Do D5 163bhp E4's have the dreaded DPF Filter?

[AlainBrighton]

Originally Posted by AlainBrighton

Indeed I was literally quoting the Volvo dealer here in Brighton :-( My car is an original UK one, it was manufactured on 30.11.2005 and has a black engine cover. On the back the badge says D5 and not 2.4D and when I get back home I will check the engine number. No DPF is a good thing though for avoiding expensive (even more expensive) repairs than with DPF ?

I had a mechanic taking a look underneath my car who also confirmed my car has no DPF. Good to know there are 163Bhp Euro 3 and Euro 4 versions but from reading back, I think I must be rather lucky not having the DPF, preventing rather expensive repairs ?

[interjen]

Hello all, I have recently bought a 57 plate late mk2 V70, though I am new to this car I am not new to V70's as we have owned our other D5 for several years. Driving the other day the Engine system service required warning came on, since buying her we've given her a full service inc new cam belt, what is it looking like what's causing this error message? DPF? I do have a nearly new full euro 3 exhaust system with cat, is it possibly to swap them over to effectively"do away with DPF"?
Thanks in advance.
Simon.

[cheshired5]

Originally Posted by interjen

Hello all, I have recently bought a 57 plate late mk2 V70, though I am new to this car I am not new to V70's as we have owned our other D5 for several years. Driving the other day the Engine system service required warning came on, since buying her we've given her a full service inc new cam belt, what is it looking like what's causing this error message? DPF? I do have a nearly new full euro 3 exhaust system with cat, is it possibly to swap them over to effectively"do away with DPF"?
Thanks in advance.
Simon.

If you've serviced a Euro 4 like you've serviced a Euro 3, you may just have overfilled the oil.
Personally, I'd be getting the code read as guessing can be time consuming and expensive.

[interjen]

Thanks for your reply, I have plugged in my maxidiag code reader but no codes listed, being a member of other forums it's usually quite productive and helpful to ask fellow forum members whom have experienced similar problem's before paying garages a fortune but perhaps I should take it to an expert instead for further diagnosis. My main question was is it possible to swap the euro 3 exhaust set up for euro 4? This of course requires no codes to be read.
Regards
Simon

[cheshired5]

Originally Posted by interjen

Thanks for your reply, I have plugged in my maxidiag code reader but no codes listed, being a member of other forums it's usually quite productive and helpful to ask fellow forum members whom have experienced similar problem's before paying garages a fortune but perhaps I should take it to an expert instead for further diagnosis. My main question was is it possible to swap the euro 3 exhaust set up for euro 4? This of course requires no codes to be read.
Regards
Simon

A MaxiDiag is an OBDII reader and the overwhelming majority of codes that your car can produce aren't OBDII so a better reader is required for a definitive answer to your dash warning.
If you're insistent on losing the DPF, why not gut the current one and keep your existing exhaust system?
You're going to have to have a DPF delete on the ECM whichever route you go which involves specialist equipment.

If you think you'll achieve your goal using forum knowledge only and no specialist help or equipment, think again.

[petey]

A disconnected 'swirl flap' rod will give a worded warning, but then so will a couple of dozen other things. The swirl warning will go away after about 15 starts. I can't comment on other causes, but as CheshireD5 says, you have no hope of fixing anything economically without a code reader.

(The fastest and cheapest, and as yet entirely unbeatable method of fixing anything is to guess randomly and be correct first time.
The slowest and most expensive is to guess randomly and be wrong every time. Little else in mechanics is as true as that.)

[Thassos]

Hi interjen,

As cheshired says the first step is getting codes read, i know the usual assumption is its something bad but only when you have the code(s) will you get a clue..

Im pretty certain your 07 car will def have the dpf, thats how it passes the euro 4 emissions regs, the older diesels without DPF usually put out a large chuff of soot/smoke when you floor the accelerator! So the rear view mirror test might be the quickest way to see it !, if your under the car you can see the dpf high up on the exhaust run down from the turbo, it has a pressure sensor each side (will post a pic of it if your interested), i have run a 06 euro 4 D5 for 6 years and 60k miles now and never had any kind of dpf related problem so unless the car has been used exclusively for very short trips without any long journeys to get a chance to re-gen it may not ever cause you any issues. One thing you should check was if the previos owner had the software updated via a dealer as there was an update around 2010 that improved the dpf regen, if its never had the new code then perhaps that could cause a problem...

[john493]

As Simon said earlier, you should be using a revised oil level - the maximum oil level is approx 10-12 mm below the maximum level marked on the dipstick - this equates to three xxx below the max marked level.
The difference between the original full marking and the revised level is 0.5Litre.
If overfilled, you can suck the excess out of the dipstick tube using a syringe and thin plastic pipe.

[BillDD5]

Originally Posted by Thassos

Im pretty certain your 07 car will def have the dpf, thats how it passes the euro 4 emissions regs, the older diesels without DPF usually put out a large chuff of soot/smoke when you floor the accelerator! So the rear view mirror test might be the quickest way to see it !..

If fitted the DPF should catch all the smoke the engine produces. The inside of the tailpipe should still be bright metal as there is no soot being expelled. I have been quite impressed by how effective the filter is after years of blackening my boat and trailer behind non-DPF equipped diesels!