Symptoms of a clogged Mercedes Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) with high exhaust soot content include: Car struggles to start. A variation of the following fault code may also be stored in the ECU: P243609 – The soot content of the diesel particulate filter is not ok or too high. There is a component fault. Share. 48K views 5 years ago. I caught the end of a regeneration on my 2012 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi. You can hear the rough idle and cooling fan running. It also smells as the particulates burn The third-generation, 2.0 litre TDCi–engined Ford Mondeo, and associated S-Max and Galaxy derivatives produced from 2007 to 2014, feature a DPF coated with a platinum-based catalyst. Ford Mondeo Forum / Ford Fusion Forum I have been reading on some forums about the problems a DPF may cause but am unsure if my car has one, it is a 2.0 TDCI on Regeneration can be performed while driving the vehicle. This episode of Tech Talk discusses the proper driving conditions to allow your DPF to go through regeneration, as well as what you * Long life - a 'normal' additive DPF tank needs refilling after approx 60k km, whereas the new Ford cDPF has been developed to last at least 200.000km." 2016 Mondeo Titanium X Pack 2.0 EcoBoost My 5th Mondeo Re: DPF Issue Ford Mondeo 2012MY 2.0 TDCI Duratorq. You are correct sir. If the soot load is too high it will not allow a regen for fear of fire. When you refit the filter, go to service tab and tell ecu the filter is replaced and set counters back to zero. Dont forget to keep battery on charge while doing any reprogramming. Having had a 2.0 tdci mondeo and being a ford tech I’ve came across this on my own 130000 mile car and others, 2 rubber pipes off the dpf to the bulkhead sensor brake up, suck in or just crumble away, either way you need to replace those, some times the sensor also. You then need ids to do a forced regen because it hasn’t been able to do one. Hi All, New joiner and know zero about cars and engines so please go easy on me. I purchased an 2008 S-MAX 2.0 TDCI (Automatic Diesel) 3 months ago. I only ever do short journeys and very rarely go on the motorway. Last week my engine Amber light came on, the car runs as normal (not in limp mode) Ford Mondeo Mk4 (2007 - 2013) Dpf Regeneration, Can I Tell? 2426 Views 7 Replies 8 Participants Last post by gary jacko, Aug 7, 2013 Jump to Latest FPft.