hi all just a quick question does my 2011 fiat qubo dynamic multijet 75hp have a dpf filter ? cheers paul

Yes all Qubo's after 2009 should be fitted with a diesel particulate filter.

thanks mate no problems with it ,just checking out if it had one, and have been dosing the car every now and then with additive

Mad one said:

Yes all Qubo's after 2009 should be fitted with a diesel particulate filter.

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My Jan 2011 is Euro IV and has no DPF, that's why I bought it

Euro V Qubos came in March 2011 and were fitted with DPF as standard. Road tax for Euro IV is £30 p/a but Euro V is £20 due to slightly lower emissions.

I think you'll have a DPF warning light as well, which mine doesn't have.

thanks mate will have a look my tax is £30 per year

Hi all, this DPF situation is a bit strange - does anyone know how it is that filthy, sooty diesel can end up in the engine oil? Also, how is it that the engineer who thought that this would be a good place to dispose of said filthy fluid (!) is still allowed to live? Is it possible to modify the system somehow to either remove this problem or deposit the sooty diesel in a safer place? I think I might suggest to Fiat that it is squirted into the driver's eyes once the vehicle is travelling at 70mph.

How is it that a car can be sold that is unsuitable for short trips and the consumer is not advised of this fact? Doesn't this make all the 1.3JTD Euro5 vehicles unfit for purpose?

At least the oil and filter is easy to change....shame about the wretched "change oil" light though......

Hello again, regarding the "change oil" light, does anyone have experience of using FiatECUScan/MultiECUScan to extinguish it? I'm wondering if it's possible to reprogram the system to illuminate the "DPF cleaning underway" light every time the regeneration process is active so that at least the driver can continue to drive about until it is finished and avoid a sump full of filthy diesel.....

Sorry to be a pest, just starting to iron out the bugs in my 18-month-old Qubo....

Hello again, it's all sorted now that I bought a licence for MultiECUScan......

zedhead said:

Hello again, it's all sorted now that I bought a licence for MultiECUScan......

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could you change the display ?

would be good to know,
Charlie

Yes, the DPF regeneration counter was reset so the "change engine oil" light is now off. Essentially, the software has told the ECU that the oil is good enough to protect the engine while it regenerates the DPF, as there is no actual sensor which determines oil quality. Obviously, I've done an oil and filter change, a really easy job, which just needs a Torx T45 bit for the sump plug and a 32mm socket for the oil filter housing. I bought the Selenia WR oil and filters from shop4parts who I found to be really helpful and good prices.

The software is easy to use but a licence must be bought, for 50 euros, before the facility to reset the "change engine oil" light is available. However, as the light came on after only 5,600 miles, it was worth buying as a Fiat dealership oil and filter change is £80 at my local dealer, whereas doing it myself and buying the cables and software cost £100, but I am no longer at the mercy of the dealership for so basic a DIY job as an oil and filter change. From now on, an oil and filter change (which I know will be done properly!) will cost me £40.

Zed

This is really useful information for all us diy'ers as the dealers charge so much for very basic easy jobs. I too haven't realized about the resets required for DPFs and would like to find out more on how you do it.

Could you please let us all know what connector you need and how to use the software.

Stingwray