Diesel particulate filter and rising oil levels discussion

[Agro]

Originally Posted by Bigfoot13

Today, I have taken in my V90 as the oil level notification message came up. This is the second time- first time was approximately a year ago, if I remember correctly. I have had the car for 18 months and it was serviced in April.

It seems that the problem has not been sorted out at all. Volvo are doing an oil change under warranty at present but I will be interested to see if they try to get me to pay once out of warranty. They have been very helpful- neither time have I called prior to arriving at the garage and both times they have fitted me in immediately.

Originally Posted by MoraruM

Hi guys
I have bought a volvo s90 18plate from motorpoint just before the lockdown
I have been to Volvo once with the oil raising issue paid to have it fixed .Since i bought the car I drove about 2000 miles mainly 30 miles trips twice a day week days . I drive with the auto stop start off it is annoying to keep it on I live in London. I have a Peugeot van 64 plate and when regenerate process happens I have a light and a message on dashboard DPF cleaning keep vehicle moving.
Can someone advise if this is gone be a permanent issue can it be sorted
Can I do something to watch it .Can Volvo do something?
Can I take legall action?
I have paid 20k for the car .
Thanks

I've had this problem for years with both our cars (2014 XC70 D5 with 42000klms and 2013 V40 D4 5 cyl with 26000 klms). The V40 is the worst of the 2 and I've extracted over 1 litre of oil from it over a 6 month period.

No one can give me a sensible answer. The Volvo dealer told me that it's because "we don't drive the cars enough, the cars do not get a change to allow the DFP to go through the regeneration process so it dumps the soot into the sump". Makes perfect sense doesn't it?

I've had the old oil from both cars tested and they both got a pass. I've given up trying to find out.

The dealer's oil of choice down here is ELF Solaris FE 5W-30 which doesn't meet the required Acea A5/B5 spec.

For a long time I used Penrite Full Synthetic 5W-30 which does meet ACEA A5/B5.

I decided to change to Penrite HRR 5 Diesel 5W-40 Semi Synthetic (higher heat tolerance in warmer environments) and this seems to have reduced the issue but not resolved it. Oils stays cleaner for longer and doesn't grow as much.

I also regularly check the oil levels of both cars; change them every 6 or so months, and ensure the levels stay just below full. To extract any oil I have a syringe attached to a 4mm ID plastic tube (such as used is garden micro irrigation); shove it down the dip stick hole and suck out what I need.

Hope this helps.
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[John Laidlaw]

sorry for the 'holy thread resurrection' moment
But my XC90 had the oil overfill issue in March this year whilst still under warranty, dealer just drained, refilled I was told. I wonder if they did a forced regen or not? They were remarkably quiet about the whole thing really.
Anyway fast forward to this week, I decided to have a quick look at the car status and it shows the oil level again overfilled (no warning lights though).
The car is out of warranty so I'm wonering whether it will be sufficient just to get a local 'Kwik Fit' type of organisation to do an Oil change and filter change?
That way the level will right again at least.
Car is driving OK, it's on a 4 year lease until May 2021 but it's making me nervous as of course during this strange year it's not being driven enough...
thoughts?

[Agro]

Originally Posted by John Laidlaw

sorry for the 'holy thread resurrection' moment
But my XC90 had the oil overfill issue in March this year whilst still under warranty, dealer just drained, refilled I was told. I wonder if they did a forced regen or not? They were remarkably quiet about the whole thing really.
Anyway fast forward to this week, I decided to have a quick look at the car status and it shows the oil level again overfilled (no warning lights though).
The car is out of warranty so I'm wonering whether it will be sufficient just to get a local 'Kwik Fit' type of organisation to do an Oil change and filter change?
That way the level will right again at least.
Car is driving OK, it's on a 4 year lease until May 2021 but it's making me nervous as of course during this strange year it's not being driven enough...
thoughts?

Depends if you are due for an oil and filter change. If not then go to a chemist and buy a large 50ml or larger syringe, then a hardware and get a 400mm length of 4mm ID micro irrigation riser tube that will fit onto the syringe (you may also be able to get something similar from an auto parts store). Stick the tube down the dip stick hole and suck out as much oil as needed until you reach the middle of the min/max level. Check the level regularly and repeat as required.

Tip.. Remove the syringe from the tube rather than pull the whole thing in and out each time.

[mhuttner1]

1.6d DrivE 2009 c30 dpf replacement tips

Hi all,

I have a 72k miles c30 2009 1.6d drive. Car serviced regularly approx every 7k. As far as I am aware it is a wet dpf in this particular model (is this correct) which means dpf should be replaced after 75k miles. Approximately how much would this cost at a dealership. What is the most cost effective way of doing this?
Thanks in advance