DPFSootAccumulation
•Overtime,thedieselparticulatelteraccumulates
sootinthesootlter.Thecomputerfortheengine
monitorsthesootlevelintheDPF.
•Whenenoughsootaccumulates,thecomputer
informsyouthatitistimetoregeneratetheDPF.
•DPFregenerationisaprocessthatheatstheDPF
toconvertthesoottoash.
•Inadditiontothewarningmessages,thecomputer
reducesthepowerproducedbytheengineat
differentsoot-accumulationlevels.
DPFAshAccumulation
•Thelighterashisdischargedthroughtheexhaust
system;theheavierashcollectsinthesootlter.
•Ashisaresidueoftheregenerationprocess.Over
time,thedieselparticulatelteraccumulatesash
thatdoesnotdischargewiththeengineexhaust.
•Thecomputerfortheenginecalculatestheamount
ofashaccumulatedintheDPF .
•Whenenoughashaccumulates,theengine
computersendsinformationtotheInfoCenter
intheformofanenginefaulttoindicatethe
accumulationofashintheDPF .
•Thefaultmessagesindicatethatitistimeto
servicetheDPF.
•Inadditiontothewarnings,thecomputerreduces
thepowerproducedbytheengineatdifferent
ash-accumulationlevels.
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