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    DPF differential pressure sensor coming back

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    Anybody can suggest what I can do to fix this issue ?
    I clear it and comes back every time if I immediately step on gas and shoots off or if I driving above 100 or 110 miles per hour .. If drive slow it never occurs...

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    When's the last time you did a regen?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikTip View Post
    Whats this on? Audi? A3? S3? Year? Sorry dont have everyones cars memorized.
    Wasn't aware any S3s had diesel particulate filters
    2016 A6 TDI Prestige - Tornado Gray. Malone Stage 2, DPF Delete, EGR blockoff, S6 F&R brakes, 034 RSB, RSNav S4, P3 v3 TDI gauge
    2003 RS 6 - Misano Red. AMD ECU/TCU tune, KW V3s, Hotchkis sway bars, Phaeton brake ducts, red carbon fiber trim
    2005 allroad 6MT swap - Alpaca Beige
    2003 allroad 6MT - Highland Green Metallic / Fern Green & Desert Green interior (1 of 15 max) - WIP
    2003 allroad 6MT - SOLD like a dumbass
    2007 A4 2.0T quattro - Gone but not forgotten

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    Quote Originally Posted by Audibot View Post
    When's the last time you did a regen?
    it's not about ''regen'' that car doing it automatically ...
    Problem is dat one mechanik broke the pipe with plastic nozzle from sensor in hose pipe and he just super glued it to kind of put it back in place ... But he must glued it off not centered and after 3 months I just spotted smoking in mine engine and I opened bonnet and removed the engine cover and the differential pressure sensor was completely melted dissolved even witl 3 wire connector.. It was mess I have removed all melted plastic from sensor. Ordered new connector with prewired 3 wires and cut wires and spliced them and soldered with new pre-wired connector.. And since then it throwing engine management light with this error... THen I decided to clean even those metal pipes which running down behind the engine they are clean and still problem occurs.. It seems like only when the sensor receives strong fumes from rapid start or accelerate it measured wrongly or just disconnects the sensor because it says ''intermittent'' as fault. One guy on other forum said that mine sensor isn't ''re-learned'' or need to be re-calibrated because it's measurement sensing threshold is off ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Audibot View Post
    Wasn't aware any S3s had diesel particulate filters
    HAah yeah post was deleted heh I have AUDI A3 Sportback (8VA, 8VF) 2.0 TDI quattro Diesel (184 hp / 135 kW bumped to almost 250 bhp ... top speed it 145 mph...

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    You might need to replace those pieces with OE parts. Like a new/used pipe/hose that is intact (if you haven't done so), and a new sensor. I've heard varying stories about non-OE parts causing issues across the different platforms.

    And if you're spewing smoke, that's a pressure loss, so I could see why it would throw a fault because the value is much lower than if you were applying low boost.

    My next line of thinking would be to have your tuner take a look and see if they can get it calibrated.
    2016 A6 TDI Prestige - Tornado Gray. Malone Stage 2, DPF Delete, EGR blockoff, S6 F&R brakes, 034 RSB, RSNav S4, P3 v3 TDI gauge
    2003 RS 6 - Misano Red. AMD ECU/TCU tune, KW V3s, Hotchkis sway bars, Phaeton brake ducts, red carbon fiber trim
    2005 allroad 6MT swap - Alpaca Beige
    2003 allroad 6MT - Highland Green Metallic / Fern Green & Desert Green interior (1 of 15 max) - WIP
    2003 allroad 6MT - SOLD like a dumbass
    2007 A4 2.0T quattro - Gone but not forgotten

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    Quote Originally Posted by Audibot View Post
    Wasn't aware any S3s had diesel particulate filters
    Most people...when asking for help on their car...first identify the car. Year...make...model. Helps to get better help...

    I dont own an diesel so forgive my ignorance on the detailed specifics of every Audi diesel ever made...
    2015 S3 with 210,000 miles with new 2019 Q5 motor. Still going!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Audibot View Post
    You might need to replace those pieces with OE parts. Like a new/used pipe/hose that is intact (if you haven't done so), and a new sensor. I've heard varying stories about non-OE parts causing issues across the different platforms.

    And if you're spewing smoke, that's a pressure loss, so I could see why it would throw a fault because the value is much lower than if you were applying low boost.

    My next line of thinking would be to have your tuner take a look and see if they can get it calibrated.
    I have replaced 10 senors and same result ..🤷*♂️ So it is not that and they are original
    No no any smoking nothing like that
    My car runs perfect it is just this ..
    I was in another garage and guy told me that we will remove dpf and egr for you for £200
    So will go for it..
    No no any tuners only software based stage 1 which is basically disable egr

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikTip View Post
    Most people...when asking for help on their car...first identify the car. Year...make...model. Helps to get better help...

    I dont own an diesel so forgive my ignorance on the detailed specifics of every Audi diesel ever made...
    There is no difference between diesel audi a3 and petrol a3 they design is almost identical only difference is that petrol engine has petrol in it with spark plugs and diesel has glow plugs and petrol engine has spark ignition and diesel has compression ignition
    The collant system is exactly same the transmission is exactly the same
    Only engine is petrol ..
    It is like when you swapping engine from q series
    Audi sharing their parts with some series they are all from vw
    What audi seat and škoda does is making their own deign of chassis and body parts only
    all parts inside are vw based
    Only RS series cars has some specific from audi
    With my boost I outperformon many petrol cars which they think are faster and I am always faster
    Even q3 or q5 series tried to race me and they were slower
    Only S3 or vw R is faster than me
    Mine car could be tuned even up to 280 bhp but that would have to be expensive
    I could install bigger injectors , bigger turbo , transmission calibrated , I have even S3 rear brakes and am planning to upgrade front to S3 brakes .. I can change bumpers and body parts

    Are you in Germany ? You should know all this no? 🤷*♂️
    Last edited by ChatYTB; 05-25-2023 at 12:53 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChatYTB View Post
    There is no difference between diesel audi a3 and petrol a3 they design is almost identical




    I see...absolutely no difference!
    2015 S3 with 210,000 miles with new 2019 Q5 motor. Still going!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikTip View Post




    I see...absolutely no difference!
    Only engine .. And same as you replaced engine I bet I could easily change it to petrol S3 🤷 couple pipe changes wiring changes and good to go like you did...

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