Volvo XC60 with Gasoline Particulate Filter (GPF)

woofer · Aug 23rd, 2018, 20:31

Probably all of this year gasoline XC60 owners have mounted GPF.
I am curious how it looks in everyday use? Do you have any similar problems like in diesel (DPF) filter.
Should I be afraid the same problems when I am driving on a short distance 20-30 km/day. I have found some information about GPF:
AECC-technical-summary-on-GPF-final.pdf
Gasoline-particulate-filters

But I still have no idea how it works in real conditons in XC60?
How it looks the exhaust system architecture?
Any bad experience with new GPF in XC60?
BRGDS

nu11eaf · Aug 23rd, 2018, 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by woofer

Probably all of this year gasoline XC60 owners have mounted GPF.
I am curious how it looks in everyday use? Do you have any similar problems like in diesel (DPF) filter.
Should I be afraid the same problems when I am driving on a short distance 20-30 km/day. I have found some information about GPF:
AECC-technical-summary-on-GPF-final.pdf
Gasoline-particulate-filters

But I still have no idea how it works in real conditons in XC60?
How it looks the exhaust system architecture?
Any bad experience with new GPF in XC60?
BRGDS

This is a video about DPF but I would think GPF work the same way.

https://youtu.be/aMKpo74P6SE

And this is a horror story DPF.

https://youtu.be/LSbJhVMu0I4

MaDProFF · Aug 23rd, 2018, 21:45

20 / 30 km per day is not really a short distance (unless that is made up of loas of short journeys), and tbh all you need to do every now and again is take it to the red line a few times. (When Hot)

Quacker · Aug 23rd, 2018, 23:43

You would not know it's fitted. I have only once noticed my D5's DPF and that was when I stopped to park half way through a regeneration. The radiator fans roared away for a while and that was it.

In theory a GDF should be more reliable than even the current generation of DPF. That's because the exhaust gas from a petrol engine is far hotter than from a Diesel engine and therefore initiating the regeneration should be no problem whatsoever during any normal driving.

Quacker · Aug 23rd, 2018, 23:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaDProFF

20 / 30 km per day is not really a short distance (unless that is made up of loas of short journeys), and tbh all you need to do every now and again is take it to the red line a few times. (When Hot)

That won't make much of a difference unless it just happens to coincide with the system actually initiating a regen cycle, which it only does when the computers decide to.

woofer · Aug 24th, 2018, 13:42

I actually have XC60 with DPF and never have any problems with it, but when burning proces starts I feel the loss of power in some cases.
Moreover when I started to use the car on short distances 20-30 km the burning proces starts more frequently.
And my fuel consumption gone up. I wanted to get rid of this DPF and to buy a gasoline XC60 but now it is not possible to have a new car without DPF or GPF.
One thing comforts me that GPF needs a lower temperature then DPF to start burning proces, but fuel consumption for sure will be higher on short distances.
I hope that engineers have learned something when constructing a DPF and GPF filter will be better done.

Aug 23rd, 2018, 20:31	#1
woofer Junior Member Last Online: Jan 5th, 2022 19:29 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Sopot	Volvo XC60 with Gasoline Particulate Filter (GPF) Probably all of this year gasoline XC60 owners have mounted GPF. I am curious how it looks in everyday use? Do you have any similar problems like in diesel (DPF) filter. Should I be afraid the same problems when I am driving on a short distance 20-30 km/day. I have found some information about GPF: AECC-technical-summary-on-GPF-final.pdf Gasoline-particulate-filters But I still have no idea how it works in real conditons in XC60? How it looks the exhaust system architecture? Any bad experience with new GPF in XC60? BRGDS

Aug 23rd, 2018, 23:43	#4
Quacker Premier Member Last Online: Nov 22nd, 2021 00:53 Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: West of Carmarthen	You would not know it's fitted. I have only once noticed my D5's DPF and that was when I stopped to park half way through a regeneration. The radiator fans roared away for a while and that was it. In theory a GDF should be more reliable than even the current generation of DPF. That's because the exhaust gas from a petrol engine is far hotter than from a Diesel engine and therefore initiating the regeneration should be no problem whatsoever during any normal driving. __________________ XC90 D5, 2017 Inscription. Dark Grey. Xenium pack. Winter Plus with HUD. Black leather interior with alloy trim inserts. Ownership ended June 2020, Happy motoring times!

Aug 23rd, 2018, 21:45	#3
MaDProFF Master Member Last Online: Dec 10th, 2019 17:40 Join Date: May 2018 Location: London	20 / 30 km per day is not really a short distance (unless that is made up of loas of short journeys), and tbh all you need to do every now and again is take it to the red line a few times. (When Hot)

Aug 24th, 2018, 13:42	#6
woofer Junior Member Last Online: Jan 5th, 2022 19:29 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Sopot	I actually have XC60 with DPF and never have any problems with it, but when burning proces starts I feel the loss of power in some cases. Moreover when I started to use the car on short distances 20-30 km the burning proces starts more frequently. And my fuel consumption gone up. I wanted to get rid of this DPF and to buy a gasoline XC60 but now it is not possible to have a new car without DPF or GPF. One thing comforts me that GPF needs a lower temperature then DPF to start burning proces, but fuel consumption for sure will be higher on short distances. I hope that engineers have learned something when constructing a DPF and GPF filter will be better done.

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