BMW 520D E60 2006 - DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - REPLACMENT COST

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Mon 2 Dec 2013 15:40
BMW 520D E60 2006 - DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - REPLACMENT COST - Aocal

Hi

The iDrive is suggesting the DPF will need changing soon. Can someone let me know what I should be expecting to pay for this job please? I seem to be seeing widely varying costs for the parts and also not sure how many hours labour this usually is.

Thanks,

Adam

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Mon 2 Dec 2013 17:57
BMW 520D E60 2006 - DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - REPLACMENT COST - elekie&a/c doctor

If you are going to use genuine Bmw parts,then I doubt if you will be paying less than £1k.Around 2-3 hours work,including re initialising engine ecu to accept new parts.hth

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Mon 2 Dec 2013 18:17
BMW 520D E60 2006 - DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - REPLACMENT COST - bazza

How does the i drive detect this i wonder? Through mileage and age or through monitoring differential pressures? I'm wondering if it really does need changing.

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Tue 3 Dec 2013 12:36
BMW 520D E60 2006 - DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - REPLACMENT COST - Aocal

I've just had a main dealer quote £758 for this job so the price is coming down at least. Just waiting on one more independant quote now.

I'm in two minds whether to bother getting it replaced or just paying someone to clean it out.

From rummaging around the internet it looks like it asks for a replacement around 125,000 miles, i'm just coming up to that mark now.

However, the reason i'm looking at this now is becuase I had the brakes done on the weekend and while in there I asked the garage to check the computer for codes and they said it was full of errors relating to the DPF, so it doesn't look like it's self regeneration is working as effectively anymore - which is probably fair enough at this mileage.

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Tue 3 Dec 2013 12:58
BMW 520D E60 2006 - DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER - REPLACMENT COST - skidpan

I'm in two minds whether to bother getting it replaced or just paying someone to clean it out.

You cannot clean a DPF out, just an urban myth propogated by robbers who charge you for the "service". The particles are chemically bonded to the matrix inside and can only be removed by a regen. You may get a few extra weeks after their tampering but any lights will soon be back on.

However, it may be possible for a BMW garage to carry out a forced regen if the DPF is not fully clogged up, only takes 1/2 an hour with a computer controlling the engine. But it will only work up to a certain point, if you have been driving for a while with lights on it will be useless trying.

There are companies out in the world who are able to clean out HGV and heavy plant DPF's. They place them in a special oven, heat them to 600 degrees to burn off the particles bonded to the matrix and while this is happening blow compessed air through to remove the residue. Takes about 12 hours and probably is not economic or possible on car DPF's.

Having said that maybe this company could help. http://www.dpfgenie.co.uk/?gclid=CLaSueiMlLsCFTLJtAod2TMAyA Same process but they appear to offer it for cars. Anyone willing to take a punt?

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