johnstables Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Hi Everyone, Hope you can help me out, had a miss fuel mishap about 2 months back, full tank of Petrol...into my Diesel Audi A3 ... 馃槥聽ran for about 5 miles before shuddering to a stop. Got tank聽drained and got the Fuel filter replaced soon after but since then regens are occurring pretty much constantly till the point that the DPF light comes on and then in time goes into limp mode due to regen not completing.聽 I got a forced regen done which helped for a few day,聽I got a聽https://www.terraclean.co.uk/science-behind-terraclean/聽Terraclean done which cleaned the DPF, Injectors etc but still and issue. Local garage picked up a fault with the DPF sensor and this was replaced but still the same issue where it's constantly in regen, i note a lot of smoke out of the exhaust during this and i'm taking this to be unburnt fuel? always a smell at the exhaust end as well. I think the DPF light is maybe just a symptom聽of another issue,my thoughts are that temps are not getting high enough to聽complete the regen? I'm not sure what next to look into, I mentioned the EGR valve to my local garage and that is quite a job to replace due to it's location on the car, maybe not the issue though, could it be the needing replacing after the missfuel? or maybe issues with the Injectors/Valves? Any thoughts welcome! Thanks John 聽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffcoggin Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 John. You need to be aware that diesel fuel is the lubricant for the fuel pump and its absence can cause wear within the pump, because petrol has no lubricating properties. Furthermore petrol may have degraded seals at any point in the fuel system from the pump to the injectors. I am not saying these are definitely the causes of your problems, but they are distinct and very expensive possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnstables Posted November 11, 2019 Author Share Posted November 11, 2019 Thanks Cliff, I'm back into limp mode with the flashing glow plug and engine lights on, basically failed DPF regen again.. I've a friend that has VCDS so will see what that shows up, if anything, As you say may be a myriad of things, all expensive 馃槥 John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffcoggin Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Do let us know the outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnstables Posted November 17, 2019 Author Share Posted November 17, 2019 Hi, Fault scan was done Friday with the results shown below, the instruments faults I believe are related to a flat battery I had. 345 miles since last regen, counter for regen time 3.5hrs not sure if that's last successful timing or 3.5hrs before giving up?聽 The soot measured/calculated聽values are higher now 16/28g so I'll run a forced regen asap.聽聽Also ran a few EGR tests that ran successfully and generated a lot of data that I can't read as such ha! but no faults shown. I've purchased VCDS myself so I can do more testing myself, any thoughts on the below welcome! maybe suggestions on what to measure once I get VCDS, thanks John聽 Friday,15,November,2019,14:44:28:63929 VCDS -- Windows Based VAG/VAS Emulator Running on Windows 7 x64 VCDS Version: 19.6.2.0 (x64) Data version: 20190930 DS308.0 www.Ross-Tech.com VIN: WAUZZZ8P7CA160343 聽 License Plate:聽 Mileage: 101230km-62901mi 聽 Repair Order:聽 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chassis Type: 8P-AU35 (7N0) Scan: 01 03 08 09 10 15 16 17 19 22 25 42 44 46 52 55 56 61 77 VIN: WAUZZZ8P7CA160343 聽 Mileage: 101230km-62901miles 01-Engine -- Status: Malfunction 0010 03-ABS Brakes -- Status: OK 0000 04-Steering Angle -- Status: OK 0000 08-Auto HVAC -- Status: OK 0000 09-Cent. Elect. -- Status: OK 0000 10-Park/Steer Assist -- Status: OK 0000 15-Airbags -- Status: OK 0000 16-Steering wheel -- Status: OK 0000 17-Instruments -- Status: Malfunction 0010 19-CAN Gateway -- Status: OK 0000 22-AWD -- Status: OK 0000 25-Immobilizer -- Status: OK 0000 42-Door Elect, Driver -- Status: OK 0000 44-Steering Assist -- Status: OK 0000 46-Central Conv. -- Status: OK 0000 52-Door Elect, Pass. -- Status: OK 0000 55-Headlight Range -- Status: OK 0000 56-Radio -- Status: OK 0000 61-Battery Regul. -- Status: OK 0000 77-Telephone -- Status: OK 0000 聽 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 01: Engine (J623-CFGB) 聽 聽 聽 Labels:. 03L-906-018-CFF.clb 聽 聽Part No SW: 03L 906 018 AL 聽 聽HW: 03L 906 018 AG 聽 聽Component: R4 2,0L EDC 聽 H27 7764 聽 聽 聽Revision: 41H27--- 聽 聽Serial number: AUX7Z0L3FNJ0F9 聽 聽Coding: 00190032042701080000 聽 聽Shop #: WSC 06314 000 00000 聽 聽ASAM Dataset: EV_ECM20TDI01103L906018AL 003003 聽 聽ROD: EV_ECM20TDI01103L906018AL.rod 聽 聽VCID: 74ECD1A0DF4296EFB3-8020 1 Fault Found: 8194 - Diesel Particulate Filter聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 P2458 00 [175] - Regeneration Duration 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Freeze Frame: 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Fault Status: 00000001 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Fault Priority: 2 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Fault Frequency: 1 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Mileage: 101106 km 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Date: 2019.11.11 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Time: 08:42:54 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Engine speed: 2093.00 /min 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Normed load value: 0.0 % 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Vehicle speed: 68 km/h 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Coolant temperature: 73 掳C 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Intake air temperature: 7 掳C 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Ambient air pressure: 970 mbar 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Voltage terminal 30: 14.680 V 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Unlearning counter according OBD: 40 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Counter for regeneration time of diesel particle filter: 12600.10 s 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Particle filter: kilometers since last regeneration: 556045 m 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Particle filter: soot mass measured: 11.47 g 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Particle filter: soot mass calculated: 11.71 g 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Particle filter: differential pressure: dynamic offset: -4 hPa Readiness: 1 1 0 0 0聽 Address 17: Instruments 聽 聽 聽 聽Labels: 8P0-920-xxx-17-MY8.clb 聽 聽Part No SW: 8P0 920 983 聽 聽 HW: 8P0 920 983聽 聽 聽Component: KOMBIINSTR. VDO H04 0150 聽 聽 聽Revision: D0H04003 聽 聽Serial number: 2243L003021801 聽 聽Coding: 0261428 聽 聽Shop #: WSC 12345 067 57207 聽 聽VCID: 77F6E6AC0634FDF796-8022 2 Faults Found: 00446 - Function Limitation due to Under-Voltage聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 002 - Lower Limit Exceeded - Intermittent 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Freeze Frame: 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Fault Status: 00100010 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Fault Priority: 4 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Fault Frequency: 2 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Reset counter: 40 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Mileage: 98780 km 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Time Indication: 0 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Date: 2019.09.02 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Time: 00:00:19 00532 - Supply Voltage B+聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 002 - Lower Limit Exceeded - Intermittent 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Freeze Frame: 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Fault Status: 00100010 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Fault Priority: 4 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Fault Frequency: 2 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Reset counter: 40 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Mileage: 98780 km 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Time Indication: 0 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Date: 2019.09.02 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Time: 00:00:59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffcoggin Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Perhaps I am misreading the data but it appears to show that the last regeneration was 556045 km. ago. Whether that is related to running on petrol or not I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnstables Posted November 18, 2019 Author Share Posted November 18, 2019 Hi Cliff, The figure was in meters so converted to Km then to miles so 345 miles since last regen which sounds about right, I'll have VCDS early this week so hopefully I can do a forced regen to get the Soot levels down and do some digging to see where I go next . 聽 Thanks, John 聽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffcoggin Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Well m is the standard abbreviation of metres which makes more sense, but the text distinctly states kilometres. As for the rest of the report. I don't聽see that it tells you anything you didn't already know i.e. the engine is making lots of soot. What it does not tell you is why. It would be too much of a coincidence if the problem was unrelated to running on petrol, so you need to examine and possibly test the fuel system from pump to injectors. I doubt that the average home mechanic would have the equipment to do that as I fancy it would need flow testers and and injector measuring tools. In fact I wonder if even Audi main dealers would be able to do that, or whether they would simply renew parts in turn until the fault disappeared. I frankly don't know what to advise except to consult a diesel specialist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliffcoggin Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 John. There is a Youtube channel by a John Cadogan that聽I regularly watch and by chance聽I happened on this video on DPFs. It may give you some hints on what is causing the frequent regenerations. Be warned, his language is satirical and often laden with expletives, but he is very knowledgeable. In essence DPF problems can be caused amongst other things by: -inlet air leaks, -faulty injectors, -insufficient sustained high speed operation, -the wrong oil. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bOlDFFhuPM 聽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnstables Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 Thanks Cliff, I'll watch the youtube video, I think your right that without expert knowledge my local garage or Audi聽dealer would be replacing things bit by bit, I'm picking up VCDS from the post office today so hopefully i'll be able to force a regen to completion at least and think about my next steps. John 聽 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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