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    Diesel systems utilised in many of today’s modern cars typically feature more than 120 components on the vehicle, all ‘talking’ to one another. As diesel technologies become more advanced, the precisi ...

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    Achieving the tough vehicle emissions levels under Euro 5 legislation requires a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) to be fitted to collect carbon soot particles generated from the combustion process in ...

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  • DPFs – how to perform a ‘forced regeneration’

    |Date: October 07, 2013
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    TOOL USED: SOCIO 400 DIAGNOSTIC UNIT, AVAILABLE FROM TECNODIAGNOSTICS 1. Open the software and click into ‘Car-MPV’. 2. Select your vehicle. 3. Once vehicle is selected you will then see the full syst ...

    October 07, 2013
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  • How does a Diesel Particulate Filter work?

    |Date: September 19, 2013
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    How does a Diesel Particulate Filter work?

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    The exhaust emissions standards for new cars have effectively required fitment of a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) in the exhaust of diesel cars since 2009; this is when the 'Euro 5' standard as we k ...

    September 19, 2013
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  • Catalyic converter failure – was the cat to blame?

    |Date: July 29, 2013
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  • How to perform a diesel fuel filter removal

    |Date: June 24, 2013
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    |Date: May 24, 2013
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    May 24, 2013
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  • DPF maintenance – 6 quick tips

    |Date: May 06, 2013
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    May 06, 2013
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  • Diesel Particulate Filters – everything you need to know

    |Date: March 11, 2013
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    March 11, 2013
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    February 18, 2013
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    |Date: December 21, 2012
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    December 21, 2012
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