Jimmy, I like that you explain things, in a way that people can understand. I would like to say a few things about Jimmy and his work. Jimmy, is totally independent from my Company, Launch UK. He simply found our DPF treatment to be better than others he had used. He uses our product, but a range of others as well. I have sold DPF cleaning products for many years and, I have not personally come across an individual that has as much understanding as Jimmy. He gets the job done. He was the first to realise the importance of temperature and knows more than anyone about what might be the cause of the problem. I endorse him, in the same way that he endorses my choice of good quality product in our tins and bottles. You will all benefit from his understanding.
Alot of the video are almost the same but i cant stop watching them multiple times , just love this channel , keep the content coming Jimmy....., one down side though... the videos are too short 😂
Great video as always. Since you know quite a lot about diesel emissions system it would be interesting to have a detailed explanation of the SCR or adblue system on how it works, what goes wrong, preventative maintenance(if any) etc. Thank you.
That’s a good way to explain it with the incinerator!! But the layperson still won’t or want to understand it. Their mate down the pub says you don’t need to replace it you just need to drive it balls out banging off the limiter to clean a DPF out!
Jimmys point is that the dpf does not spit out the stored soot during a regen. It reduces the soot to ash through burning it. The ash remains inside the dpf.
@@timbo19751975 indeed, when my car was new, the tailpipe hole was longtime clean, now, after 200K it is black of soot, so the soot or ash escapes somehow.
Thank you for a really good explanation, using the incinerator as a visual aid was excellent, let’s hope it stops some of the questions. Have a great weekendJimmy 👍😃
Useful analogy, but my understanding of the chemistry is that the soot is basically pure carbon which burns off to gaseous CO2 during regen cycles whether forced or passive. The ash is formed from additives in the engine oil such as zinc, magnesium etc which form solid salts when they burn and block the channels within the DPF - the oil comes from the crankcase breather mechanism and through losses in the piston rings - hence needing to use low-ash oil on DPF equipped diesels. I recently bought a 180k diesel with DPF (with DOC) that was blocked with ash and cleaned the ash out of the DPF off the car by dissolving the ash in an alkali followed by acid bath (safely I should add!) - the strands that came out look like limescale (there was no soot whatsoever) - the ECM was reporting soot content of 50g before, it now sits at a steady 13.5g calculated based on the differential pressure it seems - if it does another 10k I'll be happy :)
And there I was thinking this was going to be a how to make a Poteen Distillery video Jimmy❗️let’s face it that stuff would definitely make a good DPF cleaner 😂
Excellent illustration and you really went to a lot of trouble to explain Peugeot boxer engine management light on for the past 25 k so no engine regeneration?? But drives great !!
The tiny last snippet you explained was what people were struggling to understand, i think also what gets overlooked is not often you mention that the diesels have a catalytic converter in them that handles alot of the nasty gases. So i think people are thinking when your cleaning a dpf that the ash or soot coming out is full of dangerous chemicals.
When the dpf doing a regeneration and burning off particulate some off the particulate is released into the atmosphere has it burns. Has the system ages it burns at lower temperatures because it’s less efficient and therefore releasing a lot more contaminants into atmosphere before the dpf packs in and needs replacing
This is nothing to do with engines but I've found those incinerator bins work better with a second bigger upside down bin on the top with a big hole cut in the base of the second bin. You get a nice column of hot air to rise up the sides and come out through the air gap between bins and burn all the smoke.
Is there an alternative to these troublesome DPFs'???? It's complete rubbish! Well done, Jimmy... saved this video, with the end add on bit as I was confused!
You may have been asked this question a 1000 times, Here is 1001, Is it possible to cut open the dpf and then remove the ash then weld the dpf back up?
Hi Jimmy, great explanation... 🤔.. just one question haha... Is there a way or sensor in the system to measure the ash content like you can measure soot cotent in the dpf.. Thanks always interesting videos.. Cheers
so surely then, at the point that the dpf is blocked with ash and you need to replace it, then the ash is essentially disposed into the environment, via a DPF recycling centre? I think DPF's are just to reduce emissions at point of use, and reduce the amount of ash over a non dpf diesel, but don't erradicate the waste to zero.
Brill video. I always use Shell Diesel V Power… I assume this only prolongs what you have said happens in this video? Or does it all? Maybe a video on that would be good… would love to know the pros of this.
So Jimmy basically the DPF that work after youve cleaned them havent quite built enough ash up in the DPF so it will still work but once its built up too much you need a New DPF , unless you take the DPF off and get it all out.
Great vid it would be halirous if you were burning ad blue bottles in the trash can it would symbolise the fault in it being environmentally friendly [and before anyone says anything i do know ad blue makes the exhaust gas cleaner just before it exits the tail pipe, overall it is not really environmentally friendly)
Jimmy, a question for you, I had a mk4 Mondeo tdci that had 242,000 miles on it when I sold it. In 10 years of ownership I never had a new dpf or had the need to have it cleaned. Why didnt it fill up with soot and need replacement after all those miles?
Hi Jimmy. I really hope you answer my question 🙏 😔. When you use launch dpf cleaner in dpf does it clean dpf properly or just reduces soot to ash ? Thanks a million in advance and kindest regards 😊. ✌❤☘
Which means that the SCR box that was sold with the truck as a life time component was a great big fat lie. Had companies known that the entire SCR box would have to be replaced at some point that would have affected adoption and sales and quite possibly regulations. In the meantime the entire trucking industry has been ripped off for billions of dollars collectively.
If you don't grasp it after that there's no hope. Even when my car is doing a regen you still don't see or smell any soot particles. You can feel heat from under exhaust like. Changing subject Jimmy can you clean low pressure EGR on vag 1.6 tdi . Got a p2002 that keeps coming back after countless launch dpf cleans. Running at 4mbar idle no codes just efficiency below threshold probably because of low pressure egr. Is it better to remove it. ? Thanks
It is quite expectable from someone who has the Azimuthal equidistant map as a profile picture (thinking it is a map of Flat Earth) and who is subscribed to scammers like Eric Dubay, Mark Sargent and others.
Burnt off into the air, and it does kick the soot out into the air, I've seen 100s of regens on fork lifts running vw engines and it definitely chucks a load of shite into the atmosphere
OK so the regens burn the soot down to ash. What about the cleaner going in to reduce the amount of soot (at 2:02 ish)? Does that somehow just eject the soot?
Here is a good question Jimmy, if you actually ever reply to me 😂, how come on scanners i have used on my car only show soot volume and not ash volume?, also my kia shows no dpf adaptions only dpf regeneration..?
My Qashqai has 335,000kms on it. How much longer will the dpf run before it’s blocked for good? All my driving is long trips and very little stop start driving
DPF catches microparticles which are dangerous for lungs and blood, causing cancer. I still dont understand what is so hard to understand on such simple thing that there are 2 types of emmissions - global=CO2 which causes global warming and local=microparticles, NOx etc which damage peopels health.
Good explanation of why DPFs end up getting overfilled to the point that re-gen is no longer effective - but I expected the video to continue with a demo of what your work does to 'fix' the problem? Sure I've seen all the black stuff shooting out of the exhaust on your videos, and it's very impressive, - but can that be done again and again, making the DPF 'everlasting?'
Jimmy, I like that you explain things, in a way that people can understand. I would like to say a few things about Jimmy and his work. Jimmy, is totally independent from my Company, Launch UK. He simply found our DPF treatment to be better than others he had used. He uses our product, but a range of others as well. I have sold DPF cleaning products for many years and, I have not personally come across an individual that has as much understanding as Jimmy. He gets the job done. He was the first to realise the importance of temperature and knows more than anyone about what might be the cause of the problem. I endorse him, in the same way that he endorses my choice of good quality product in our tins and bottles. You will all benefit from his understanding.
Well explained sir, but you know it won't stop the questions 😊
Looks like its already created more 😅
It wont coz its internet person and people never listen
It's like being at college, every time Jimmy makes a video I learn so much, very educational 👍
Spot on jimmy 👍 but try driving the bin at 70mph for an hour it will clean itself 😂
I don't even have a diesel engine but like watching your videos I think u need a stand with your phone can't believe how good you are one handed
Alot of the video are almost the same but i cant stop watching them multiple times , just love this channel , keep the content coming Jimmy....., one down side though... the videos are too short 😂
Glad you like them!
Great video as always. Since you know quite a lot about diesel emissions system it would be interesting to have a detailed explanation of the SCR or adblue system on how it works, what goes wrong, preventative maintenance(if any) etc. Thank you.
That’s a good way to explain it with the incinerator!! But the layperson still won’t or want to understand it. Their mate down the pub says you don’t need to replace it you just need to drive it balls out banging off the limiter to clean a DPF out!
Great explanation.
Will stick with my non-DPF 170,000 mile diesel Skoda Fabia until the climate goons catch up with me.
Good choice!
snap 1700 Y series vauxhall Diesel! cannot go wrong no DPF and cats GONE! 😉
Ahhh hello PD brother 👍🏼💨
I’ll stick with mine too, beetle with PD 100, tinkered with of course 😁😁
Yup I'm sticking with my non dpf smax though my prior car a focus 2012 diesel I never had trouble with it but I drove the thing hard.
Ive seen videos of dpf ash removal using an acid. Any thoughts on this method? Regards
Well done young man, totally impressed with that, great demonstration for the uneducated.
Very basic way of telling it but very clear and understandable way of understanding it , ace video jimbob.
Jimmys point is that the dpf does not spit out the stored soot during a regen. It reduces the soot to ash through burning it. The ash remains inside the dpf.
I think some ash escapes, but, it can build up if temps snd long journeys are not achieved ..
@@neildean7515 If ash escapes the DPF is holed or cracked. If the tailpipe is at all black with soot- the same applies.
@@timbo19751975 indeed, when my car was new, the tailpipe hole was longtime clean, now, after 200K it is black of soot, so the soot or ash escapes somehow.
Great explanation --I never really understood what ia DPF did and why it gets blocked , but it's much clearer now. Thank you.
Finally a youtuber I can actually understand 😂
Brilliant explanation, this guy is essential viewing, given me the confidence to tackle this stuff ....
Thank you for a really good explanation, using the incinerator as a visual aid was excellent, let’s hope it stops some of the questions. Have a great weekendJimmy 👍😃
well that was somethink different jimmy, great video keep them comming
Thanks, will do!
Nice analogy
Useful analogy, but my understanding of the chemistry is that the soot is basically pure carbon which burns off to gaseous CO2 during regen cycles whether forced or passive. The ash is formed from additives in the engine oil such as zinc, magnesium etc which form solid salts when they burn and block the channels within the DPF - the oil comes from the crankcase breather mechanism and through losses in the piston rings - hence needing to use low-ash oil on DPF equipped diesels. I recently bought a 180k diesel with DPF (with DOC) that was blocked with ash and cleaned the ash out of the DPF off the car by dissolving the ash in an alkali followed by acid bath (safely I should add!) - the strands that came out look like limescale (there was no soot whatsoever) - the ECM was reporting soot content of 50g before, it now sits at a steady 13.5g calculated based on the differential pressure it seems - if it does another 10k I'll be happy :)
So the point of burning soot to ash is the eliminate soot particulates in the air
@@ORileysAutos yes, but the soot just turns into gaseous CO2 - the ash is mostly from the engine oil also burning off...
Hence the need for low ash engine oil ?
@@Umskiyes, but breathing in gaseous CO2 is less harmful than breathing in soot?
@@lodgecav490 pretty much, I still wouldn't stick my head behind a diesel with a DPF mind 😬
Good demonstration 👍
Thanks 👍
And there I was thinking this was going to be a how to make a Poteen Distillery video Jimmy❗️let’s face it that stuff would definitely make a good DPF cleaner 😂
Brilliant demo👍
Excellent illustration and you really went to a lot of trouble to explain Peugeot boxer engine management light on for the past 25 k so no engine regeneration?? But drives great !!
A well explained video thank you
Glad it was helpful!
The tiny last snippet you explained was what people were struggling to understand, i think also what gets overlooked is not often you mention that the diesels have a catalytic converter in them that handles alot of the nasty gases. So i think people are thinking when your cleaning a dpf that the ash or soot coming out is full of dangerous chemicals.
A great explaination.
Can you do a video of the dpf been cleaned then remove it to see how clean it is allso show us a cracked dpf keep up this amazing work 👏
Excellent video, it was very simple explanation.. Well done...
A simple but effective demonstration on how a dpf works
I'm a bit simple myself
@@ORileysAutos
A sign of a clever person is one who can explain complex activities in a simple way that everyone can understand. Great video, thanks.
Not that simple😂😂😂
Interesting explanation Jimmy👍
Bloody great explanation great vids Jimmy 👍
When the dpf doing a regeneration and burning off particulate some off the particulate is released into the atmosphere has it burns. Has the system ages it burns at lower temperatures because it’s less efficient and therefore releasing a lot more contaminants into atmosphere before the dpf packs in and needs replacing
This is nothing to do with engines but I've found those incinerator bins work better with a second bigger upside down bin on the top with a big hole cut in the base of the second bin. You get a nice column of hot air to rise up the sides and come out through the air gap between bins and burn all the smoke.
Dishwasher tablets and brick cleaner worked for me 😂,
That was amazing 👍👍👍
Glad you think so!
Is there an alternative to these troublesome DPFs'???? It's complete rubbish! Well done, Jimmy... saved this video, with the end add on bit as I was confused!
Brilliant! Jimmy, This means the best solution for DPF cleaning is to take off the DPF from the Car, Clean it thoroughly and refit. isn't it?
It did, thanks.
Cheers brother, your vids helped me out
Glad to hear it
You may have been asked this question a 1000 times, Here is 1001, Is it possible to cut open the dpf and then remove the ash then weld the dpf back up?
Yes but you will need a remap
Really good explanation as to how shit the DPF really is!
Hi Jimmy, great explanation... 🤔.. just one question haha... Is there a way or sensor in the system to measure the ash content like you can measure soot cotent in the dpf.. Thanks always interesting videos.. Cheers
ash content is calculated by the cars ecu by how many regeneration have taken place
Dr Jimmy strikes again
Thanks for the explanation. Is there a way to know how full the dpf is? Are the intervals between regens related to how full the dpf is?
Well explained thanks alot mate
so surely then, at the point that the dpf is blocked with ash and you need to replace it, then the ash is essentially disposed into the environment, via a DPF recycling centre? I think DPF's are just to reduce emissions at point of use, and reduce the amount of ash over a non dpf diesel, but don't erradicate the waste to zero.
Brill video. I always use Shell Diesel V Power… I assume this only prolongs what you have said happens in this video? Or does it all? Maybe a video on that would be good… would love to know the pros of this.
So Jimmy basically the DPF that work after youve cleaned them havent quite built enough ash up in the DPF so it will still work but once its built up too much you need a New DPF , unless you take the DPF off and get it all out.
I wouldn't recommend spending the money and labour to remove a dpf that is full of ash as it's likely damaged. If its gone that far just replace it
Cheers Jimmy thanks for reply.@@ORileysAutos
Great vid it would be halirous if you were burning ad blue bottles in the trash can it would symbolise the fault in it being environmentally friendly
[and before anyone says anything i do know ad blue makes the exhaust gas cleaner just before it exits the tail pipe, overall it is not really environmentally friendly)
Jimmy, a question for you, I had a mk4 Mondeo tdci that had 242,000 miles on it when I sold it. In 10 years of ownership I never had a new dpf or had the need to have it cleaned. Why didnt it fill up with soot and need replacement after all those miles?
Вы умеете правильно эксплуатировать и обслуживать автомобили!
So you do clean what by your procedure? Just a soot which cars are unable to burn itselves?
Hi Jimmy. I really hope you answer my question 🙏 😔.
When you use launch dpf cleaner in dpf does it clean dpf properly or just reduces soot to ash ? Thanks a million in advance and kindest regards 😊. ✌❤☘
Which means that the SCR box that was sold with the truck as a life time component was a great big fat lie. Had companies known that the entire SCR box would have to be replaced at some point that would have affected adoption and sales and quite possibly regulations. In the meantime the entire trucking industry has been ripped off for billions of dollars collectively.
Could you remove the dpf and empty out the ash or drill an access hole to remove it. Will you try that in your next vid jimmy
If you don't grasp it after that there's no hope. Even when my car is doing a regen you still don't see or smell any soot particles. You can feel heat from under exhaust like.
Changing subject Jimmy can you clean low pressure EGR on vag 1.6 tdi . Got a p2002 that keeps coming back after countless launch dpf cleans. Running at 4mbar idle no codes just efficiency below threshold probably because of low pressure egr. Is it better to remove it. ? Thanks
Just had my dpf and glow plugs removed from my 2010 insignia ecoflex, ecu remap to reset the control unit, and she's driving like mint. 👍
You mean egr, not glow plugs.
@@timbo19751975 not the egr pal, glow plugs. One for each cylinder.
Never heard of glow plug delete before? New craze? 🤪
@@ORileysAutos maybe it's time to find a new mechanic 😉. No seriously I saw the faults myself on his obd scan screen so I know that's what was wrong.
It is quite expectable from someone who has the Azimuthal equidistant map as a profile picture (thinking it is a map of Flat Earth) and who is subscribed to scammers like Eric Dubay, Mark Sargent and others.
Burnt off into the air, and it does kick the soot out into the air, I've seen 100s of regens on fork lifts running vw engines and it definitely chucks a load of shite into the atmosphere
OK so the regens burn the soot down to ash. What about the cleaner going in to reduce the amount of soot (at 2:02 ish)? Does that somehow just eject the soot?
is it possible to remove the DPF and wash out the soot to save replacing the DPF?
Here is a good question Jimmy, if you actually ever reply to me 😂, how come on scanners i have used on my car only show soot volume and not ash volume?, also my kia shows no dpf adaptions only dpf regeneration..?
high water pressure maybe will be the solation
So, where is the ash collection bin within the dpf? I would surely just unbolt a little window and vacuum it out you know like the fireplace at home.
Most would sit in front of the filter but soot within the filter also turns to ash
Watched a guy on here remove Ash from a dpf with brick acid, does that not work?
My Qashqai has 335,000kms on it. How much longer will the dpf run before it’s blocked for good? All my driving is long trips and very little stop start driving
Is there ash value of full dpf we can use across all models or its specific amount for each make, model?
Very very specific. The ecu calculates the ash residue amount but it's only approximate.
Cookie monster approves
How much for a full service a4 rough price cheers
So the dpf doesn't do anything regarding emissions other than create more pollution?
DPF catches microparticles which are dangerous for lungs and blood, causing cancer.
I still dont understand what is so hard to understand on such simple thing that there are 2 types of emmissions - global=CO2 which causes global warming and local=microparticles, NOx etc which damage peopels health.
What we can do… ?
Jimmy you need a new hose nozzle.
Plot twist.
Jimmy thinks this is an actual DPF.
I've convinced myself already. No turning back
great content on your channel but you really need a better video camera ✌
Sound.
Good explanation of why DPFs end up getting overfilled to the point that re-gen is no longer effective - but I expected the video to continue with a demo of what your work does to 'fix' the problem? Sure I've seen all the black stuff shooting out of the exhaust on your videos, and it's very impressive, - but can that be done again and again, making the DPF 'everlasting?'
❤🎉😊 😅
Mind that it still 30% less of CO2 per mile than cobal and coal powered green evs...
Doesn't matter. The ocean will eat all surplus CO2 anyway - no big deal at all.
Don’t worry you can get to 100 k before the ev is even parcelled on manufacturing the vehicle by co2 measures