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DPF Light and NCT?

  • 30-11-2015 1:04am
    #1
    Chev2010
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭


    Hi,

    Have an NCT booked for a Honda Accord on Tuesday and earlier today the DPF light came on. There are two types, first being a warning that you need to go on a long drive and the second being take it to a garage for a repair - I got the second one straight away and am on reduced power.

    Read up about it and tired the long drive in a low gear for about 30 minutes with no difference.

    Questions are:
    1) Has anyone taken a car though the NCT with this warning light, is it an instant fail/will they even test it? From looking on their website, they only fail on safety warning lights, but I'm not sure I believe this!
    2) Does anyone know if the "regeneration" option (force a cleanout rather than a replacement) actually works and if there's somewhere in Dublin city centre that could do it?

    Thanks in advance!


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  • #2
    Scottie99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,282 ✭✭✭Scottie99


    Chev2010 wrote: »
    Hi,

    Have an NCT booked for a Honda Accord on Tuesday and earlier today the DPF light came on. There are two types, first being a warning that you need to go on a long drive and the second being take it to a garage for a repair - I got the second one straight away and am on reduced power.

    Read up about it and tired the long drive in a low gear for about 30 minutes with no difference.

    Questions are:
    1) Has anyone taken a car though the NCT with this warning light, is it an instant fail/will they even test it? From looking on their website, they only fail on safety warning lights, but I'm not sure I believe this!
    2) Does anyone know if the "regeneration" option (force a cleanout rather than a replacement) actually works and if there's somewhere in Dublin city centre that could do it?

    Thanks in advance!

    You can get them cleaned now.

    http://www.terracleanireland.ie


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Afaik it's not a fail so you can bring it in with DPF light on.

    Not specifically mentioned in manual
    https://www.ncts.ie/pdf/NCT%20Manual%20July%202014.pdf


  • #4
    whomitconcerns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,379 ✭✭✭whomitconcerns


    I thought you failed for any warning lights?


  • #5
    BlackWizard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,282 ✭✭✭BlackWizard


    That NCT manual seems to only check for engine and safety warning lights


  • #6
    Audioslaven
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,398 ✭✭✭Audioslaven


    Scottie99 wrote: »
    You can get them cleaned now.

    http://www.terracleanireland.ie

    What is their DPF service like? Has anyone got this done?


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  • #7
    Miike
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭Miike


    My own DPF came on today. Hyundai Tucson - I'm looking at the DPF clinic. It's an expensive clean though being honest...

    Anyone with any advice on them? I've tried the 35 quid DPF cleaning fuel additive and a long drive. It's not limp but its saying "Particulate Trap Below Threshold". Just get it cleaned?


  • #8
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    I can't speak for the Terraclean DPF clean but talking to lots of people that have had DPF's cleaned it works for about 1000 miles then it blocks again.
    Its mostly driving style that causes them to block, 30 minutes in a low gear isn't a long drive, 2 hrs at 120kph is what it needs.


  • #9
    simdan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 577 ✭✭✭simdan


    Had this with my 170bhp passat, it regularly came on and had to drive it up the motorway for an hour a week at 120kph to get rid of the problem for a few days. My garage, Coolmine motors dimantled the dpf, cleaned it down and serviced the car for very cheap. It was less than €200 about 2 years ago. Drove the car for 10k more miles and never saw the light again.

    Highly recommended lads


  • #10
    Bazzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,485 ✭✭✭Bazzy


    it needs to get to 600 degrees to unblock it.

    So she'll need a good run. I think its a bit of a false economy when you think of the savings on tax V cost and hardship of replacing/Repairing them


  • #11
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    Bazzy wrote: »
    it needs to get to 600 degrees to unblock it.

    So she'll need a good run. I think its a bit of a false economy when you think of the savings on tax V cost and hardship of replacing/Repairing them
    Euro 5 requires a DPF but they do affect fuel economy and for people doing small miles they are only trouble in the making.
    Thats why they are a popular item to delete.


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  • #12
    robertpatterson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 930 ✭✭✭robertpatterson


    Is the ABS light an instant fail as well?


  • #13
    bear1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,823 ✭✭✭✭bear1


    robertpatterson wrote: »
    Is the ABS light an instant fail as well?

    Well... yeah.


  • #14
    robertpatterson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 930 ✭✭✭robertpatterson


    bear1 wrote: »
    Well... yeah.



    That's what I thought but a friend had his just passed with the abs light oneek.png


  • #15
    bear1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,823 ✭✭✭✭bear1


    robertpatterson wrote: »
    That's what I thought but a friend had his just passed with the abs light oneek.png

    If you look at the manual from the NCTS linked above you will see the list of failure reasons per element. ABS is one of them.


  • #16
    Chev2010
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭Chev2010


    Thanks all!

    The NCT centre told me a DPF light isn't a fail, but it could fail on something related like emissions. From the doc I saw they fail for warning lights on brakes or safety features - seems reasonable :)

    In the end I called Honda (Clonskeagh) and they took it in with 2 hours notice, ran a forced DPF Regen (took about 1.5 hours) and it fixed the issue - cost just €107. They also told me there was a recall on an airbag and a known issue with the plastic covers around the front window so are replacing all of that for free next week when the parts come in - well worth going there and they were really helpful.

    Thankfully it passed the NCT this morning :)


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