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Hi,
So about 2 months ago I was joining the motorway via slip road and the car just lost power and when accelerating in 1/2/3/4/5/6 gear around 2000-3000 rpm it sounds like a cat purring or vibrating like. It vibrates the pedal the car and people can feel it in the car. Then the DPF light came on the way home, so I assumed it had something to do with the exhaust. Anyway, the glow light bulb also kept coming on flashing and throwing the car in to limp mode. the only way to remove it out of limp mode was to quickly switch it on an off again while driving. Finally, before I got it to a mechanic the engine management light came on.
Now when they hooked up the diagnostics to the car h said the DPF was saturated at 96% so was unable to regenerate as the threshold is 60%. So, they said I need a brand new DPF because this is one knackered, then he said it would also need a brand new DPF sensor. Also, to add to the issues he said the diaphragm was split so that needed replacing. Then to add to the problems he said that the Intake Manifold had some movement in the plastic arm on the right side which opens and closes the flaps. There was a 5mm movement downwards causing a air pressure leak.
So i paid over £1000 for a:-
Brand new DPF
DPF Sensor
Oil Change
Oil Filter
New Diaphragm
Then I was told the car was fine to be driven away but the intake manifold needed replacing within a month. I drove it for 8 miles and the DPF light came on for the brand new DPF which was fitted, angry I drove back to the same mechanics who advised it shouldn't have come on in 8 miles, there must be a reason why its chucking so much soot down the exhaust. They felt the DPF was faulty, so they replaced the DPF as it was 57% full after 8 miles and his diagnostics laptop said that it had failed to do two regens in those 8 miles, so something was stopping it. Adamant they blamed it on the intake manifold causing the pressure leakage which caused the regen to fail. So i spent over 4 days ringing over 215 scrappers and breakers to find one plastic intake manifold with no wear on the arm. Drove over 80 miles to get it, brought it back they fitted it as well as the new DPF. They took it for a road test and it’s still not regenerating!!!! WTAF!! So being adamant it was one thing, then when that's fixed, they said they have no idea.
He said for some reason its throwing a lot more soot down the exhaust than usual, so as you would imagine I went round and kicked off royally with the mechanic because to go from being adamant this was the issue and then I got all that fixed and were back to square 1. So the mechanic won’t take it on now after me kicking off with him, spending over £1000 when all he has done was treat the symptoms of the car and not look at the actual causation of the DPF filling up in the first place, and the judder in acceleration which is obviously why the DPF is not regenerating. So then as I took my car and drove away the judder on the acceleration is still there, anger furthermore I went back to kick off because said the boost leak would have solved that acceleration judder. when clearly it hasn't, i got told to go cry elsewhere and phone the liar police because all they have ******* done is lie to me from day one.
When all they have done is fix the symptoms and not the cause of the problems, like what a GP would do. They treat the symptoms and not the cause of the actual symptoms.
So I’m back to square one and over £1000 lighter, I need help you can see above what’s been changed, sorry forgot to add, when they replaced the DPF they took off the EGR Valve and they said it was a tiny bit clogged but nothing that would cause any issues. So, he said they would give it a clean out and fit back to the car.
So, in total to summarise it’s had:
Brand new DPF x2
Brand new DPF Sensor
EGR Valve Clean Out
2nd Hand Intake Manifold with no moment in the flaps so no boost leak
New Oil Change
New Oil Filter
Brand New Diaphragm
However, after all that it’s not regenerating, a still juddering under acceleration?? Help please otherwise I the way I’m feeling right now, I feel like writing it off by driving through the mechanics shop and garage for the **** they have dragged me through all for nothing. I am also thinking of taking it to small claims court because they have still not fixed what I asked them originally to do.
Help Please
Matt
So about 2 months ago I was joining the motorway via slip road and the car just lost power and when accelerating in 1/2/3/4/5/6 gear around 2000-3000 rpm it sounds like a cat purring or vibrating like. It vibrates the pedal the car and people can feel it in the car. Then the DPF light came on the way home, so I assumed it had something to do with the exhaust. Anyway, the glow light bulb also kept coming on flashing and throwing the car in to limp mode. the only way to remove it out of limp mode was to quickly switch it on an off again while driving. Finally, before I got it to a mechanic the engine management light came on.
Now when they hooked up the diagnostics to the car h said the DPF was saturated at 96% so was unable to regenerate as the threshold is 60%. So, they said I need a brand new DPF because this is one knackered, then he said it would also need a brand new DPF sensor. Also, to add to the issues he said the diaphragm was split so that needed replacing. Then to add to the problems he said that the Intake Manifold had some movement in the plastic arm on the right side which opens and closes the flaps. There was a 5mm movement downwards causing a air pressure leak.
So i paid over £1000 for a:-
Brand new DPF
DPF Sensor
Oil Change
Oil Filter
New Diaphragm
Then I was told the car was fine to be driven away but the intake manifold needed replacing within a month. I drove it for 8 miles and the DPF light came on for the brand new DPF which was fitted, angry I drove back to the same mechanics who advised it shouldn't have come on in 8 miles, there must be a reason why its chucking so much soot down the exhaust. They felt the DPF was faulty, so they replaced the DPF as it was 57% full after 8 miles and his diagnostics laptop said that it had failed to do two regens in those 8 miles, so something was stopping it. Adamant they blamed it on the intake manifold causing the pressure leakage which caused the regen to fail. So i spent over 4 days ringing over 215 scrappers and breakers to find one plastic intake manifold with no wear on the arm. Drove over 80 miles to get it, brought it back they fitted it as well as the new DPF. They took it for a road test and it’s still not regenerating!!!! WTAF!! So being adamant it was one thing, then when that's fixed, they said they have no idea.
He said for some reason its throwing a lot more soot down the exhaust than usual, so as you would imagine I went round and kicked off royally with the mechanic because to go from being adamant this was the issue and then I got all that fixed and were back to square 1. So the mechanic won’t take it on now after me kicking off with him, spending over £1000 when all he has done was treat the symptoms of the car and not look at the actual causation of the DPF filling up in the first place, and the judder in acceleration which is obviously why the DPF is not regenerating. So then as I took my car and drove away the judder on the acceleration is still there, anger furthermore I went back to kick off because said the boost leak would have solved that acceleration judder. when clearly it hasn't, i got told to go cry elsewhere and phone the liar police because all they have ******* done is lie to me from day one.
When all they have done is fix the symptoms and not the cause of the problems, like what a GP would do. They treat the symptoms and not the cause of the actual symptoms.
So I’m back to square one and over £1000 lighter, I need help you can see above what’s been changed, sorry forgot to add, when they replaced the DPF they took off the EGR Valve and they said it was a tiny bit clogged but nothing that would cause any issues. So, he said they would give it a clean out and fit back to the car.
So, in total to summarise it’s had:
Brand new DPF x2
Brand new DPF Sensor
EGR Valve Clean Out
2nd Hand Intake Manifold with no moment in the flaps so no boost leak
New Oil Change
New Oil Filter
Brand New Diaphragm
However, after all that it’s not regenerating, a still juddering under acceleration?? Help please otherwise I the way I’m feeling right now, I feel like writing it off by driving through the mechanics shop and garage for the **** they have dragged me through all for nothing. I am also thinking of taking it to small claims court because they have still not fixed what I asked them originally to do.
Help Please
Matt
