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    Common Faults: DPF regeneration

    European Exhaust and Catalyst (EEC) looks at some of the reasons a DPF might fail to regenerate. DPF rege ...

    European Exhaust and Catalyst (EEC) looks at some of the reasons a DPF might fail to regenerate. DPF regeneration relies on a number of conditions being met, and failure in any one area can prevent th ...

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    A guide to cleaner emissions

    EEC provides readers of PMM a guide to emissions and the MOT, as this process becomes more rigorous for w ...

    EEC provides readers of PMM a guide to emissions and the MOT, as this process becomes more rigorous for workshops. As governments tighten the reins on vehicle emissions, MOT emissions testing is becom ...

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    DPF Doctor outlines training programme

    We follow up on last month’s Q&A with the DPF Doctor Darren Darling to find out a little more about h ...

    We follow up on last month’s Q&A with the DPF Doctor Darren Darling to find out a little more about his DPF training programme. As lockdown loomed large, Darren Darling made the decision to move h ...

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    DPF Doctor tackles a Ford Transit custom

    DPF Doctor Barry Lawson, from Ewan Lawson Motors is back! This month, he is tackling a 2.2l Ford Transit ...

    DPF Doctor Barry Lawson, from Ewan Lawson Motors is back! This month, he is tackling a 2.2l Ford Transit Custom with 145k miles on the clock. Vehicle information: 2.2l Ford Transit Custom – 145,000 mi ...

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    How to deal with DPF problems

    JLM Lubricants turns to Darren Darling's DPF Doctor network to explain why workshops need to avoid forced ...

    JLM Lubricants turns to Darren Darling's DPF Doctor network to explain why workshops need to avoid forced DPF regenerations. Get Darren Darling, founder of The DPF Doctor Network, on the subject of DP ...

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    How to maintain DPFs

    Increasingly, DPF Doctors are facing problems caused by motorists maintaining their DPFs in the wrong man ...

    Increasingly, DPF Doctors are facing problems caused by motorists maintaining their DPFs in the wrong manner, often resulting in irreparable problems. Despite motorists following the advice of the dea ...

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    Fault codes – symptom or cause?

    Ross Kemp of Scantec Automotive highlights a recent case where a DPF fault code turned out to be far more ...

    Ross Kemp of Scantec Automotive highlights a recent case where a DPF fault code turned out to be far more complicated than it first appeared. We were recently tasked with investigating a DPF-related f ...

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    The DPF Doctor's Surgery

    In the latest rendition of The DPF Doctor’s Surgery, PMM welcomes a new contributor, Barry Lawson, who ta ...

    In the latest rendition of The DPF Doctor’s Surgery, PMM welcomes a new contributor, Barry Lawson, who takes us through his process for diagnosing and curing a long-suffering Ford Kuga. Vehicle: 2010 ...

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    DPF cleaning

    DPF Recovery recently displayed its new Evolution Flash Cleaner for the first time, with existing custome ...

    DPF Recovery recently displayed its new Evolution Flash Cleaner for the first time, with existing customers, new prospects and industry stakeholders reportedly quick to praise the new kit. The Evoluti ...

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    Tackling Emissions Head-On

    With alarming statistics linking diesel particulate matter to 38,000 premature deaths each year, Randstad ...

    With alarming statistics linking diesel particulate matter to 38,000 premature deaths each year, Randstad, the UK’s exclusive distributor of TerraClean, urges technicians and motorists that DPF reviva ...

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    DPF Legislation

    According to BM Catalysts, Diesel Particulate Filters are the fastest growing product group within the em ...

    According to BM Catalysts, Diesel Particulate Filters are the fastest growing product group within the emissions system market at the moment. ...

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    DPF Legislation

    According to BM Catalysts, Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs) are the fastest growing product group within ...

    According to BM Catalysts, Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs) are the fastest growing product group within the emissions system market at the moment. ...

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    How can the DPF Cause Turbocharger Failure?

    Melett look into the effect of a blocked DPF on turbocharger performance. ...

    Melett look into the effect of a blocked DPF on turbocharger performance. ...

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    Key Things to Look out for with DPF Maintenance

    Mark Blinston, of BM Catalysts, advises mechanics about the key things to look out for when approaching D ...

    Mark Blinston, of BM Catalysts, advises mechanics about the key things to look out for when approaching Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) maintenance. The basics A DPF is the part of the exhaust system ...

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    Forced DPF Regeneration

    Best practise guidelines from European Exhaust & Catalyst on forced DPF regeneration. When a DPF reac ...

    Best practise guidelines from European Exhaust & Catalyst on forced DPF regeneration. When a DPF reaches a pre- determined particulate matter (PM) fill level (around 40%), the ECU will activate th ...

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