DPF Filters---- Get em Back On Lads!!!! (1 Viewer)

[Geo]

Some garages are known to offer their customers DPF deletion services, DVSA has reminded MoT garages that severe penalties will be the result of such action with loss of testing status and also that
it is an offence to drive a vehicle that has been modified in this way.

He said: “The potential penalties for failing to comply with Regulation 61a are fines of up to £1,000 for a car or £2,500 for a light goods vehicle.

As a result of the number of DPFs being modified there has been talk of tighter smoke test values for DPF equipped vehicles to help ensure the DPF is functioning, something the DVSA say will be looked at

“In the meantime, the DVSA is repeating its plans to take action against any business that is authorised for MOT testing who also offers a DPF removal service outside the MOT scheme

 

[Gromett]

What year did these start being fitted to all vans? I just replaced the exhaust on my van and got it done for £180 because there was no DPF or Cat on it. Just curious as to what year vehicles these were fitted to all van?

 

[MC 55 FUN]

What year did these start being fitted to all vans? I just replaced the exhaust on my van and got it done for £180 because there was no DPF or Cat on it. Just curious as to what year vehicles these were fitted to all van?

Not sure about vans but my old Euro 3 2005 Mondeo 2.2 TDCi had a CAT & my Euro 5 2014 Mondeo 2.2 TDCi has a CDPF, so probably since 2007/8 - ish for a DPF ?

BUT . . . . Our 2010 MH Euro 4 2.2 TDCi has a CAT & no DPF

The Ford Puma 2.2 TDCi is widely used in Sevel based MH's.

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[mid4did]

which raises the question having defrauded the dvla by falsley claiming on the cheaper tax band can they take you to court and claim it back?
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/rates-for-cars-registered-on-or-after-1-march-2001

 

[unimog]

What year did these start being fitted to all vans? I just replaced the exhaust on my van and got it done for £180 because there was no DPF or Cat on it. Just curious as to what year vehicles these were fitted to all van?

Most Euro 4 engines after late 2004 but it depends on the emissions . My late 2004 has neither egr valve or dpf but is one of the last not to be fitted with either

 

[Robin McHood]

Ours is 2006 Euro 3, was looking into fitting a DPF to allow conversion to Euro 4 for access into the German green zones but never located anyone who could do it.

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[Geo]

I would imagine that DVSA wont over complicate things, they will use a simple Vin check with the Manf to see if you should have one fitted
and leave burden of proof to you if you believe it shouldn't, but it looks like now. that evidence of tampering will be reason enough to prosecute, unless you blame the Au pair for taking it out to clean it

 

[martin1485]

Possibly something else to be concerned about when buying a used vehicle?

 

[jezport]

That's all well and good but they are happy to let VW get away with new cars that don't comply to pollution standards.

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[Geo]

That's all well and good but they are happy to let VW get away with new cars that don't comply to pollution standards.

Thats good news, they let em off then?

 

[ivorantony]

If you remove the DPF and remove the filter so just leaving the outer shell there is no way of knowing if it's their or not, you cannot strip out for mot purposes, the only possible fly in the ointment is the pressure sensors before and after the DPF May throw up an EML, but unlikely as they work on absolute pressure and without the obstruction of the DPF they will never reach sufficient pressure to trip a warning,
luckily my MH is a euro4 without a DPF,