Particulate Clean?

[Stuart js]

I know, this seems to be a common topic but....... :D ..

 

My car is a '03, 2.2 hdi, automatic, saloon, 122,000 miles. I have owned the car since 88,000 miles, an managed to get full history from garage that looked after it. I have had Eloy fluid topped up once since ownership. original particulate filter still in place.

Now the questions

1, has any one had their filter cleaned, if so how? I am thinking of bi-carb soda(like we did with our mopeds), and high pressure/ tempreture steam will it work.

1a, if not who sells the Citroen refurbished ones?

2, How do I know if my ECU will reset after cleaning? or when it has displayed the blocked filter message?

3, Government figures for the C02(G/km) figures, mine has 186. Do all 2.2 Hdi's have particulate filters, if yours doesn't what figure do you have on your log book?

4, Does anyone know how to force a filter regeneration?

 

These questions are being asked as I think it will be going wrong soon, as my motorway fuel (cruise control at 70mph) consumption has gone down from 45mpg to 40, not a lot I know but...............

 

Stu

[Randombloke]

Now the questions

1a, if not who sells the Citroen refurbished ones?

 

We need to know roughly where you are as me suggesting Mid Kent Vehicles on 01622 794499 may be of no use to you at all........

 

2, How do I know if my ECU will reset after cleaning? or when it has displayed the blocked filter message?

 

The ECU will need to be reset by the tech after the work has been done. Check with iannez, kfk or BarbsC1.

 

Have you checked for binding brakes, tyre pressures and maybe just considered a basic reset? That's doing the procedure to disconnect the battery then leaving it off for about an hour?

[Stuart js]

We need to know roughly where you are as me suggesting Mid Kent Vehicles on 01622 794499 may be of no use to you at all........

 

 

The ECU will need to be reset by the tech after the work has been done. Check with iannez, kfk or BarbsC1.an

 

Have you checked for binding brakes, tyre pressures and maybe just considered a basic reset? That's doing the procedure to disconnect the battery then leaving it off for about an hour?

 

Thanks for that, just phoned and they sell new ones only, I am just investigating at the moment, before it happens, 122,000 on same filter is doing well but one day it will go and I will need to act fast.

 

All brakes are OK, even the back ones, overhauled completely about a year ago, but thanks for the tips, I have always kept an eye on consumption figures (on every car/bike I have owned) and when things start to change it seems to be a good indicator of something not quite right. Last year going up the M6 at about 60, I was getting 60mpg in my C5, hour later, after a rest it went into limp home mode, left it overnight and it sorted itself out, took it to the Dealership and spent £49 to tell me nothing was wrong!!!