Volvo V50 R design 2.0 sport Diesel - Soot filter full

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Sat 23 Aug 2014 21:42
Volvo V50 R design 2.0 sport Diesel - Soot filter full - djd18

Can you help me please. Screen indicating "Soot filter full". I have been told to run engine hot, is this correct.

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Sat 23 Aug 2014 22:07
Volvo V50 R design 2.0 sport Diesel - Soot filter full - elekie&a/c doctor
Don,t think so.You need to find a specialist techie that can analysis the engine control and dpf system to find out what is wrong.It may need a forced regen of the dpf system .
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Sun 24 Aug 2014 11:02
Volvo V50 R design 2.0 sport Diesel - Soot filter full - skidpan

The only way to clear a "soot filter" or DPF as they are correctly called is by a regen. Normally these are carried out whilst you are driving automatically, the ECU injects extra diesel into the cylinders which is burned in the DPF raising its temp to 600 degrees C. Owners cannot force the car to do a regen and driving fast will not clean it, simply an urban myth.

Garages with the correct software can do a forced regen in the workshop, takes about 1/2 an hour. Would suggest a Volvo dealer carries this out as many cowboys pretend to have the sofware when they do not.

If the DPF is truly blocked there is only one solution, replace it. Once beyond a certain point it is not possible to clean them out, those that say it is are operating illegally and robbing customers.

Get the car to a Volvo dealer and find out what is wrong. If it is at the stage where a forced regen will work continueing to ignore it will soon put it at the sage were replacement is the only option at over £1000.

What type of use does the car get, how many miles has it done. It may be its at the the end of its normal life expectancy.

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Sun 24 Aug 2014 13:00
Volvo V50 R design 2.0 sport Diesel - Soot filter full - Railroad.
The above advise is correct. However modern you may think your engine is the fact is diesels are oil burners, and are still as dirty and smokey as they ever were. The difference is a DPF allows the smoke emission to be managed and disposed of in a controlled manner. As the driver you do not control how the engine runs, the ECU does. All you do is make inputs via the pedals. The ECU will commence the regeneration process when it decides when the conditions are right to do it. This is usually when a constant speed of around 60mph is achieved, ie on a motorway. If you only use the car for town driving the regeneration process will never happen, and consequently you'll be making trips to the dealer. If you only ever do short journeys then a petrol engine car is better. Modern diesels must do the mileage otherwise you'll have this problem.
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Sun 24 Aug 2014 16:16
Volvo V50 R design 2.0 sport Diesel - Soot filter full - skidpan
The ECU will commence the regeneration process when it decides when the conditions are right to do it. This is usually when a constant speed of around 60mph is achieved, ie on a motorway. If you only use the car for town driving the regeneration process will never happen, and consequently you'll be making trips to the dealer. If you only ever do short journeys then a petrol engine car is better. Modern diesels must do the mileage otherwise you'll have this problem.

Not in my experience with 2 cars that have been fitted with dpf's.

Our BMW 118D would start and finish a regen when using the car in town but it could take days and many aborted attempts.

Our Kia Ceed will happily carry out a regen on our way back from Tescos, rarely ever get above 50 mph but even then only for a short distance. Its about 8 miles and takes about 20 minutes.

But I know soem cars do need more controlled conditions. Maybe the Volvo is one of these and has never done a regen.

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Sun 24 Aug 2014 17:18
Volvo V50 R design 2.0 sport Diesel - Soot filter full - Railroad.

Interesting. Most VW/Audi models when connected to VCDS and performing a forced reneneration will abort if the driver varies the throttle input too much. It is a misconception that booting the car will force the DPF to regenerate. On these models at least a fairly constant speed is required.

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Mon 25 Aug 2014 16:48
Volvo V50 R design 2.0 sport Diesel - Soot filter full - djd18

Thanks. 69,000 miles. The usage is mostly around town with occational run out. But for now the indication has gone away, i know this has not solved the problem, if it has regend itself i do not know i have not noticed anything whist driving but will take it for a long run.

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Sun 24 Aug 2014 19:14
Volvo V50 R design 2.0 sport Diesel - Soot filter full - craig-pd130

To add to the above, the Volvo manuals state that when you see this message, take the car and drive it for around 20 - 30 minutes at medium speed, ideally on open roads (dual carriageways or motorways). If you can maintain a steady 60-odd miles per hour in top gear, that's fine.

If after doing this the message does not disappear, then you need to take the car to the dealer for attention as the soot filter is too full to be cleared by driving - or there is an underlying fault.

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Mon 25 Aug 2014 09:07
Volvo V50 R design 2.0 sport Diesel - Soot filter full - brighteyes
The only experience I have of DPF problems is with a Land Rover Discovery 2. The DPF warning came up on the dash and the car went into limp home mode. Taken to the local LR dealer who "reset the DPF" and when I picked it up advised me to drive down and back one junction on the M6 at 60mph in 4th gear (6 speed box) to complete the job. They also advised that, as the vehicle only does short journeys, this trip up and down the M6 should be done routinely once a month. So,as far as LR are concerned,it seems that there is value in all the above responses.
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Mon 25 Aug 2014 10:03
Volvo V50 R design 2.0 sport Diesel - Soot filter full - gordonbennet
They also advised that, as the vehicle only does short journeys, this trip up and down the M6 should be done routinely once a month. So,as far as LR are concerned,it seems that there is value in all the above responses.

Which highlights the ludicrous situation of poor DPF design perfectly, people bought and were urged to buy into Diesels for their economy, and now find they have to drive nowhere regularly just in order to keep this poor design happy.

It may be nothing (apart from wasted time, wear and tear and fuel) for country dwellers or those within easy reach of open roads, but for those living in the increasing urban sprawl such a journey to nowhere might have to be undertaken at 5am on a Sunday morning in order not to be in exactly the same semi blocked DPF situation after returning home from the blast through an hours traffic crawl.

They may not be everyone's cup of tea, but PSA's injected Gucci fluid system doesn't seem to require such regular action to keep the DPF happy.

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Mon 25 Aug 2014 12:37
Volvo V50 R design 2.0 sport Diesel - Soot filter full - Railroad.
It isn't so much poor design, it's about enabling an oil burning engine to meet the latest emission requirements. The engine cannot actually be made cleaner, the DPF simply papers over the cracks. The bottom line is now if you do short start/stop journeys then buy a petrol.
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Mon 25 Aug 2014 15:54
Volvo V50 R design 2.0 sport Diesel - Soot filter full - Quicksilver

There are ways to remove the DPF and fool the ECU that it is not blocked.

Many good videos on YouTube.

Q.

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Mon 25 Aug 2014 18:48
Volvo V50 R design 2.0 sport Diesel - Soot filter full - skidpan

There are ways to remove the DPF and fool the ECU that it is not blocked.

Many good videos on YouTube.

Q.

Brilliant idea.

Ever thought that the DPF is there for a reason, perhaps stopping carcenegenic soot particles entering the atomoshere.

Ever had a close relative die of lung cancer, i have had 2, both heavy smokers but not a way of dying I want to whitness ever again.

If DPF's prevent a few such deaths they are worth it.

But the best bit is since February this year removal of the DPF is an automatic MOT failure.

Not great advice in any respect is it.

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Mon 1 Sep 2014 21:40
Volvo V50 R design 2.0 sport Diesel - Soot filter full - djd18

Thank you to all of you for your comments and suggestions.I took the car for a 20 mile drive 70MPH all the time. The soot filter indication did not come on again and has not so far been 4 days so far. I will keep you all updated.

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