DPF warning and engine management light on. Anyone help with these codes?

[Ricardo_Z]

Here's the story...

I do a very short commute to work in my HDi RCZ which I know is bad as the engine never gets warm. I had the now fairly regular 'diesel particulate filter risk of blocking' warning message and took the car for a long blast which unfortunately did not clear the message this time. However, the fuel tank was less than a quarter full (80 mile range) and I read this wasn't enough for DPF regeneration (?).

What happened during the drive is the engine management light also popped up and I lost power over 2000rpm but the car is still driveable. Got the guys at work to scan and clear the faults, but the same dashboard messages appeared again after 2 minutes of driving.

I've attached an image from the diagnostic scanner.

I presume the EML came on because of the DPF warning? If I go to my Peugeot dealer they are going to charge me around £85 + VAT to scan the faults again before they even start to sort the issue out! Do I get a DPF flush? Halfords charge £85 for 'partially blocked' filters.

Any thoughts on what my next move should be and should I stop driving the car?


The problem is I can't run the car to regenerate the DPF with the EML on.

 

[Pedro]

You could try a BSI reset to check some of the faults I may be completely wrong but I'm thinking the cars software has been corrupted especially as its showing a EEPROM issue this can happen if there is a power supply fault or internal memory corruption ECU has it been remapped ?

 

[Marco71]

I have had experience with this, normally Redex DPF cleaner will do the job just put half a tank of diesel in the car and put half the bottle in. Go for a 20/30 mile drive and a steady 50/60 mph and that did the job. The last time my car went into limp mode, this time I put Millers Power eco max in. I was off to Bristol airport from Swansea area and the car went into limp mode after 4 miles, I reset it with a scanner and drove at 40/50 mph for a few miles then the dpf light went off. I raised the speed to 60 mph for 25 miles than after this drove at nearer the limit plus 10 mph. This cleared the DPF and everything is fine agian, I also do short journeys but try and get the odd long drive in.