DPF and adblue RPM advice

MrsKiteman

The DPF is a Diesel particulate filter. I am sure someone with more knowledge than I will come along and give you chapter and verse. As I understand it DPF's often becomes clogged when doing lots of short journeys where the engine rarely gets up to operating temperature. Something I suspect less likely in a motorhome as they are hardly convenient day to day transport unless its quite small. I have been running my Peugeot for six years without any indication I have a problem. I will soon have to get to grips with the joys of AdBlue when I get my new motorhome in March!!!

David 

Correct DK. particulate filters can become blocked if only short journeys are done on a regular basis. there should be a warning light that comes on as the filter starts to get clogged up and give you a chance to burn it of by a long hard driven run. It may also go into regeneration mode on its own and this puts extra fuel through the injectors to make it run hotter for a while and if this happens your not supposed to turn engine off and let the prosses finish. Adblue is sprayed in the exhaust after all the filters and supposed to turn the NOx gasses to water.

Thanks for the reassurance.

One less thing to concentrate on 

What van did you go for DK?  

Michael

It was another Bailey but one of their new Alliance range, the 66-2 which is smaller than we have now and we wanted two decent sized single bunks at lowish level, so no climbing!!!

David