{"id":22,"date":"2025-01-08T14:43:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T14:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/pt\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2025-02-14T17:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:23:45","slug":"diesel-particulate-filter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/premiertuning.com\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"Emission Control Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <div id=\"page-header-267892917\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title dark simple-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"page-title-bg\">\n      <div class=\"title-bg fill bg-fill\"\n        data-parallax-container=\".page-title\"\n        data-parallax-background\n        data-parallax=\"-\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"title-overlay fill\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center text-center flex-row-col medium-flex-wrap\" >\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper is-large flex-col\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            Emission Control Systems          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col\">\n        <div class=\"title-breadcrumbs pb-half pt-half\"><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n     \n<style>\n#page-header-267892917 .title-bg {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/premiertuning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/jet-engine-371412_1920-1536x1024.jpg);\n  background-position: 38% 1%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover has-parallax\" id=\"banner-1317797626\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" data-parallax=\"-3\" data-parallax-container=\".banner\" data-parallax-background>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/premiertuning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/vehicle-193213_1920-1536x1152.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" \/>                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-1906996009\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x10 md-x10 lg-x10 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n              <div data-parallax=\"1\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\">       <div data-animate=\"bounceIn\">           <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n\t<div id=\"text-4182986077\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h6><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\">Premier Tuning are experts in dealing with all aspects of modern diesel and petrol engine emission control systems, including Diesel Particulate Filters, Petrol Particulate Filters (OPF\/GPF), Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) systems, Adblue\/Nox and all related systems.<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6>&nbsp;<\/h6>\n<h6>&nbsp;<\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\">We are able to provide a range of solutions to solve even the most obscure of issues, often at a fraction of main dealer prices.&nbsp; Please feel free to get in touch with your vehicle details to enquire further.<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/span><\/h6>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4182986077 {\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  line-height: 2.3;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n       <\/div>       <\/div>              \n<style>\n#text-box-1906996009 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-1906996009 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-box-1906996009 {\n    width: 86%;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1317797626 {\n  padding-top: 400px;\n}\n#banner-1317797626 .overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.837);\n}\n#banner-1317797626 .banner-bg img {\n  object-position: 13% 40%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1725406991\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-center\"  id=\"row-791185125\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1317039598\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3577414245\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Diesel particulate filter (DPF)<br>\n<\/h2>\n<p>A diesel particulate filter (DPF) is a device that removes harmful particles from the exhaust of diesel vehicles. DPFs are designed to reduce emissions and improve air quality.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3577414245 {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-3577414245 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"banner-grid-wrapper\">\n  <div id=\"banner-grid-807614955\" class=\"banner-grid row row-grid row-small\" data-packery-options=\"\">\n                      \n\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-8 grid-col-1-2\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2000590765\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:50%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/premiertuning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/blocked-dpf.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/premiertuning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/blocked-dpf.jpg 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\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1725406991 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n  background-color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n#section_1725406991 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.5);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section dark has-mask mask-arrow\" id=\"section_1267258240\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(235, 235, 235);border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-260532603\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1491807191\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1918765027\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\">How it works?<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1918765027 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3982373713\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>DPFs trap solid particles like soot and ash in a honeycomb-shaped ceramic structure<br>They allow gaseous components to escape<br>The trapped soot must be periodically burned off to regenerate the filter<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3982373713 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1971184021\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-shadow-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>DPFs reduce harmful emissions and prevent black smoke from diesel vehicles<br \/>They help meet European emission standards<br \/>They improve air quality and health standards<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-500861481\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-shadow-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Regeneration<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The regeneration process involves burning off the trapped soot<br \/>This process usually requires driving the vehicle at over 50 mph for a short time<br \/>The regeneration process produces small amounts of water and carbon dioxide<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-886629866\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-shadow-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">History<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DPFs have been in use for over 20 years<br \/>Euro 5 exhaust emissions legislation made DPFs mandatory in 2009<br \/>All modern diesel cars are fitted with at least one DPF<br \/>Common Problems<br \/>Common problems with a diesel particulate filter (DPF) include<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-307638356\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-405188908\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-shadow-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\"><strong>Clogging<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Soot buildup from exhaust particulates can clog the filter, reducing engine performance and increasing fuel consumption.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1204003010\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-shadow-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Overheating<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>An overheated DPF can melt or crack, reducing its efficiency.<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-326418385\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-shadow-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Failed regeneration<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When a regeneration cycle fails, extra fuel is injected into the cylinders but doesn&#8217;t burn, which can damage the engine.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-951698983\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-455190879\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-shadow-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 100%;\">Fuel contamination<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Fuel contaminated with water or sulfur can damage the DPF&#8217;s ceramic filter.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-175410766\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1917340038\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-shadow-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-388166592\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\">Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) issues<\/h2>\n<p>Carbon dust in the exhaust gasses can clog the EGR system, which can lead to a clogged DPF.<\/p>\n<p>Symptoms of a DPF problem<br \/>\u00b7 The DPF warning light on the dashboard is on<br \/>\u00b7 The engine has reduced power<br \/>\u00b7 The engine has difficulty revving to high RPMs<br \/>\u00b7 The engine has trouble starting<br \/>\u00b7 The exhaust emits black smoke when accelerating<br \/>\u00b7 The cabin smells strongly of diesel fuel<br \/>\u00b7 The fuel economy is reduced<br \/>\u00b7 The start-stop function isn&#8217;t working<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-388166592 {\n  text-align: left;\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-388166592 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1267258240 {\n  padding-top: 59px;\n  padding-bottom: 59px;\n  min-height: 300px;\n  background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\n}\n#section_1267258240 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_256902895\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-center\"  id=\"row-943454079\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1846811072\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1734546142\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Exhaust Gas Recirculation valve (EGR)<\/h2>\n<p>An EGR valve, or Exhaust Gas Recirculation valve, is a device that reduces harmful emissions in a vehicle&#8217;s engine. It&#8217;s a key component of a vehicle&#8217;s engine management system.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1734546142 {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-1734546142 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"banner-grid-wrapper\">\n  <div id=\"banner-grid-1071855070\" class=\"banner-grid row row-grid row-small\" data-packery-options=\"\">\n                      \n\n<div class=\"col grid-col large-8 grid-col-1-2\" ><div class=\"col-inner\">\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_450757999\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:50%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"676\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/premiertuning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/EGR-diagram.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" 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>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3476338939\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"uppercase\">How it works?<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3476338939 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2588561280\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>The EGR valve recirculates a portion of exhaust gases back into the engine&#8217;s intake system.<\/p>\n<p>The recirculated gases are then burned a second time, which reduces toxic gas emissions.<\/p>\n<p>This process also improves fuel efficiency and engine performance.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2588561280 {\n  font-size: 1.05rem;\n  line-height: 0.75;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1192814360\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-shadow-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Where it&#8217;s found<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">The EGR valve is usually located between the exhaust and intake manifolds.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">It can also be found near the exhaust manifold or inside the intake system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Why it&#8217;s important<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">The EGR valve helps to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, which are a by-product of the combustion process.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">It&#8217;s an important part of efforts to reduce climate change and meet increasingly strict emissions regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">When it might fail<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">The EGR valve can become clogged with carbon deposits over time, which can prevent it from working properly.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">A clogged EGR valve can pollute more and damage the intake system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">You can also watch this video to learn more about EGR valves:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is an EGR Valve  Explained in Simple Terms #automobile #EGR\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rillDCKB-Qg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_267764498 {\n  padding-top: 59px;\n  padding-bottom: 59px;\n  min-height: 300px;\n  background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\n}\n#section_267764498 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_681643138\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-center\"  id=\"row-911751704\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-925583008\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3275276639\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>AdBlue system is a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF)<\/h2>\n<p>The AdBlue system is a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) system that reduces harmful emissions from diesel engines:<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3275276639 {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-3275276639 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"banner-grid-wrapper\">\n  <div id=\"banner-grid-1506960080\" class=\"banner-grid row row-grid row-small\" data-packery-options=\"\">\n                      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This process is called selective catalytic reduction (SCR).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Why it&#8217;s important<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">AdBlue is essential for helping diesel vehicles comply with Euro 6 emission standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\"><span style=\"font-size: 95%;\"><strong>How to use it<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">The driver is responsible for keeping the AdBlue tank topped up. The car&#8217;s dashboard will provide updates on the AdBlue level and range. When the tank is low, the driver will receive warnings, and the car&#8217;s speed may be limited. If the tank is empty, the car won&#8217;t start. 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