There is a lot of talk about Ash in the DPF and I can give you my view and what I have found. Ash accumulates in the DPF over extended use, as the incombustible material left behind following filter regeneration and soot oxidation. The ash consists of various metallic compounds originating from lubricant additives, trace elements in the fuel, and engine wear and corrosion products. The above statement is correct for what is called Final Ash. After the contamination has been burnt up this is what is left behind during the normal operation of the DPF. Cutting open a DPF reveals a super hard coal type of solid at the back. It is a combination of what has previously burnt and is very hard almost unbreakable. You can see that it has been exposed to very high temperatures and can withstand any amount of heat. Taking the DPF off and washing it through will do nothing to it. Some argue that the very biggest pressure DPF cleaners may remove some as it forces through the perforations and knocks some out. But, generally it will not be dislodged. This builds up very slowly. Final Ash can be at the back of the DPF taking up some room but the DPF is still serviceable and works fine. If the DPF has been re-generated many times, often by forced regeneration, this causes more Final Ash to build. Most Silicon-Carbide DPF's have a serviceable life of around 250,000 miles. At that point, you may have a DPF that is nearly half filled with Final Ash and then it is un-serviceable. This is rare, because of the amount of mileage needed to build this much up. This is not to be confused with loose ash formation, which is an ash created by the burn procedure. For instance, the wrong oil is used, which is not low SAPS (Sulphated Ash, Phosphorous and Sulphur.) During the burn process, oil is dragged up from the sump, burns in the cylinder and Sulphated Ash is formed. This fills a DPF very quickly, is not hard like Final Ash and can be removed, once the incorrect oil is changed or the problem fixed.
Had dpf cleaned in a 2014 sprinter and replaced dpf presure sensor it was all ash guy was happy with it just got that fault again for ash content it has 400km
I have a VW golf and the ash content is reading at 45g out of 80, should I have this cleaned out as a precaution or wait til a DPF light comes on? Thanks
Hi Anthony. We have had very high sales of the DPF Gun and we have been out for around a week. They are produced in Germany. The German supplier ran out of some of the components. We will receive stock within a few days. Sorry about the delay. We will update the website as soon as they are available. It's definitely Jimmy's fault!!
Hey Jimmy, you mentioned in an earlier video you might sell some of the scan tools you have, i guess the demo ones you get. I'm looking to get one if you are, or do you have a discount code for Launch scanners. I normally use VCDS as i usually do VAG vehicles but need something that will pretty much all brands now (Merc, Nissan, Isuzu, Mazda, VW, Ford, Kia..). All the usual stuff like live data, resets, adaptations but also some coding, airbags and more of the advanced stuff now. I dont do keys or anything like that but something that'll do 80-90% of things. any recommendations for upto £500?
Hi jimmy, ive noticed on mercedes vans that the pressure reading will sit at 10mbar at idle, but when checked with a manometer is usually lower. I assumed its the.conversion from kpa to mbar as if i select kpa it flicks between 0 and 1 as its somewhere inbetween. Thats using the topdon diag so maybe your launch is similar?
@@ORileysAutos Launch guy called Simon said that Topdon, Autel, and Launch are the same beneath the outer cover with a few things altered software to make them look different.
Yes it made a mess everywhere 😭 He said the oil filter housing is leaking and it's getting fixed tomorrow. Unbelievably he drove it down to me like that with a 20L oil drum in the back 😲
That cleaning will.not lasting..long..its just waste of Money..we here in Germany buying a pro.renewed cleaned Dpf.for sprinters .for 300€ to 400€ and send back the old removed one..to get back the 150€ deposit..to install it cost about 150€..so in total it cost you up to 700€ with new brackets..🤔👍🇩🇪
You’ve helped so many people jimmy your a saint in the vehicle industry 👍
Jimmy do you ever have to do 2 cleans on some vans
What everyone that watches your videos wants to know is “does it clean the ASH” please tell us, thanks
There is a lot of talk about Ash in the DPF and I can give you my view and what I have found.
Ash accumulates in the DPF over extended use, as the incombustible material left behind following filter regeneration and soot oxidation. The ash consists of various metallic compounds originating from lubricant additives, trace elements in the fuel, and engine wear and corrosion products.
The above statement is correct for what is called Final Ash. After the contamination has been burnt up this is what is left behind during the normal operation of the DPF. Cutting open a DPF reveals a super hard coal type of solid at the back. It is a combination of what has previously burnt and is very hard almost unbreakable. You can see that it has been exposed to very high temperatures and can withstand any amount of heat. Taking the DPF off and washing it through will do nothing to it. Some argue that the very biggest pressure DPF cleaners may remove some as it forces through the perforations and knocks some out. But, generally it will not be dislodged.
This builds up very slowly. Final Ash can be at the back of the DPF taking up some room but the DPF is still serviceable and works fine. If the DPF has been re-generated many times, often by forced regeneration, this causes more Final Ash to build. Most Silicon-Carbide DPF's have a serviceable life of around 250,000 miles. At that point, you may have a DPF that is nearly half filled with Final Ash and then it is un-serviceable. This is rare, because of the amount of mileage needed to build this much up.
This is not to be confused with loose ash formation, which is an ash created by the burn procedure. For instance, the wrong oil is used, which is not low SAPS (Sulphated Ash, Phosphorous and Sulphur.) During the burn process, oil is dragged up from the sump, burns in the cylinder and Sulphated Ash is formed. This fills a DPF very quickly, is not hard like Final Ash and can be removed, once the incorrect oil is changed or the problem fixed.
Had dpf cleaned in a 2014 sprinter and replaced dpf presure sensor it was all ash guy was happy with it just got that fault again for ash content it has 400km
Jimmy have you ever done a clean on a petrol catalytics and what product did you use . Did you do a recording on that .
I've done a few prius
I have a VW golf and the ash content is reading at 45g out of 80, should I have this cleaned out as a precaution or wait til a DPF light comes on? Thanks
45g is quite high
Every time on the launch website the gun is out of stock what's going on??
I've made them too many sales 😅😅
Hi Anthony. We have had very high sales of the DPF Gun and we have been out for around a week. They are produced in Germany. The German supplier ran out of some of the components. We will receive stock within a few days. Sorry about the delay. We will update the website as soon as they are available. It's definitely Jimmy's fault!!
@@richardcollyer3558 Longer than a week. It's been a few . I tried myself..
Hey Jimmy, you mentioned in an earlier video you might sell some of the scan tools you have, i guess the demo ones you get. I'm looking to get one if you are, or do you have a discount code for Launch scanners. I normally use VCDS as i usually do VAG vehicles but need something that will pretty much all brands now (Merc, Nissan, Isuzu, Mazda, VW, Ford, Kia..). All the usual stuff like live data, resets, adaptations but also some coding, airbags and more of the advanced stuff now. I dont do keys or anything like that but something that'll do 80-90% of things. any recommendations for upto £500?
Hello, which aftermarket DPF would you recommend for a 2011 316cdi sprinter? Mercedes charge 2500EUR.. so…..
Hi jimmy, ive noticed on mercedes vans that the pressure reading will sit at 10mbar at idle, but when checked with a manometer is usually lower. I assumed its the.conversion from kpa to mbar as if i select kpa it flicks between 0 and 1 as its somewhere inbetween. Thats using the topdon diag so maybe your launch is similar?
Topdon use launch software so exactly the same
@ORileysAutos yeah, that eurotab is a lot more capable than mine though 👌
@@ORileysAutos Launch guy called Simon said that Topdon, Autel, and Launch are the same beneath the outer cover with a few things altered software to make them look different.
Is that an oil slick at the ending, nsf?
Yes it made a mess everywhere 😭
He said the oil filter housing is leaking and it's getting fixed tomorrow. Unbelievably he drove it down to me like that with a 20L oil drum in the back 😲
@@ORileysAutos 😂 omg
Hi mate what do you charge for this service, i got the exact same fault code on a 2015 honda civic 1600
orileysautos@gmail.com
grazie
my sprinter won’t rev past 3k at idle
yeah, my 2016 Sprinter the same, won't rev past 3k in neutral while stationary, no restriction while in gear and moving .
That cleaning will.not lasting..long..its just waste of Money..we here in Germany buying a pro.renewed cleaned Dpf.for sprinters .for 300€ to 400€ and send back the old removed one..to get back the 150€ deposit..to install it cost about 150€..so in total it cost you up to 700€ with new brackets..🤔👍🇩🇪