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Ford Ranger Diesel 2010: Black smoke and engine problems due to possible defect in the exhaust back pressure sensor
Poor fuel economy
Check engine light on
DPF regeneration failure
Loss of engine power
Unsteady engine
Black smoke from exhaust on acceleration
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4 comment(s)
Hello, thank you for your contribution. Our experiences seem to be really similar. I had already read somewhere about the longer drive and high engine speeds. But it looks like it might already be too late. I didn't want to risk causing any more damage anyway. Can you still remember the costs you had to pay for the DPF cleaning at the specialist workshop? And has anything else come up with your car since then, or was that the only thing? Thanks again for the help!
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Hey, no problem, happy to help! I can still remember the costs well, because they were pretty high. I paid €1325 for the cleaning of the heavily loaded DPF. Since then, however, my car has been running like a kitten again and the notorious exhaust back pressure sensor fault on the diesel particulate filter was also rectified after the visit to the mechanic. I haven't noticed any other faults since then. To be more precise, fixing the problem has already noticeably relieved the diesel. I hope this helps you!
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Thank you so much for all the information! The price makes you gulp at first. But if it really runs so well again afterwards and the problems are over, I think I can invest in it. After all, I want to drive my Ford for a while yet. I'm really grateful for your help, it makes things a lot easier. I will visit a specialist workshop as soon as possible and have my DPF cleaned. Hopefully everything will go smoothly again afterwards. Thanks again and always have a good trip with your Kuga!
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Hi, I feel for you, I experienced something similar with my 2013 Ford Kuga diesel. Really rough running and less power, the warning light was also on. It turned out that the diesel particulate filter (DPF) was heavily loaded. The DPF sensor problem is serious, it makes the car run in emergency mode. You can try to do a longer drive at high revs to regenerate the DPF, but if your DPF is heavily loaded, that might not do much to highway driving. In my case, the DPF had to be cleaned, which was done in a specialized workshop. Maybe you should have it done too. By the way, this is no small matter, get it checked as soon as possible to avoid risking more damage to the engine. Good luck with that!
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