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regenerate soot filter message

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:38 pm
by bambam
Hi all,
Got a message appear today about regenerating the soot filter, does any of you wise bods know how I go about this as I have never come across this before.
Its on a 1.9 dci estate if that makes any difference.
Many thanks in advance Geoff.

Re: regenerate soot filter message

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 7:12 pm
by Wickydude
Usually that means the ecu has not been able to perform the regeneration cycle for a while, and you need to drive it at a constant speed of 80 km/h (is that 50 mph?) for a good time, say half an hour. happens mostly with cars that just do short trips.
Other than that, it's a visit to the dealership, they can do a forced regen.

Re: regenerate soot filter message

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2015 11:12 pm
by bambam
cheers wickydude, I will do that tomorrow.
like the idea of it being fitted to "save the planet" and then after drive further and faster to clean it out. :shock:
must make sense to somebody. ;-)

Re: regenerate soot filter message

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:37 am
by bambam
Problem solved :D
15 miles at over 3000rpm and message disappeared,
seems to me to be a counter productive exercise but hey ho what do I know. :conf

Re: regenerate soot filter message

Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:49 am
by Wickydude
It still filters out the small soot particles.
Normally when you drive, you don't notice the regen, it's just when it can't finish the process for an x number of times, it will throw an error. Short trips no good ;)

Re: regenerate soot filter message

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 7:27 am
by antonyd45
hi
make sure you use the correct oil I kept having this message and eventually my dpf was completely blocked Renault said I should be using 10w 40 or 5w 40 in my 1.9 dci megane
I had a new one fitted and a week later I had the regenerate soot filter message again so I searched the internet and found out I should have been using 5w 30 full synthetic oil so I changed it and haven't had that message in over two years .
hope this helps.

Re: regenerate soot filter message

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 7:38 am
by Wickydude
Yeah full synth, but must also be compliant with acea c4 spec. Or Renault 0720 approved (same thing really).

Re: regenerate soot filter message

Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 7:58 am
by bambam
Morning,
Yeah its due a service so will make sure I use that oil,
Thanks.
Geoff.