Hello,
First off, im Peter (new on here)
Earlier this year i purchased a 2014 Insignia Elite BiTurbo, its very high spec... Bose, leather, LCD dash, nav, electric seats, flex ride, reversing camera, front and rear sensors, auto lights and wipers, leather etc...
The reason for this post is I have recently had some work done to the car, the DPF, CAT and EGR have been removed/mapped out.
It made a respectable 243hp, which i was not too fussed about, what i was fussed about was having the DPF removed (my previous car smashed some of the lifters due to the back pressures)
It went to a very well respected tuning company, with a vast array of cars mapped and happy customers, im not here to belittle the company, i just want a solution to something that is driving me crazy!
Since the DPF has been removed and the remap has been done, the car will pop up in the LCD display with "cleaning exhaust filter continue driving" this message blocks all information that the screen normally displays, all i am left with is my speed. This message is displayed regardless of miles driven or ignition cycles.
This becomes very frustrating and annoying, as i cant see basic things that it normally displays, it also has the most annoying dinging sound which has been driving me up the wall every few minutes.
The car has now been back to the original company four times and the issue has not been resolved, the message reappears after a few days. They say that it is coded properly, "all sensors are mapped out" they say it is something to do with the LCD screen? they also say the car is not actually doing a re-gen even though the screen says otherwise. When the message is displayed the car has a rough idle, i personally believe it is trying to do a re-gen but is not able to carry this out due to the settings they have applied and the fact there is no DPF. The requirements for a re-gen they have set are for the DPF to be at 3000 degrees and the engine speed to be over 6000RPM (which is impossible)
This has been going on for almost two months and my oil level has been creeping up and up and the other day it was past the maximum (sorted this straight away)
The option that they have now suggested is to visit the main dealer at my expense and have the ECU updated. After visiting the main dealer to ask if they have any software updates for my car, they said no and that all available updates have been applied, the car has full service history through a main dealer prior to my ownership.
This leads me to believe there is an issue with the remap, either something is not coded correctly or some values have been overlooked.
What i believe is happening (im no expert) is that something is causing the car to think the DPF needs to regenerate, tries to do a re-gen but is unable to meet the parameters set in the ECU for this to be carried out.
I have been in talks with several company's about this issue, two company's i approached said that the issue will be in the coding somewhere, but they needed a clean file if i was to visit them.
Some data logging i have carried out has shown the following at normal operating temps;
DPF bank 1 inlet temp 150 degrees
DPF bank 1 outlet temp 450 degrees
DPF bank 2 no readings
DPF bank 1 inlet pressure no reading
DPF bank 1 outlet pressure no reading
DPF bank 1 delta (differential pressure) fluctuate between -325kPa to +325kPa continuously
EGT sensor bank 1 sensor 1 no reading
EGT sensor bank 1 sensor 2 constant reading of 700 degrees with no fluctuation
So from these results, i can see that the DPF is showing that it can go from having 42psi of positive pressure to negative pressure in a split second, this could cause the ECU to believe that there is excessive pressure buildup inside the DPF.
Has anyone on here with an Insignia with the LCD display screen had their DPF removed?
Sorry to ramble on!
Thanks
Peter
First off, im Peter (new on here)
Earlier this year i purchased a 2014 Insignia Elite BiTurbo, its very high spec... Bose, leather, LCD dash, nav, electric seats, flex ride, reversing camera, front and rear sensors, auto lights and wipers, leather etc...
The reason for this post is I have recently had some work done to the car, the DPF, CAT and EGR have been removed/mapped out.
It made a respectable 243hp, which i was not too fussed about, what i was fussed about was having the DPF removed (my previous car smashed some of the lifters due to the back pressures)
It went to a very well respected tuning company, with a vast array of cars mapped and happy customers, im not here to belittle the company, i just want a solution to something that is driving me crazy!
Since the DPF has been removed and the remap has been done, the car will pop up in the LCD display with "cleaning exhaust filter continue driving" this message blocks all information that the screen normally displays, all i am left with is my speed. This message is displayed regardless of miles driven or ignition cycles.
This becomes very frustrating and annoying, as i cant see basic things that it normally displays, it also has the most annoying dinging sound which has been driving me up the wall every few minutes.
The car has now been back to the original company four times and the issue has not been resolved, the message reappears after a few days. They say that it is coded properly, "all sensors are mapped out" they say it is something to do with the LCD screen? they also say the car is not actually doing a re-gen even though the screen says otherwise. When the message is displayed the car has a rough idle, i personally believe it is trying to do a re-gen but is not able to carry this out due to the settings they have applied and the fact there is no DPF. The requirements for a re-gen they have set are for the DPF to be at 3000 degrees and the engine speed to be over 6000RPM (which is impossible)
This has been going on for almost two months and my oil level has been creeping up and up and the other day it was past the maximum (sorted this straight away)
The option that they have now suggested is to visit the main dealer at my expense and have the ECU updated. After visiting the main dealer to ask if they have any software updates for my car, they said no and that all available updates have been applied, the car has full service history through a main dealer prior to my ownership.
This leads me to believe there is an issue with the remap, either something is not coded correctly or some values have been overlooked.
What i believe is happening (im no expert) is that something is causing the car to think the DPF needs to regenerate, tries to do a re-gen but is unable to meet the parameters set in the ECU for this to be carried out.
I have been in talks with several company's about this issue, two company's i approached said that the issue will be in the coding somewhere, but they needed a clean file if i was to visit them.
Some data logging i have carried out has shown the following at normal operating temps;
DPF bank 1 inlet temp 150 degrees
DPF bank 1 outlet temp 450 degrees
DPF bank 2 no readings
DPF bank 1 inlet pressure no reading
DPF bank 1 outlet pressure no reading
DPF bank 1 delta (differential pressure) fluctuate between -325kPa to +325kPa continuously
EGT sensor bank 1 sensor 1 no reading
EGT sensor bank 1 sensor 2 constant reading of 700 degrees with no fluctuation
So from these results, i can see that the DPF is showing that it can go from having 42psi of positive pressure to negative pressure in a split second, this could cause the ECU to believe that there is excessive pressure buildup inside the DPF.
Has anyone on here with an Insignia with the LCD display screen had their DPF removed?
Sorry to ramble on!
Thanks
Peter
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