Nige
Senior Member
Before continuing, read what HMC posted above VERY carefully..............
It's been posted before that there are companies around who open and clean DPFs then reassemble, or in some cases do an exchange programme for them. Does the possibility exist that you could R&I the engine and replace/service the DPF, then take the machine to the dealer and have them erase the DPF Codes.? All the necessary R&I procedures are available so it's not like you would have to go into it blind.
This line of machines is proof of the old adage of trying to squeeze a quart into a pint pot. Nothing is easy to access, especially the DPF which came along a decade after the product was first introduced and is therefore an add-on.The thing is, to remove the DPF, the engine has to be pulled.
It's been posted before that there are companies around who open and clean DPFs then reassemble, or in some cases do an exchange programme for them. Does the possibility exist that you could R&I the engine and replace/service the DPF, then take the machine to the dealer and have them erase the DPF Codes.? All the necessary R&I procedures are available so it's not like you would have to go into it blind.
I'm not sure that is 100% correct. The version of ET that is available to a customer is not the all-singing all-dancing Dealer version, and I'm almost certain it needs the dealer version to reset Codes generated by things like the DPF. Customers cannot buy the Dealer version of ET, at least not officially.Then it will need reset with cat ET. And the version you need has to be the CAT software which is very expensive. The plug to connect to the machine and PC is $400 and the software is around $6600.