Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
TOTAL POSTS: 6116
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Re: Particulate filter error resulting in MIL light
Just wondering guys, if driving around town at a constant speed in a lower gear might simulate the elevated country driving speed to the extent of allowing the DPF regen cycle to kick in ?
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8/Apr/2009, 5:24 pm
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Re: Particulate filter error resulting in MIL light
Hi Guys,
I had a chat to Nissan Rockdale about this problem with the diesel and the DPF regeneration and they told me that they're getting a lot of cases where the DPF re-generation process is not working correctly but in all cases it was caused by the lack of highway driving or driving the diesel within the city in start-stop conditions.
Qantas had 3 T31s with exactly the same problem and they were only being driven between the souther suburbs to the airport with no highway driving at all.
Nissan fixed 2 of them under warranty but then refused to do the 3rd one as it being considered as "driver's fault"
The Navara D40 experienced the same problem if not driven at high speed every now and then.
Makes you wonder if the choice of diesel is practical for city type of driving if that is the only type of driving you gonna do.
Last edited by jalalski, 17/Apr/2009, 7:05 am
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17/Apr/2009, 7:04 am
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Re: Particulate filter error resulting in MIL light
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Jaali wrote:
By the way can anyone provide a cost list for first say four services please?
That is a separate topic covered HERE
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24/Apr/2009, 9:10 pm
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Apis1
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Date Registered: 02-2009
TOTAL POSTS: 29
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Re: Particulate filter error resulting in MIL light
Went for a familar trip up the freeway after approx 2500 km of town stop start work, and the motor was slightly sluggish! On the way back the wife drove and WITH OUT prompting said the motor felt less responsive! This trip is about 25kms in length and appears not enough to complete regen clean. The next week we went to Marion Bay (about 350 kms) and it was not until 150/200 kms (at 110 kph) was done that the motor started to 'spin' like I remember. On the way back it was back to normal. I would love Nissan to provide 'Particulate filter status' feedback, via the instrument panel. For example, when you start up among the other details already provided, give a 'percentage particulate' so you could plan some longer drives which could assist in regen. When this longer trip occurred the percentage would reduce etc. I beleive the EMU would be calculating these figures anyway so the driver could be made aware of the filter status. This would also allow usage of some diesel that I would not normally use. Its all about handing useful infomation to the user. If Nissan are going to use line 'not correct use' therefore not covered under warranty they better look at a software update giving this information to the user! If they dont then Nissan will be AT FAULT not the user. PS We have not seen the MIL light on YET.
Manual DCI 10,000kms 7.3kmpl average
Last edited by Apis1, 26/Apr/2009, 10:38 pm
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26/Apr/2009, 10:36 pm
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