Dpf Issues

[maxim123]

Hello

 

I wonder if anyone can help. I have a 2010 Ford Galaxy which I love, but in the past two weeks, it has started to give me a few problems.

I was driving, and the wrench light and engine malfunction message came up on the central display. The following day I took it to a local garage, and they ran a scan with a Delphi scanner, and the following code was reported

 

P244C code – Catalyst temperature too low during regeneration, bank 1

 

The mechanic suggested I get the DPF glow plug replaced as these are known to fail and cause this fault code, and it was not too expensive a part under £50. Anyway I went ahead and booked it in for the weekend and continued driving the car for five days, on Saturday before the job started the codes were read, and an additional code came back.

 

P2463 Diesel Particle Filter – soot accumulated

 

I collected the car and was told to take it for a run and see if a regen would clear the warning message. The message is still on the dash and few hours into the motorway drive the amber engine management light also has now illuminated.

 

Any ideas of what next to check, I obviously don’t want to change the DPF and it gets clogged again due to some other issue.

 

The car thus far seems to drive okay, but I want to get this sorted and warning messages and fault codes cleared.

 

Thanks

Mel

 

 

 

 

[gregers]

was goner say drive it like you stole it,but it looks like you have already,

are you sure its actually going into regen?

wouldve thought if you have got it hot then why would the light come on?

any where in the handbook tells you how to make it regen?

you might have to take it to the dealers for them to do this?

[maxim123]

update.I took it in to garage to get them to do a force regeneration and it has failed to complete this. Also another code in addition to the earlier codes has appeared.

 

P24A4 Diesel Particle filter restriction - soot accumulation too high (bank 1)

 

The garage have suggested new dpf at a cost of £550 fitted.

 

However, I want to see if I have any other options i.e. dpf clean etc..Just wanted other people ideas on this.

 

Thx