Soot Filter Full Warning

[Daz Newell]

Could anyone help me out on this please.
This warning comes up if I try and accelerate too quickly....it has been showing up a few weeks now and I have done a 15-20 minute motorway journey till the message clears but it comes back again the next time I press too heavy on fuel pedal.
I have had it plugged in at local garage and it was at 2000 revs for approx. 50 mins and then went to normal but still the message returns on acceleration.
Now the engine warning light came on today for the first time with this message.
Anybody else had this problem.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Daz Newell

Could anyone help me out on this please.
This warning comes up if I try and accelerate too quickly....it has been showing up a few weeks now and I have done a 15-20 minute motorway journey till the message clears but it comes back again the next time I press too heavy on fuel pedal.
I have had it plugged in at local garage and it was at 2000 revs for approx. 50 mins and then went to normal but still the message returns on acceleration.
Now the engine warning light came on today for the first time with this message.
Anybody else had this problem.

your journeys are probably not long and constant speed enough to regenerate the particle filter . The soot filter full message is for you , it isn't at fault at that stage , you should go for a 30 minute run at a constant 50 mph if you can and that should clear it . But if you are in the city without doing any longer journeys it will happen again .. If you ignore the message the light will come on and you will need the garage to sort it . They will do a forced regeneration ..
On the other hand you could have a faulty particle flter pressure sensor , so you will need the dealers help anyway now .. They will look at the fault codes and see what is wrong .

[Daz Newell]

ok cheers....with the engine symbol now coming on is that something major or can I still try the journey

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Daz Newell

ok cheers....with the engine symbol now coming on is that something major or can I still try the journey

No it is too late , The car can no longer regenerate itself to clean out the Particle filter , it needs the help of the dealer to do this.
If ignored the soot will continue to build up and a new particle filter will be required .

[Daz Newell]

just my luck...I have a 1 hour round trip to do tomorrow am I ok to do this...the speed limit is restricted to 50mph on the motorway at the moment tho so will this be ok

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Daz Newell

just my luck...I have a 1 hour round trip to do tomorrow am I ok to do this...the speed limit is restricted to 50mph on the motorway at the moment tho so will this be ok

as i said , the car has given up trying , it will only continue to build up soot in the particle filter now and may need a new particle filter if you neglect to get it sorted , which will cost a considerable sum .. .. At this point in time the garage can revive it .