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Zafira diesel particulate filters
I recently had to have a new DPF fitted to my Zafira 1.9cdti (120bhp). It has been on the car less than a month and now suddenly the car goes into limp mode and I get a fault code which relates to the DPF when hooked up to op com. It tells me the saturation level is at 96% - surely this cant be right the car has done only around 200 miles since having the DPF fitted?
On Op Cam you can tell the ecu a new DPF has been fitted - could this have been missed when the new one was fitted, so the ecu thinks it still has the old one?
On Op Cam you can tell the ecu a new DPF has been fitted - could this have been missed when the new one was fitted, so the ecu thinks it still has the old one?
Asked on 31 December 2011 by gunnwoom
Answered by
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The job of fitting the new DPF has not been done correctly. Complicated FAQ about DPFs here:
www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/diesel-particulate-filter.../
www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/diesel-particulate-filter.../
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