P242F Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) blockage/ash accumulat

P242F Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) blockage/ash accumulat

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anonymous-user

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61 months

Saturday 11th November 2023
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Not a car as such but my brothers 2014 Renault 2.0 diesel van.

The engine management light is on, after reading the codes I got the following :

P242F - Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) blockage/ash accumulation

P2002(92) Particulate Trap, bank 1 - efficiency below threshold

P2002(91) Particulate Trap, bank 1 - efficiency below threshold

Delving a bit deeper it says there is 4.4g of soot which doesn't sound a lot to me. The interesting thing is it says 106337.52 miles since last succesful regeneration which suggests it has never regenerated.

As I said 4.4g doesn't sounds a lot, is it possible that another sensor has failed triggering this error?

I only have a cheap eBay bluetooth ODB2 adaptor and Car Scanner on my phone, is it possible to force a regen using this?

I am tempted to get him to drive around the M25 in 5th gear to see if that forces a regen.

Or is the only option to take the DPF off and get it cleaned?


stevemcs

8,990 posts

100 months

Saturday 11th November 2023
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These are a pain, any other codes ?

There is a pressure pipe that blocks and a vac hose that splits both usually flag as blocked dpf.

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

61 months

Sunday 12th November 2023
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These are the only codes :



One of the pipes to the DPF was split in the past and has been replaced. Could it be possible that the error is not caused by a blocked DPF but rather a sensor issue or a blockage in a pipe from the DPF to the sensor. I find it interesting that the data below states "Time Since Last Regeneration = 0.49h"

My plan of attack would be to check the pipes going to the DPF pressure sensors are good and then take it for a drive around the M25.




LordLoveLength

2,057 posts

137 months

Monday 13th November 2023
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Maybe worth looking at orileys autos on YouTube. He does lots of blocked dpfs.

I think he mentioned before that some manufacturers just declare the dpf full at 100k + miles as the ash calculation maxes out.
Cars can’t measure dpf ash like they can soot, so the ash value is typically calculated and deemed full by some manufacturers at a given mileage.
He cleans the dpf with cleaning fluid, checks the differential pressure is ok and then tells the car it’s got a new dpf - seems to work ok as the manufacturers are quite conservative with the ash calculation.