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DPF software deleted or not??

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Hi, I have a 2015 Audi A6 Avant 2.0 TDI 190 Ultra, and recently the glow plug light came on flashing. I've changed the turbo and I've cleaned the DPF. 
Whilst the issue has mostly resolved with no more glowplug flashing, on VCDS I have absolutely no statistics regarding the DPF (i.e. previous regen, etc - all being 0), and computer reports last regeneration was around 18,000 miles ago? I also cannot do a Standstill Regeneration - keeps throwing [aborted - safety reasons]. No matter how many times I have tried to force a regeneration, nothing is possible. Nor has the car done a regeneration since I've bought the car and driven it for around 4000 miles. Can't do anything in adaptations either

 

Is this normal? I bought this car recently, and cannot tell if the DPF has been deleted in software really badly along with SCR (AdBlue System)? 
Any advice is really appreciated!

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20 hours ago, kir4322 said:

Hi, I have a 2015 Audi A6 Avant 2.0 TDI 190 Ultra, and recently the glow plug light came on flashing. I've changed the turbo and I've cleaned the DPF. 
Whilst the issue has mostly resolved with no more glowplug flashing, on VCDS I have absolutely no statistics regarding the DPF (i.e. previous regen, etc - all being 0), and computer reports last regeneration was around 18,000 miles ago? I also cannot do a Standstill Regeneration - keeps throwing [aborted - safety reasons]. No matter how many times I have tried to force a regeneration, nothing is possible. Nor has the car done a regeneration since I've bought the car and driven it for around 4000 miles. Can't do anything in adaptations either

 

Is this normal? I bought this car recently, and cannot tell if the DPF has been deleted in software really badly along with SCR (AdBlue System)? 
Any advice is really appreciated!

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Hi if you followed protocol and cleaned the DPF then reset the soot levels it wont show any history as you have effectively erased it, the software wont allow you to do a static regen on this model as they had to many problems with the static regens overheating and catching light you should be able to do a regen while driving but that wont happen either if there is no soot load, may I ask what leads you to think the SCR has been deleted, I can't open up the two images you posted so not sure what they are for, check the soot and ash loadings on your VCDS that should give you an insight into its working condition also check the running values for the EGT sensors, if one of them is not working properly that would cause the lack of natural regens or forced whilst driving, did you get any codes when the glow plug light was flashing, and how did you clean the DPF, if it was one of those acid sprays it might have finished off a sensor.

Steve.

  • 5 months later...

No do delete. You have to Cleaning. Chipper and better.

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