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You, sir, are on the wrong forum.Actually, I don't think that I would want the same car for that long.
You, sir, are on the wrong forum.Actually, I don't think that I would want the same car for that long.
It was an early 2010. VW America in the end did help with the repair (50% of total cost).I do not think it is an early '10. I guess this is just the way it is then. Why is the redesigned system falling apart prematurely I wonder?
What are looking for? Cost?Hi, anybody have real life experience with the particulate filter in a 2011 TDi?
Marc
I do... No issues with it so far.Hi, anybody have real life experience with the particulate filter in a 2011 TDi?
Marc
So one more time, where have you heard of someone cutting into a DPF, then getting it to work properly?Apparently you can remove it and wash it out.
http://www.idparts.com/liqui-moly-dpf-cleaning-tool-kit-p-5053.html
I have also heard of cutting it open, washing it out, re-weld, service for cheaper than new.
So one more time, where have you heard of someone cutting into a DPF, then getting it to work properly?
( I copied the last line from myturbodiesel.com, but I put it there in the first place)
http://www.myturbodiesel.com/threads/mkv-dpf-washout-and-rebuild.17842/I saw a video.. I think it was on my turbodiesel where someone down under cut it open, broke it in the process (cracked it) pressure washed it, dried it in the oven and put it back together... I don't see how it would work, best case it would function but clog the EGR filter with the crack...
Rumors and urban legends.
Haven't you heard... That is Clean Coal Ash!The companies I linked to do not use chemical agents. instead they use heat, and moving air. they have good filters to catch what is removed from the filters, and sell the captured ash to a chemical company that properly recovers usable material and safely disposes or recycles the rest.
there are other folks here and there who use fluids to clean, (have found posts from folks who use oven cleaner or brake cleaning fluid) effectiveness of these methods and proper disposal of those residues would be of concern
agree 100% that piles of coal ash accumulated by irresponsible utilities are disasters waiting to happen.
http://www2.epa.gov/coalash/frequent-questions-about-coal-ash-disposal-rule
Discussed a couple places.There is a YouTube video on LiquiMoly DPF cleaner my mechanic found online for $380 anybody ever heard about it or it's results ?
I dunno, I think it's basically 'dirt'.....carbon mostly....and fairly inert. Not that I advocate dumping any waste material in storm drains, but I think it's not going to get the EPA on your buttocks. Greenpeace or the Sierra Club, yes. Just out of principle.
Heard today that the amount of mass inside that DPF can with the stone-like ceramic structures if stretched out would cover about 5 football fields.Discussed a couple places.
http://www.liqui-moly.com/liquimoly...49A/$file/TI_Pro-Line_DPF_Reiniger_EN.pdf.pdf
the product moves around the soot, gets it closer to the DPF surface, where it will then be converted to gasses, except for the ash which remains.
focused on folks who do not drive long enough, and let the DPF clog up.
depending on the state of the car, could take some manipulation to get a regen going after doing the "cleaning".
Thanks for the info. My DPF is close to the ash loading limit. I've seen $2200 and $2400 mentioned on this forum over the last year or so. I was wondering if those prices were still current, or if they'd come down at all. Unless VW offers a buyback, my $1000 of Visa cards may go towards a new DPF and associated bits.Just as an update, parts, labor-all in got a quote for $2,400 on this today-
Thanks for the info. My DPF is close to the ash loading limit. I've seen $2200 and $2400 mentioned on this forum over the last year or so. I was wondering if those prices were still current, or if they'd come down at all. Unless VW offers a buyback, my $1000 of Visa cards may go towards a new DPF and associated bits.