Issue with my van: DPF failure code cannot be resolved. CEL on constantly. On a couple of visits to The Doktor over the past 8-9 mo, for other minor issues, the DPF failure code remains. All systems appear to be operating normally .. no egr issues, no swirl valve issues, no excessive oil consumption, no excessive fuel consumption, cat converter temps fore & aft look fine, etc, etc .... overall van performance is fine. I always use the Mobile spec oil. On those visits, soot levels have been measured at 12-30 grams. I think the 30 grm measurement was an anomaly, I had a glow plug that was out for about a month. Forced regens gets the soot level into the single digits but not much lower. The reading from the DPF filter, which is a measurement of the pressure inside the filter, could be an inaccurate, false reading. The filter doesn't appear to be clogged. The DPF filter could be bad, only $$ spent will tell ...
Now I'm faced with this decision: Throw $$ chasing this issue, which will most likely only get worse, egr, swirl valve, swirl valve actuator .. all this stuff is always on the horizon .... or get the Green Diesel tune & forget about it. Turn the clock back & make my van a dirty diesel.
Lots of info on sprinter-source, not much on EO. Has anyone on EO actually installed it? If so, feedback?
Will do, i'll have a good baseline by the time I can afford it - first is the iCarsoft MB II to reset the TCM, having that handy on the road for future problems to me is a must for a Sprinter.
I'll purchase it regardless of mpg, I see reports of 10% but who knows, it's worth it to avoid limp mode due to egr...
Did you ever get the Green Diesel tune?
http://www.greendieselengineering.c...inter&name=Sprinter+3.0L+CRD+Eco+Tune&model=+
I don't know about older years but shutting off the egr on post 07 models works fine. You need other things done but it works.
Xiggi, correct me if I'm wrong but I believe your Sprinter is the same model years '07-'09. Have you turned this stuff off?
