Modern trucks are an enigma !

[Stubby]

Ok . Problem resolved and I have learnt something about my truck . Apparently it wont do an automatic re gen if the oil needs changing and/or if there is a quarter of a tank  of fuel or less . So me razzing it up and down the motorway last week was a waste of time and fuel . Would have worked if the oil had been changed first . So had the oil and filter changed and a forced regen on a machiene in the workshop . Was advised to do a trip once a week of 40 odd miles or more . Anyway its going like a Goodun again .

[nepia]

Zackly what my mechanic told me when I got this Nav: keep 1/4 tank of diesel in it and keep short journeys to a minimum

 

Glad you're sorted young man; now don't go wild over it and smash the thing up in your exuberance 😂

[coppice cutter]

15 hours ago, Stubby said:

Ok . Problem resolved and I have learnt something about my truck . Apparently it wont do an automatic re gen if the oil needs changing.........

So presumably, rather than the oil actually needing changing, that'll be when the service light comes on?

 

So even if you done the oil change yourself, you'd still need to go somewhere with the capability of putting the service light off before doing a regen on the DPF?

[Stubby]

4 hours ago, coppice cutter said:

So presumably, rather than the oil actually needing changing, that'll be when the service light comes on?

 

So even if you done the oil change yourself, you'd still need to go somewhere with the capability of putting the service light off before doing a regen on the DPF?

No , the oil did actually need changing the code when checked on the OBD port said oil degradation . Apparently the computer monitors the condition of the oil .  It was just a coincidence that the DPF light came on a couple of days after the oil change code . And yes I think you would need a " launch " code reader to clear the codes .

[coppice cutter]

5 minutes ago, Stubby said:

 Apparently the computer monitors the condition of the oil .

Wow, I hope the bikes don't start doing that or I'll be out of business!

[Mark J]

4 hours ago, Stubby said:

No , the oil did actually need changing the code when checked on the OBD port said oil degradation . Apparently the computer monitors the condition of the oil .  It was just a coincidence that the DPF light came on a couple of days after the oil change code . And yes I think you would need a " launch " code reader to clear the codes .

Glad you got it sorted.

A mate of mine specialises in diesel engines and reckons it's far more important to work out why the DPF light is on than to force a regen, delete the codes, and hope for the best. 


 

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Edited September 9, 2022 by Mark J