David's Auto Repair
HOW TO CLEAN A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER?
We are a family-run mechanical workshop based in Wetherill Park. David’s Auto Repairs has now been established for 35 years. Our pride is to give all our customers the best service, best quality, and above all ensure an honest relationship is kept. David’s Auto Repairs promises to always contact the customer if any further repairs are needed on the vehicle prior to going ahead with anything. We will also give you the best possible price keeping our standard of workmanship to the highest of standards.
The diesel particulate filter is the place where soot and ash collect in your diesel emissions system. If you don’t clean your DPF regularly, it can cost you thousands of dollars in unscheduled downtime and repairs.
Why Do DPFs Need to Be Cleaned?
A DPF (diesel particulate filter) filter is designed to catch & oxidize soot (unburned fuel/lube oil) and turn it into ash. The ash is pushed to the back of the filter and stored there.
Over time it builds up and requires removal. With the cost of some new DPFs soaring to over $7000, routine maintenance is key in all aspects of the DPF. Being proactive in your service intervals will decrease downtime, and service expenses and increase proper system operation and profit.
Thus, it’s important to regularly clean and maintains your filters, not only to preserve the functionality of the filter but to save on fuel and protect your engine.
How Often to Clean a DPF Filter?
The vocation you work in with your commercial truck is the most important factor in deciding when you should clean your diesel particulate filter. If you do mostly highway driving and are carrying full loads you can go much longer between cleanings than someone who does a lot of starting and stopping or working off-road.
The reason for this is that regeneration of the DPF filter is more effective when the truck is operating at higher temperatures. These higher temperatures are achieved when driving at highway speeds and pulling full loads. Trucks that do more stop-and-start type work never get up to the temperatures required for proper regeneration of the DPF.
This prevents the ash from becoming so hardened that it is difficult to remove. If you delay this regular cleaning of the diesel particulate filter you increase the chances that a replacement diesel particulate filter will be required.
How Much Does It Cost to Clean a DPF Filter?
The average cost for just a DPF cleaning is between $250 and $400 if the vehicle owner removes the DPF filter, drops the DPF filter off and picks the DPF up at the cleaning facility, and reinstalls it on the vehicle.
If our shop completes the removal and replacement, we charge on average one hour at our shop labor rate. On average the DPF cleaning cost, including removal, dpf replacement cost,diesel particulate filter cleaner, dpf filter cleaning,and reinstalling the DPF.
Who Cleans DPF Filters Near Me?
Owner-operators, fleets, municipalities, and construction companies that want to have their DPF cleaned in Redding or Wetherill Park, NSW, Sydney, should contact David’s Auto Repair.
Regularly maintaining your after-treatment system and getting your DPF cleaned as part of an overall strategy that will help you to lower your total cost of operation.
WHY CHOOSE US?
We pride ourselves on being one of Sydney’s premier DPF experts & Mechanic Repairs. Our shop is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment that enables us to offer full DPF cleaning services as well as a range of other motor services.
To schedule, a time to get your DPF cleaned phone us at 044 91 63 227 or you can email us.