How to clean my S4's DPF
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OK, I'll bite. What is DPF?
Also what is the 16/10 in yellow on the number plate?
Love the sleepermobile. A4 TDI without V6T on the front guards, but quad pipes. Interesting.
Also what is the 16/10 in yellow on the number plate?
Love the sleepermobile. A4 TDI without V6T on the front guards, but quad pipes. Interesting.
On a S4????
Anyway dpf's perform a regen self clean. If it's interupted then usually a 20 mile blast at 60mph in third will force one.
Or I believe it can be activated with vcds...
Anyway dpf's perform a regen self clean. If it's interupted then usually a 20 mile blast at 60mph in third will force one.
Or I believe it can be activated with vcds...
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Just to clarify, it’s an S4 with an A4 and TDI badging. Not for me though I’m afraid. I’m all for taking the badges off but putting TDI badging on an S4 is too much for me I’m afraid. 
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One very popular way to clean it is to take it out and blast it with high pressure water from the outlet way.
And once you have it out ... gut it out not worry anymore about it
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I know that there was some talk of fitting dpf's to petrol engines, although not called that, but I didn't think we were there yet so I guess this is tongue in cheek humour?
Daftest idea anyone could have and devalues the car to the eye. Surely be better just to debadge it...Just to clarify, it’s an S4 with an A4 and TDI badging. Not for me though I’m afraid. I’m all for taking the badges off but putting TDI badging on an S4 is too much for me I’m afraid.
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Exactly that. They’ll likely be ‘PPF’s for petrol particulate filter rather than DPF I assume.
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Well if it has a particulate filter then there is probably no need to force a regen as petrol engine exhausts run twice as hot as diesels anyway...
raises so many questions...
One piece of advice, never ever lend it to anyone with a nearly empty fuel tank who decides to fill it up and sees TDI on the back...
One piece of advice, never ever lend it to anyone with a nearly empty fuel tank who decides to fill it up and sees TDI on the back...
No SSS front seats as per S4? Or are overseas specs different?Just to clarify, it’s an S4 with an A4 and TDI badging. Not for me though I’m afraid. I’m all for taking the badges off but putting TDI badging on an S4 is too much for me I’m afraid.
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If you mean sports seats, they appear to be very much like Oz spec OEM seats, which I find s-o-o much better better. In fact, at the Audi track day I spoke with a salesperson who drove out a RS4, which did not have sports seats, who said sports seats were a specific order now (Oz spec Audi factory options come in packs, not individually - a pain in the @$$ actually), as buyers wanted the lumbar support, massage function etc. the sports seats do not offer.
See M badges stuck on all manner of BMW's.. seems to be the worst brand for the dreamers and posers.
At least its not like Vauxhall who have this habit of sticking 'Turbo' badges on their cars.
I think I might invest in one of those signs of old that used to state 'Keep back, servo assisted brakes'!!!
I think I might invest in one of those signs of old that used to state 'Keep back, servo assisted brakes'!!!
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I don't want to point out the obvious but you could have saved quite a lot of money by not buying the 'Sports model' of this car?
I'm inclined to agree. The V6 diesel would've done everything you wanted, and you wouldn't have had to stick fake badges on it.
This has got to be the daftest thread I have ever had the pleasure to be part of...
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Yep, same type and correct about the headrests. Never known a vehicle with such adjustability. Even SWMBO is happy!!
Are you only 61. Sorry, can't remember back that far!! ;-)
Perhaps the Sports Seats may have been better at the recent track day, but anywhere else the standard seats are a no-brainer.
Why do you have more controls than ours on the passengers seat??
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Why do you have more controls than ours on the passengers seat??
Of course, yours is LHD. Silly me!!
Of course, yours is LHD. Silly me!!
Oh, I've had one V6 Diesel for seven years, indeed!
What an amazing engine that 1.9Tdi had. I loved it.
I find the UK standard S4 sports seats very comfy. I was initially panicking as when i first sat in them when i picked up my S4 i thought that they were not as comfy as my M135 seats - (i am 6 foot 3 and suffer with back pain)
I was actually dreading the drive from dealer (Manchester ) back to South Wales.
However my back feels so much better in these seats than my M135
I was actually dreading the drive from dealer (Manchester ) back to South Wales.
However my back feels so much better in these seats than my M135
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Just to clarify, if the sports seats are UK standard, the seats in Filipão's S4 are optional seats, or not available in UK?
Those seats aren't available in the UK. We get the Nappa leather sports seats only, but in the black, grey or red options.
I agree. I did over 1000 miles in two days driving down to Miltek and back and had no issues with the seats at all. I found that if I started to feel a little tight in my back I just threw on the massage for 10 minutes and I was good to go for a fair few miles more!
