Solving a DPF Issue in a Hiace Van: A P & G Motors Case Study
At P&G Motors, we recently encountered a DPF (diesel particulate filter) issue in a Hiace van, presenting a challenge that required innovative solutions.
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In the Workshop As I’m Writing, sitting in a bay is a lovely Mazda 3 BL, Diesel in the shop this week and it has a DPF pressure sensor that is going Haywire 1 minute it’s at 200 kPa next minute it’s at 5 kpa can’t make up its mind when it gets hot.
A Call to Mazda to find out how much one and was and they said it was $1,500 which, you know me I told them I would not RIP off My Client and that price was absolutely stupid.
Read MoreHolden Commodore VE Series 1, 2006-2010 – 6.0L V8 – Throttle body and ECU part number notes before you start
3) E38: Keep to flashing files from these year groups to the service numbers listed:
wire harness Same on a) b) c)
Resetting procedure – Park Assist Sensor
- switch to on mode and press parking button 10 times
- switch ignition off
- hold the parking button on and switch ignition on wait until a wired/ long beep noise is emitted though stereo and then it is done.
- ignition on and off to test and make sure the green light stops flashing
Every now and then a vehicle comes in with a weird issue that you have to be creative and work out a new test method for working out the plan for repair,
The vehicle, came in with a fault code
P0340 Intake camshaft position (CMP) sensor ‘A’ circuit (Bank 1 or single sensor) Pending
the vehicle when cold would start and then stall, if restarted the vehicle would fire up and run with no issue at all,
Live Data was checked and it was foudn that the Live Data Pid for cam synchronisation would say yes and then in the next framde say no, which ment the vehicle, cut fuel and shut down, This was captured.
The First block i saw being cracked was a FPV FG F6 (Falcon Barra Engine 6 cylinder in an FG Falcon)
This Engine – Ford BF Falcon GT FPV GT (For Those GUY’s) had been rebuilt many times over now, the last time was done by us and so much corrective action had already been undertaken.
Read MoreAlyways annoyed that you cant find the info on how to test this stuff people never post in plain english
So heres what we had learned from the experience
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Fuel Trims Are Adding Fuel As The System Is Running Lean
Conduct Road Test And Found That The Fuel Trims Are Causing The Check Engine Light To Come On
Initial Repairs to vehicle
So your typical commodore having the fault light on and P0009: Engine position sensor bank 2 fault is displayed,
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