Soot Filter Full Warning

Daz Newell · Oct 31st, 2015, 17:06

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 · Oct 31st, 2015, 17:37

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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 · Oct 31st, 2015, 18:53

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

Clan · Oct 31st, 2015, 18:55

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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 · Oct 31st, 2015, 19:38

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 · Oct 31st, 2015, 20:17

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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 .

Daz Newell · Oct 31st, 2015, 20:35

ok cheers for your help

Daz Newell · Nov 2nd, 2015, 08:02

I went on the motorway yesterday and did 50mph at 2500 revs.....the dash lights went out after about 30 mins.... I give it some throttle again and seemed ok so I gave it a little bit more and lights came back on,another 20 mins at 50mph and 2500 revs and signs went off again and again I was able to manoeuvre the car quickly....is it a possibility that I may need to do a few of these journeys to clear the filter or has anyone used the dpf cleaner that is sold on ebay.

GreenBrick · Nov 2nd, 2015, 12:22

If this is not enough to put people of buying diesels, I don't know what is. How much fuel is wasted (and pollution produced) just trying to keep a diesel "clean", when you have to do an extra "special" journey to keep the exhaust pipe happy?
And when the DPF gives up completely you are faced with a bill of hundreds or thousands.
A sales rep friend of mine was told he wasn't driving his Audi enough to keep the filter clean. He was doing over 1000 miles a week on motorways. How much do you need?

Muzza80 · Nov 2nd, 2015, 18:30

Main reason I went for a facelifted 2005 with the older pre-dpf 163bhp engine.

Oct 31st, 2015, 17:06	#1
Daz Newell Senior Member Last Online: Jun 12th, 2020 08:14 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancashire	Soot Filter Full Warning 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.

Oct 31st, 2015, 18:53	#3
Daz Newell Senior Member Last Online: Jun 12th, 2020 08:14 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancashire	ok cheers....with the engine symbol now coming on is that something major or can I still try the journey

Oct 31st, 2015, 19:38	#5
Daz Newell Senior Member Last Online: Jun 12th, 2020 08:14 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancashire	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

Oct 31st, 2015, 20:35	#7
Daz Newell Senior Member Last Online: Jun 12th, 2020 08:14 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancashire	ok cheers for your help

Nov 2nd, 2015, 08:02	#8
Daz Newell Senior Member Last Online: Jun 12th, 2020 08:14 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancashire	I went on the motorway yesterday and did 50mph at 2500 revs.....the dash lights went out after about 30 mins.... I give it some throttle again and seemed ok so I gave it a little bit more and lights came back on,another 20 mins at 50mph and 2500 revs and signs went off again and again I was able to manoeuvre the car quickly....is it a possibility that I may need to do a few of these journeys to clear the filter or has anyone used the dpf cleaner that is sold on ebay.

Nov 2nd, 2015, 12:22	#9
GreenBrick SilverBrick Lives! Last Online: Apr 5th, 2024 19:06 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Poynton, Cheshire	If this is not enough to put people of buying diesels, I don't know what is. How much fuel is wasted (and pollution produced) just trying to keep a diesel "clean", when you have to do an extra "special" journey to keep the exhaust pipe happy? And when the DPF gives up completely you are faced with a bill of hundreds or thousands. A sales rep friend of mine was told he wasn't driving his Audi enough to keep the filter clean. He was doing over 1000 miles a week on motorways. How much do you need?

Nov 2nd, 2015, 18:30	#10
Muzza80 Junior Member Last Online: Oct 12th, 2016 18:11 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Glasgow	Main reason I went for a facelifted 2005 with the older pre-dpf 163bhp engine.

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