The full name of particulate filter is Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF). A particulate filter is a filter that can be installed on a diesel engine to prevent harmful particulate emissions. Gasoline cars produced in 2018 must also be equipped with a gasoline particulate filter (GPF), or also known as an Otto particulate filter (OPF).
When the particulate filter is severely clogged with soot particles, the particulate filter indicator light on the instrument panel will illuminate.
The most common causes of the particulate filter light on the dashboard coming on:
A clogged particle filter will (possibly) cause the following:
It is absolutely not recommended to continue driving with a complete particulate filter. The car will no longer be able to run properly, and the sensors in the car will register this and then start indicating error codes, or worse; go into emergency mode.
Proper diagnosis can avoid costly medical expenses. If diagnostics indicate a bad sensor, it can usually be replaced. If the filter fill level is too high, forced regeneration can be initiated using appropriate diagnostic equipment.
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