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Buying a car with it's EGR and DPF removed/blanked

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  • #62
    antietam1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 359 ✭✭antietam1


    The EGR/DPF guy was fairly honest he said even with those replaced at €550 there are no guarantees my issues would be gone.
    He also wants to charge me €100 to replace the fuel filter which is yet another thing he says needs doing.
    A few quick calls tells me I can still trade it in.


  • #63
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,266 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    User1998 wrote: »
    Thats a stupid article, its obvious that its sponsored by the DPF cleaning company mentioned towards the end. DPF cleaning companies have been saying for years that removing the DPF is illegal and will fail an NCT when its clearly not true


    It quite literally says "advertising feature" at the top of the page.


    "An Advertising Feature is created, supplied and paid for by a commercial client and promoted by The Irish Times Content Studio. The Irish Times newsroom or other editorial departments are not involved in the production of advertising features."



    As for me personally, i had a car where the DPF was removed. Created a bit of black smoke if you revved it hard, but it solved a few issues that would have been more expensive to sort. I've no issue with it. I can see why people are against it, but at the end of the day, they're very common issues, and I can't blame people for deciding what to do, based on the impact it would have on their wallet.


  • #64
    grogi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,618 ✭✭✭grogi


    Deleted User wrote: »
    As for me personally, i had a car where the DPF was removed. Created a bit of black smoke if you revved it hard, but it solved a few issues that would have been more expensive to sort.

    If you can see the air, you have a serious issue...

    Do you think those issues simply went away?!
    I've no issue with it. I can see why people are against it, but at the end of the day, they're very common issues, and I can't blame people for deciding what to do, based on the impact it would have on their wallet.

    Being cheaper doesn't make it right. I personally do blame people for taking shortcuts. I do understand why, but don't appove.

    On a technical level, DPFs clog because there is far too much fuel in the mixture. This is typically caused by a leaky injector or air-leak in the intake manifold. Removing DPF only solves the symptoms of the problem and afterwards the cancerogenic soot is being launched into the athmosphere.


  • #65
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,266 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    grogi wrote: »
    Do you think those issues simply went away?


    It seemed that way.


  • #66
    antietam1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 359 ✭✭antietam1


    Have the car ( 2010 Peugeot 3008 1.6 hdi) back now, a few trip now with no D.P.F warnings.
    Having replaced the glow plugs last December mechanic replaced the egr valve which most of the alarm messages on the analyser led to.
    Then he tried a run with additives to no avail, then a forced regen not completely clear.
    So back to Peugeot for DPF filter cleaning, all done under warranty.
    Couple of decent trips on the motorway around 20k or so but afraid to do the big motorway ones with the Guard watching everything.
    First reported this to the dealer and his Mechanic on the 19th of November last, really really slow but at least they honoured the guarantee.
    Will be getting shot of it as soon as possible.


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