates the on board diagnostics into something that an appropriate smartphone app, connected to the reader via BlueTooth or WiFi, can read and display. The apps can display numerous items of data including data related to soot buildup which can indicate DPF activity.
Hope this helps!