Markalkmaar
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HI forum,
December 2018 bought a Fiat Ducato L2H2 model 115 multijet from 2015 with 75000km done.
The plan was to convert it into our dream campervan, which we have done.
We live in Holland, the part which this issue resolves around is called the Roetfilter, we think it is called sootfilter in English > its the filter which cleans the diesel fumes so that the engine is a ´ clean' one (euro 5 engine) (we think)
The previous owner, we found out on during the MOT in March 2020 , had disabled the sootfilter software and emptied the sootfilter. therefore we pumped out to much soot. This resulted in smelly exhaust (which already was happening from the beginning when we bought it).
The smell which came out of the exhaust seemed to get worse so we decided to reinstall the software and get a new sootfilter fitted.
This new sootfilter was filling up very quickly, so we had 4 new injectors fitted (3 of them were knackered) as well as a new EGR Valve as this was broken too.
We also become aware that we are 'losing' oil as we have had to fill it up numerous times even there are no oil leakages on the drive .
The sootfilter is getting saturated at a enormous pace (67% saturation on a new sootfiler) within only 390 km done.
All in all we have spent fortunes on this van already for the above (nearly 5k )
Now, the garage cannot find any other cause and is recommending replacing the engine at they think oil is leaking into the engine and into the filter itself.
They think that the oilleak is coming from the pistons.
It is a repair we cannot afford without any guarantees that this will be the final fix. The estimated amount it would cost is 6000
What would you guys do..
Thanks in advance from a very desperate british/dutch couple living in holland..
December 2018 bought a Fiat Ducato L2H2 model 115 multijet from 2015 with 75000km done.
The plan was to convert it into our dream campervan, which we have done.
We live in Holland, the part which this issue resolves around is called the Roetfilter, we think it is called sootfilter in English > its the filter which cleans the diesel fumes so that the engine is a ´ clean' one (euro 5 engine) (we think)
The previous owner, we found out on during the MOT in March 2020 , had disabled the sootfilter software and emptied the sootfilter. therefore we pumped out to much soot. This resulted in smelly exhaust (which already was happening from the beginning when we bought it).
The smell which came out of the exhaust seemed to get worse so we decided to reinstall the software and get a new sootfilter fitted.
This new sootfilter was filling up very quickly, so we had 4 new injectors fitted (3 of them were knackered) as well as a new EGR Valve as this was broken too.
We also become aware that we are 'losing' oil as we have had to fill it up numerous times even there are no oil leakages on the drive .
The sootfilter is getting saturated at a enormous pace (67% saturation on a new sootfiler) within only 390 km done.
All in all we have spent fortunes on this van already for the above (nearly 5k )
Now, the garage cannot find any other cause and is recommending replacing the engine at they think oil is leaking into the engine and into the filter itself.
They think that the oilleak is coming from the pistons.
It is a repair we cannot afford without any guarantees that this will be the final fix. The estimated amount it would cost is 6000
What would you guys do..
Thanks in advance from a very desperate british/dutch couple living in holland..