Hy Guys
Im a new owner of a doblo cargo 1,3 multijet im a littel worried or just a littel paranoic ( to be decided later...)
The facts :
I have it for like 3 weeks has on board abot 700 miles
Ran it at about ~ 2500-3000 RPM max with the Air Cond On almost all of the time.
Fuel consummation exactly as in the book
Runs well no noises .
The Questions
My first Q is at about 300 miles ived checked the exhust and inserted my finger in it(the exhust) and there wasnt nothing there ( no particles , noyhing) today just checked it againg and saw on my finger after i pulled it out black particles quite a lot , i wasnt to worried but checked up with a friend of mine has the same model about 1600 miles on it but no black particles in the exhust ...... there is no smoke when i rev the engine.
Should i worry about that is there any explications to this ? about 100 miles i drove some mountains roads ( emty but with the air cond on )
The other Q is at what Rmp should u change the gear up and down , this is my first diesel so please bear with me
Any other recomandations for a new owner:worship:

Ozzie thank you for your answer , went to the dealer a few days ago and enterd to talk to the head mechanic he told me " try using it around 3000 rpm beacuse its a new type of engine 16 valves etc.." regarding the black particles he told me its all about the driving style and exactly what kind of diesel you use .
Il will use it at 2500 rpm think this enough , regarding if my engine was a turbine the answer is yes , fiat also produces a 1,3 ( but 85 bhp ) that has an variable turbo , it wasnt an option for the cargo so i went for the 75 bhp.

Thanks again

Vet....your car is fitted with a DPF (diesel particulate filter) filter in the exhaust system,this catches all those black soot particules we hate so much! Every so often the DPF will 'regenerate' (whilst driving) & clear these particles out by burning them at very high temperatures.The system is fully automatic and requires no maintenance unless the warning light is on indicating the possibility of a clogged filter,this can be cleaned by Fiat dealer who will carry out a 'forced regeneration' using examiner diagnostic equipment.

Let me say this forum is Great INFO source .

T14086 thank you for your answer :worship: Great info regarding DPF.

Its a great that people from all around the world can join this forum and ask or answer questions regarding their favorite Doblo :slayer:

Ozzie1989 said:

T14068? Do all doblo's have a DPF?

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Only if its got a DPF warning light

Also if you look under the car at the catalyst on the exhaust,the DPF bolts directly onto the catalyst & there is also differential pressure metal pipe connected before & after it.