hi guys just to let you know i cut open my old particulate filter to see if it could be cleaned and reused to my surprise yes you can cut it around weld theres 2 filters in there put high presure cleaner as close as you can and watch the soot fly out , there is a lot but done both of them and now perfect ready to weld back together and put back on a car should work a treat and save a lot of money give it a go cheers
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Wouldn't catch me doing that, alot of those particles are microscopic and airborne. Don't fancy my lungs full of that crap
you cant wash away these particulates which is why they are so undesirable.
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... and Fiat have repeatedly told Dealers not to try to pressure-wash a DPF in an attempt to clean out one which won't regenerate.
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Take the DPF off and have the ECU remapped. But better to just drive it properly so the DPF can regenerate itself.
Blowing it out is a seriously bad idea. pm10 particles are so small you body thinks they are bacteria and tries to kill them. They cant be killed so you get all sorts of problems including cancer. Also pm10s are like sponges so hold all sorts of carcinogenic stuff inside. Seriously not good.
http://www.arb.ca.gov/ch/communities/ra/westoakland/documents/factsheet0308.pdf
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Blowing it out is a seriously bad idea. pm10 particles are so small you body thinks they are bacteria and tries to kill them. They cant be killed so you get all sorts of problems including cancer. Also pm10s are like sponges so hold all sorts of carcinogenic stuff inside. Seriously not good.
http://www.arb.ca.gov/ch/communities/ra/westoakland/documents/factsheet0308.pdf
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