Corsa: diesel particulate filter full

Afurosan · 03-04-2020 7:09pm #1

Hi All,

I have a 161 Corsa and there's a message saying the "Diesel Particulate Filter Full.Continued Driving Mandatory". I've driven it for as long as I can and it's still there. I'm an essential worker so I still need to drive my car to get to work. Is there anything I can do to fix it?

Thanks.

Vic_08 · 03-04-2020 7:46pm

Afurosan wrote: »

Hi All,

I have a 161 Corsa and there's a message saying the "Diesel Particulate Filter Full.Continued Driving Mandatory". I've driven it for as long as I can and it's still there. I'm an essential worker so I still need to drive my car to get to work. Is there anything I can do to fix it?

Thanks.

What do you mean by that?

You need to drive continuously at relatively high revs, a long spin on a motorway would be ideal.

If your regular driving is stop-start without any long stints then this should sort it out but the issue will recur, if you already drive long journeys like that then there may be an underlying problem.

greasepalm · 03-04-2020 7:50pm

Wonder if you can get a hold of this.

https://www.wynns.eu/product/diesel-particulate-filter-cleaner/

Afurosan · 03-04-2020 8:03pm

Vic_08 wrote: »

What do you mean by that?

You need to drive continuously at relatively high revs, a long spin on a motorway would be ideal.

If your regular driving is stop-start without any long stints then this should sort it out but the issue will recur, if you already drive long journeys like that then there may be an underlying problem.

I drove it on the motorway at 120kph in 4th gear for 40mins with no luck

. Considering the current situation, I can't just keep driving further either.

I was wondering if this is it's even a true alarm as it is just a warning on the dash, rather than the light turning on. I've attached the photo

Afurosan · 03-04-2020 8:05pm

greasepalm wrote: »

Wonder if you can get a hold of this.

https://www.wynns.eu/product/diesel-particulate-filter-cleaner/

I've tried that option too but I can't find anywhere that can deliver it online. I don't know if i can find it at petrol stations either - I haven't found it around here though.

greasepalm · 03-04-2020 8:16pm

Try micks garage as i think they are still open.Are you a member of AA as it might need a scan to see if something else is causing it as both are showing a fault on dash.

Dravokivich · 03-04-2020 10:03pm

Vic_08 wrote: »

What do you mean by that?

You need to drive continuously at relatively high revs, a long spin on a motorway would be ideal.

If your regular driving is stop-start without any long stints then this should sort it out but the issue will recur, if you already drive long journeys like that then there may be an underlying problem.

High revs dont clear the DPF. You need to get the car upto temp, and then proceed for a period of time.

Op 40 minutes wouldnt be long enough. And you should go up the gears as normal.

colm_mcm · 03-04-2020 10:09pm

I would say you’ll need to force a regen via software.

Sake thing happened a relative, they ended up replacing the filter for megabucks. Their usage was just unsuited to a diesel car.

patrickc · 04-04-2020 12:46am

Mine was on today on my Volvo, I haven't been driving far lately.

I drove for about 30k in 3rd gear at an average speed of 85kph and my car cleared the warning.

Sexual Chocolate · 04-04-2020 1:15am

In fairness to it, there a decent bit of mileage on it as well for a 161.

Afurosan · 04-04-2020 7:42am

greasepalm wrote: »

Try micks garage as i think they are still open.Are you a member of AA as it might need a scan to see if something else is causing it as both are showing a fault on dash.

I've tried. There's just a message on the dpf products saying they don't deliver the product to Ireland. It's might not be safe to post..

Afurosan · 04-04-2020 7:46am

colm_mcm wrote: »

I would say you’ll need to force a regen via software.

Sake thing happened a relative, they ended up replacing the filter for megabucks. Their usage was just unsuited to a diesel car.

This is what I was thinking but seeing as there are no mechanics open, I'm not sure what to do with it. Usually, I drive my car daily 40 mins to and from work and I'd be hitting 80kph but I've had to keep the car alone for 2 weeks.

Afurosan · 04-04-2020 7:48am

Dravokivich wrote: »

High revs dont clear the DPF. You need to get the car upto temp, and then proceed for a period of time.

Op 40 minutes wouldnt be long enough. And you should go up the gears as normal.

Thanks you. I'll try again for longer.

Gooey Looey · 04-04-2020 7:57am

Afurosan wrote: »

I've tried. There's just a message on the dpf products saying they don't deliver the product to Ireland. It's might not be safe to post..

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Dravokivich · 04-04-2020 11:32am

patrickc wrote: »

Mine was on today on my Volvo, I haven't been driving far lately.

I drove for about 30k in 3rd gear at an average speed of 85kph and my car cleared the warning.

Why didn't you just drive in 5th gear?

The revs have nothing to do with the dpf.

Toyotafanboi · 04-04-2020 11:38am

Dravokivich wrote: »

Why didn't you just drive in 5th gear?

The revs have nothing to do with the dpf.

There seems to be a long running theory that dogging a car will induce a regen.

I'd tend to think if the car has no underlying faults the regen should happen under normal driving conditions.

Afurosan · 04-04-2020 11:44am

Dravokivich wrote: »

Why didn't you just drive in 5th gear?

The revs have nothing to do with the dpf.

I googled dpf regen and there were a few places saying to drive the car at over 2000rpm.

Toyotafanboi · 04-04-2020 11:50am

Most DPFs just need consistent driving to regen, a steady drive in any gear at any speed should help. 30 minutes motorway at 100kmh in 5th or 6th gear if you have it should do. Some cars wont regen if there is less than a certain amount of fuel on board too so, dont know about Opels but I suppose make sure you have over a half a tank and head out for a spin for 30 or 40 minutes on a main road driving normally. If that doesn't work you probably have a fault.

colm_mcm · 04-04-2020 11:52am

Some cars won’t regen if the glow plugs aren’t good either.

Afurosan · 04-04-2020 11:57am

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Most DPFs just need consistent driving to regen, a steady drive in any gear at any speed should help. 30 minutes motorway at 100kmh in 5th or 6th gear if you have it should do. Some cars wont regen if there is less than a certain amount of fuel on board too so, dont know about Opels but I suppose make sure you have over a half a tank and head out for a spin for 30 or 40 minutes on a main road driving normally. If that doesn't work you probably have a fault.

I'll try filling the tank and give it a spin again. It just got a full service last month so I'm hoping it's not a fault.

patrickc · 04-04-2020 7:07pm

Dravokivich wrote: »

Why didn't you just drive in 5th gear?

The revs have nothing to do with the dpf.

my bad I always thought the revs things was to burn off the soot.

04-04-2020 7:14pm

Gooey Looey wrote: »

Parcel Motel / Parcel wizard / Address Pal

Terms and conditions for parcel motel are no liquids.
Id assume the other 2 are the same.
I wouldnt trust adresspal eithre. Too much goes missing or gets broken or they refuse to take delivery of it

bazz26 · 04-04-2020 7:23pm

Afurosan wrote: »

I'll try filling the tank and give it a spin again. It just got a full service last month so I'm hoping it's not a fault.

The blocking might be because of your style of usage or lack of.

Afurosan · 04-04-2020 10:28pm

9935452 wrote: »

Terms and conditions for parcel motel are no liquids.
Id assume the other 2 are the same.
I wouldnt trust adresspal eithre. Too much goes missing or gets broken or they refuse to take delivery of it

I found Redex on the Lidl special buy magazine so I'll pop in and see if they have any here.

Toyotafanboi · 04-04-2020 11:44pm

I wouldnt waste your money tbh.

dsmythy · 05-04-2020 6:40pm

I wonder...
How essential it is to make sure your car's DPF doesn't muck up on you? My own isn't appreciating the driving it's forced into post lockdown.

colm_mcm · 05-04-2020 6:42pm

I’ve done a run up the motorway in mine just in case.

greasepalm · 05-04-2020 9:11pm

Well if stopped by the Gardai tell them its a diesel and needs a motorway burn as going down to the shop could be a killer for it and expensive.Now people are finding that buying a diesel sucks big time.

Ryath · 05-04-2020 11:01pm

Could be just the sensor rather than the DPF actually being in need of a regen? It's something only a garage is going the able to check though.

Lundstram · 05-04-2020 11:06pm

Could be a faulty vapouriser too. Replaced one on my dirty diesel last year.

Lewis_Benson · 05-04-2020 11:13pm

greasepalm wrote: »

Well if stopped by the Gardai tell them its a diesel and needs a motorway burn as going down to the shop could be a killer for it and expensive.Now people are finding that buying a diesel sucks big time.

Or that they are buying the wrong car for their needs.

Rodin · 05-04-2020 11:24pm

Does it not just need a service?

My car used to have the DPF light come on when the service interval was up.
It had been set to come on as a reminder. I think.

My present car says the oil filter needs changed. Same craic. Due a service.

greasepalm · 05-04-2020 11:32pm

No oil service is usually linked in bit less that 12 months to let you know it needs changing.
Dpf issues can happen when only driving down to the shops and back and no motorway driving.

Fabio · 06-04-2020 10:48am

greasepalm wrote: »

No oil service is usually linked in bit less that 12 months to let you know it needs changing.
Dpf issues can happen when only driving down to the shops and back and no motorway driving.

Which is what you'd imagine a Corsa may have been used for for most of it's life. Not a reflection on you OP, I assume it was a used buy. I bought a 161 diesel a couple of years ago but the history of the car was such that it was driven from Dub to Cork once a week so no DPF worries there.

Are the Corsa DPFs close-coupled? I know Alfa Romeo and others have the DPFs very close to the exhaust manifold so that they heat up quickly and this helps to avoid clogging.

Hellrazer · 06-04-2020 11:28am

Afurosan wrote: »

Hi All,

I have a 161 Corsa and there's a message saying the "Diesel Particulate Filter Full.Continued Driving Mandatory". I've driven it for as long as I can and it's still there. I'm an essential worker so I still need to drive my car to get to work. Is there anything I can do to fix it?

Thanks.

Your supposed to keep driving it until the light goes off. That can be 40 to 50 kms on the corsa.
If you turn off the ignition the timer so to speak goes back to zero. And if you continue to interrupt the cycle by turning off the ignition you'll never get it regened and it will have to be forced on a diagnostic machine.
It also won't regen if it's gone over its service interval. Cycle through the dash board and see what the oil life is left. If its below 10% it won't regen and you'll have to at least get an oil change done.

Afurosan · 06-04-2020 11:36am

Lewis_Benson wrote: »

Or that they are buying the wrong car for their needs.

You shouldn't make presumptions. If you read my previous posts, you would know that my daily drive to and from work was sufficient enough.

Afurosan · 06-04-2020 11:40am

Hellrazer wrote: »

Your supposed to keep driving it until the light goes off. That can be 40 to 50 kms on the corsa.
If you turn off the ignition the timer so to speak goes back to zero. And if you continue to interrupt the cycle by turning off the ignition you'll never get it regened and it will have to be forced on a diagnostic machine.
It also won't regen if it's gone over its service interval. Cycle through the dash board and see what the oil life is left. If its below 10% it won't regen and you'll have to at least get an oil change done.

It won't let me move through the dash at all. The message is just stuck on the screen. I've just had the pull replaced last month - I did a full service so I'd be surprised if it's less than 70% even. I haven't had the need to leave the my house until today so I'm going to give it a long drive this afternoon and see what happens.

Hellrazer · 06-04-2020 11:42am

Afurosan wrote: »

It won't let me move through the dash at all. The message is just stuck on the screen. I've just had the pull replaced last month - I did a full service so I'd be surprised if it's less than 70% even. I haven't had the need to leave the my house until today so I'm going to give it a long drive this afternoon and see what happens.

I think on the corsa its on the end of the light switch.Theres 2 arrows.

If you got it serviced last months was the service light reset properly?
Was it done in a dealer?

Lewis_Benson · 06-04-2020 9:19pm

Afurosan wrote: »

You shouldn't make presumptions. If you read my previous posts, you would know that my daily drive to and from work was sufficient enough.

Hey,
That was not aimed at you, I did read your oist and its definitely not due to driving style in your case.
It was more of a general observation on a lot of drivers buying diesel powered vehicles because "chape tax".

TheBoyConor · 07-04-2020 3:15pm

When the car is warmed up just rev it up fully and keep the accelerator down for 5 minutes or so. That should blow a lot of the crap out of the engine.
It will be loud.

colm_mcm · 07-04-2020 3:25pm

TheBoyConor wrote: »

When the car is warmed up just rev it up fully and keep the accelerator down for 5 minutes or so. That should blow a lot of the crap out of the engine.
It will be loud.

That’s nonsense.

greasepalm · 07-04-2020 3:30pm

OHHHH crap the engine just blew up well thats one fix:D:D

Afurosan · 07-04-2020 5:39pm

So the car never regenerated and went into limp modeðŸ˜ not really sure what to do now as mechanics aren't "essential services".

Afurosan · 07-04-2020 5:49pm

Hellrazer wrote: »

I think on the corsa its on the end of the light switch.Theres 2 arrows.

If you got it serviced last months was the service light reset properly?
Was it done in a dealer?

It was done by my mechanic. He said that it's probably one of the bulbs that blew or something but considering it's now gone into limp mode. There's not much that I can do.

Toyotafanboi · 07-04-2020 6:07pm

Afurosan wrote: »

So the car never regenerated and went into limp mode&#55357;&#56877; not really sure what to do now as mechanics aren't "essential services".

If you are an essential worker and cant do without the car, contact an Opel dealer and they will open for you.

Corsa: diesel particulate filter full

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