CAMERON250310 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 Focus ST Line 68 Reg. Keep getting message Exhaust Filter at limit drive to clear. Comes up every couple of days. At moment I only do short distances, up till now going for a longer run has made no difference. Just been told by Ford Dealer I should drive for 20-30 minutes at 50mph in 3rd gear to clear it. Asked if this is a design fault, told to contact Ford UK. Anyone else have this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyr55 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 There is a system update that your local dealer should be able to action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMERON250310 Posted November 18, 2020 Author Share Posted November 18, 2020 50 minutes ago, Andyr55 said: There is a system update that your local dealer should be able to action. Can I ask where you got this information. Ford UK never mentioned it and Arnold Clarke said there was no problem, just go for a drive as mentioned in original post. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl123 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 More info here, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyr55 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Hi, mine focus is 68 plate and I had the same problems. There was s system update provided by Ford. I am unable to provide more, but I know my car went in to dealer and the problems was resolved. Have you checked ford ETIS with your VIN to see if anything is mentioned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyr55 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I have trawled through the extensive message on this issue and found the message I got from my dealer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianincheshire Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Quote Just been told by Ford Dealer I should drive for 20-30 minutes at 50mph in 3rd gear to clear it. and that doesn't help when dealers don't understand how GPF's passively regenerate in petrol vehicles! Both DPFs and GPFs only regenerate at high temperatures and when oxygen levels are high. On diesels O2 levels are high most of the time , so all you need to do is drive at higher rpm than normal to raise the exhaust temp. On a petrol car the O2 levels are only high when the engine is running lean i.e low throttle. So the best way to get it to regenerate is to get the engine nice and warm, find a long downhill and drive down it with the throttle closed. Alternatively periods of low throttle acceleration and then deceleration should work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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