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14-12-2023, 04:03 PM | #1 | |||
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And I actually like driving this car and, up until this incident, I had no consideration of replacing it. So, again, I agree about the devil I know. Any recommendations for a good, independent mechanic in Melbourne? I live in the City but am prepared to travel a bit. I found one in South Melbourne with many great reviews but I think he's shut up shop for the holidays as he hasn't answered his phone or returned my messages. Bugger. I'll keep trying. Cheers |
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Msford did u end up sorting out your DPF issue?
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05-02-2024, 11:22 PM | #3 | ||
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No, sadly. I had the oil changed (was due) including making sure it was the absolute correct oil for my car (I bought it myself and gave it to the mechanic) but the engine malfunction warning came up on the first freeway drive afterwards.
I'm just resigned to living with it, to be honest. I can't justify spending more money trying to work out what it might be. It's some sort of an acceleration issue at a particular moment in the drive (usually up an incline) and it just triggers the sensor and puts me in Limp Mode. As far as I can tell, the car/engine runs fine with the only exception being that I don't have any grunt up any inclines and I lose 10-20 kph, depending on the length of the incline. As soon as I level out I can accelerate freely again (whether in ACC mode or manual acceleration). Cheers |
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I'd strongly recommend getting an OBDex adapter and downloading Forscan (it's free just now).
As mentioned before, you can observe the DPF pressures real-time while running the engine. You'll soon know if it's really a blocked DPF or faulty sensors. Quote:
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06-02-2024, 09:08 AM | #8 | ||
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I'm assuming u have an MD msford(the link is for an MD Mondeo)
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