Please stop peddling that the ECU does a "Passive Regen", there is nothing Passive about it and it's a lie that Subaru continue to insist on telling. I have one of these cars and have spent considerable time reverse-engineering the ECU ROM to discover (and succeeded) how to perform forced regenerations. As part of this, I built a data logger that monitors the vehicle's details including the regeneration state of the car. This "Passive Regeneration" is not passive, it's active, the engine ramps up the DPF temperature by injecting fuel during the exhaust stroke to burn in the DPF. Normal operating temperatures the CAT and DPF temperatures never exceed 250-350C, when the car decides to do a regen it (tries to) ramp up the temperature to 650C. It doesn't care about the average engine load when it does this and will do a "Passive Renegeration" when coasting down hills, such as when I travel from the Blue Mountains to Penrith further clogging the DPF as it never hits the 600C+ required to burn off the soot. The trigger for a "Passive Renegeration" is soot at 65% as measured by the differential pressure sensor, after 12.5 minutes the regeneration will stop even if incomplete. After two such failed cycles, the ECU goes into fault and needs a forced regen. These cars are Lemons and Subaru are doing nothing to resolve these issues, blaming the driver for them and insisting on DPF replacements costing thousands. A simple software update to take into account the average engine load before starting a DPF regeneration would solve 90% of DPF failures in these cars. Or even better yet, a button to press when it's ideal to perform a "Passive Regeneration" such as when you are on a highway under continual load.
@@gnif is love to see your Data logging findings, 100+ hours of research, software, etc. surely you would be able to summarise your conclusions in a 0-30 min consumable for the general public kind of video.
@@lukegenesis perhaps however this was done over 5 years ago on a 2010 model, much of the details are lost to time. The end result was that the SSM3 Mode 2 authentication was cracked, which I posted all the details for on Rom Raider (romraider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=121958#p121958 ). Unfortunately, though it seems Subaru has changed the ECU around and locked us out again, as I have a mate with a 2019 model who is having DPF issues (yeah, 9 years newer and still has the same fault) which this auth no longer works on. Avoid Subaru Diesels at all costs!
I’ve got a ee20Z Impreza in the uk it’s about 180bhp but dpf has been removed but has not been mapped out. Egr is still working too what should I look out for as the dpf light is flashing but I think it is just because the ecu thinks the dpf is not working ?
The same hose had a ripped hole on my foreter. And i knew what to look for by watching your videos. Thank you. You've really helped me with this video.
I'm about to move to Europe and you videos about diesel boxer convicted me it's not so scary to own Subaru diesel as I heard. Kind of existing to get one now. I was driving XT in the states.
I wish this video was around a couple years ago. We had the post-intercooler pipe split while on an interstate trip (2010 Foz). DPF not happy. Much pain and suffering ensued......
Hello. Thank you so much for this very useful information. I'm curious of what your opinion on DPF cleaning products (fluids you mix with fuel). I've heard mixed things about them. Some say they work and some say stay away, or at least that your engine is better off in the long run not using these products.
I own Subaru diesel since 2013.dec. Very good choice for daily driver, however need to get out of city, to avoid mentined problems. Especially important in low temperature enviroment, like northerm Europe.
I have been trying to catch up on your videos. I wish I watched this one last week. DPF failure in MQ Triton after a couple of big drives surprisingly. I told Dealer service staff over the phone at the time that I was in limp mode after a big drive. They told me to keep driving it to burn the soot off, but I knew something else was up and I couldn’t get it up to 40 km / hr. Took to closest diesel specialist as dealer service dept also asked me if Petrol or Diesel! Anyway - cause was split intercooler hose at 38,000 km. Didn’t notice power drop or noise until it started limping. Dealer service Manager and GM still do not understand DPF failure causes. If I took their advice my DPF would be dead.
Hi Brett i have some interesting thoughts form other Subaru diesel owners the intercooler hoses should be replaced at around 100.000 klms if you do you would be having much more life from the DPF they say there not reliable past past 100.000
Ive had a dlf alarm on car which I took to dealer to regen the car, this was done but since getting it back Ive noticed a air rushing noise around 2500 room upwards and wondered if the heat of the regen has possibly caused my air intake hose to split, am I being stupid?
@MRTPerformanceAustralia I realize it's been a while since you posted this, but... I've tried to search for the VGT video that you mention at 1:41, and I can't seem to find it. Could you post a link to it maybe?
Hi Brett, I was wondering what make and model the wheels on the forester rally car were; do they fit over the 4 pot calipers? Im looking for gravel wheel options for an impreza rally/autocross build
Ciao Brett, pensi che usando un manicotto in silicone il problema si risolva? La mia XV 2016 ha 90.000km e monta l'originale senza problemi fino ad ora.
Hi there, I've got a 2011 Legacy 2.0TD I wanted it remapped but they tried 5 builds and all of them had a judder at 2.5k rpm he suspects air leak on the turbo system. Is that something you'd agree with?
Hi Brett I just had the boost pipe come off at the bottom at the Turbo should I just put it back on and tighten the clamp it wont run at all at the moment when it came off on the road the instrument panel had all the lights flashing i have found that the pipe is over $300 what are your thoughts Thanks Rod
Great video. I'm looking to move away from factory Subaru service, too many issue's with them, very annoying and frustrating. You're recommended partners in Eastern suburbs Melbourne. Please.
There's nothing inherently wrong with them. They just don't like sitting in traffic their entire life. As long as they get a good freeway run every once in a while they're just as reliable as a petrol Suby.
@@MRTPerformanceAustralia Mine is driven daily on a highway and sufferers DPF issues due to the poorly written software in the ECU. This car is a Lemon and Subaru blame the driver's habits for DPF failures in all instances. See my detailed post about this and how I proved it. I love to drive this car, it is excellent mechanically and has a ton of torque, but the extremely poor design of the DPF management software makes this car a nightmare to own, even if you are able to service it yourself.
Please stop peddling that the ECU does a "Passive Regen", there is nothing Passive about it and it's a lie that Subaru continue to insist on telling. I have one of these cars and have spent considerable time reverse-engineering the ECU ROM to discover (and succeeded) how to perform forced regenerations. As part of this, I built a data logger that monitors the vehicle's details including the regeneration state of the car. This "Passive Regeneration" is not passive, it's active, the engine ramps up the DPF temperature by injecting fuel during the exhaust stroke to burn in the DPF.
Normal operating temperatures the CAT and DPF temperatures never exceed 250-350C, when the car decides to do a regen it (tries to) ramp up the temperature to 650C. It doesn't care about the average engine load when it does this and will do a "Passive Renegeration" when coasting down hills, such as when I travel from the Blue Mountains to Penrith further clogging the DPF as it never hits the 600C+ required to burn off the soot.
The trigger for a "Passive Renegeration" is soot at 65% as measured by the differential pressure sensor, after 12.5 minutes the regeneration will stop even if incomplete. After two such failed cycles, the ECU goes into fault and needs a forced regen. These cars are Lemons and Subaru are doing nothing to resolve these issues, blaming the driver for them and insisting on DPF replacements costing thousands. A simple software update to take into account the average engine load before starting a DPF regeneration would solve 90% of DPF failures in these cars. Or even better yet, a button to press when it's ideal to perform a "Passive Regeneration" such as when you are on a highway under continual load.
Do you have any videos that I can see!?
@@lukegenesis Sorry, but of what? Can't really make much of a video of 100+ hours of reverse engineering a ROM.
@@gnif is love to see your Data logging findings, 100+ hours of research, software, etc. surely you would be able to summarise your conclusions in a 0-30 min consumable for the general public kind of video.
@@lukegenesis perhaps however this was done over 5 years ago on a 2010 model, much of the details are lost to time. The end result was that the SSM3 Mode 2 authentication was cracked, which I posted all the details for on Rom Raider (romraider.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=121958#p121958 ). Unfortunately, though it seems Subaru has changed the ECU around and locked us out again, as I have a mate with a 2019 model who is having DPF issues (yeah, 9 years newer and still has the same fault) which this auth no longer works on. Avoid Subaru Diesels at all costs!
I’ve got a ee20Z Impreza in the uk it’s about 180bhp but dpf has been removed but has not been mapped out. Egr is still working too what should I look out for as the dpf light is flashing but I think it is just because the ecu thinks the dpf is not working ?
The same hose had a ripped hole on my foreter. And i knew what to look for by watching your videos. Thank you. You've really helped me with this video.
I'm about to move to Europe and you videos about diesel boxer convicted me it's not so scary to own Subaru diesel as I heard. Kind of existing to get one now. I was driving XT in the states.
The only thing I don't like about this channel is that you guys are not over here in the states. Always good stuff.. Thanks.
Or in Europe :))
That is how I broke my dpf on my 09 subaru. The bottom air hose was shot and then I started to get alot of dpf problems
Thanks for the video. Do you know will the vehicle lose power if the DPF is clogged?
I wish this video was around a couple years ago. We had the post-intercooler pipe split while on an interstate trip (2010 Foz). DPF not happy. Much pain and suffering ensued......
Hello. Thank you so much for this very useful information. I'm curious of what your opinion on DPF cleaning products (fluids you mix with fuel). I've heard mixed things about them. Some say they work and some say stay away, or at least that your engine is better off in the long run not using these products.
I own Subaru diesel since 2013.dec. Very good choice for daily driver, however need to get out of city, to avoid mentined problems. Especially important in low temperature enviroment, like northerm Europe.
I have been trying to catch up on your videos. I wish I watched this one last week. DPF failure in MQ Triton after a couple of big drives surprisingly. I told Dealer service staff over the phone at the time that I was in limp mode after a big drive. They told me to keep driving it to burn the soot off, but I knew something else was up and I couldn’t get it up to 40 km / hr. Took to closest diesel specialist as dealer service dept also asked me if Petrol or Diesel! Anyway - cause was split intercooler hose at 38,000 km. Didn’t notice power drop or noise until it started limping. Dealer service Manager and GM still do not understand DPF failure causes. If I took their advice my DPF would be dead.
Hi Brett i have some interesting thoughts form other Subaru diesel owners the intercooler hoses should be replaced at around 100.000 klms if you do you would be having much more life from the DPF they say there not reliable past past 100.000
So true.
Ive had a dlf alarm on car which I took to dealer to regen the car, this was done but since getting it back Ive noticed a air rushing noise around 2500 room upwards and wondered if the heat of the regen has possibly caused my air intake hose to split, am I being stupid?
@MRTPerformanceAustralia I realize it's been a while since you posted this, but... I've tried to search for the VGT video that you mention at 1:41, and I can't seem to find it. Could you post a link to it maybe?
In the US Lucas oil products sales a Def cleaner $80 a bottle...! It works keeps you out of the shop
Hi Brett, I was wondering what make and model the wheels on the forester rally car were; do they fit over the 4 pot calipers? Im looking for gravel wheel options for an impreza rally/autocross build
Great video thanks for sharing ! any chance of some details of where I might be able to purchase the software hardware package for reprogramming ECU
Ciao Brett, pensi che usando un manicotto in silicone il problema si risolva? La mia XV 2016 ha 90.000km e monta l'originale senza problemi fino ad ora.
Absolutely love this.
Hi there, I've got a 2011 Legacy 2.0TD I wanted it remapped but they tried 5 builds and all of them had a judder at 2.5k rpm he suspects air leak on the turbo system. Is that something you'd agree with?
that GC8 in the background on the hoist ... is it on Speedline's 15" ? if so that is uber cool!
Hi Brett I just had the boost pipe come off at the bottom at the Turbo should I just put it back on and tighten the clamp it wont run at all at the moment when it came off on the road the
instrument panel had all the lights flashing i have found that the pipe is over $300 what are your thoughts Thanks Rod
Do these have throttle bodies? If so where abouts is it
Great video. I'm looking to move away from factory Subaru service, too many issue's with them, very annoying and frustrating. You're recommended partners in Eastern suburbs Melbourne. Please.
Hi Douglas,
Here's the list of our approved partners.
www.mrtperformance.com.au/workshop/mrt-approved-partners
Here in the usa i do not see any great advantage of a diesel subaru over a petrol one except maybe vor hualing due to the torque advantage
Ah.... wish I had seen this 2 weeks ago!
Great. What is the maximum boost pressure the turbo can provide for the EE20 ??
Some people with imprezas that have the ee20 get around 220hp but im not uste abount thr boost pressure . Id imagine its from 1.2 bar to 1.4 bar
Lol all the boxer turbo diesel subaru's in uk from 2010 all need new engines lol
you're starting to put me off on getting a diesel subaru
There's nothing inherently wrong with them. They just don't like sitting in traffic their entire life. As long as they get a good freeway run every once in a while they're just as reliable as a petrol Suby.
@@MRTPerformanceAustralia Mine is driven daily on a highway and sufferers DPF issues due to the poorly written software in the ECU. This car is a Lemon and Subaru blame the driver's habits for DPF failures in all instances. See my detailed post about this and how I proved it. I love to drive this car, it is excellent mechanically and has a ton of torque, but the extremely poor design of the DPF management software makes this car a nightmare to own, even if you are able to service it yourself.
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