Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 05 1.6 DPF failure

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Thu 23 Apr 2009 14:24
05 1.6 DPF failure - Hightower
Have got a Focus estate, 3 months outside of warranty that is having problems with the fuel system.

Started off as a faulty fuel injector. Ford delivered three new injectors to the dealer and they also proved to be faulty. I am now told that the Diesel Particulate Filter is blocked and that it needs replacing at a cost of over £1000. When the car went in for the new injector there was nothing discernibly wrong with the DPF. Ford won?t touch it because it?s out of warranty. I?m suggesting that the catastrophic failure is as a result of the faulty injectors that were fitted. Roll on the legal arguments.

In the meantime I?m assuming that the DPF is located as part of the exhaust system. Is it possible to fit a non DPF exhaust to the car to get it running again for less than it costs to replace the DPF?

Any help would be most appreciated.
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Thu 23 Apr 2009 18:39
05 1.6 DPF failure - craig-pd130

There's a thread here about removing the DPF etc from a Focus 1.6, it's a bit drastic (basically a hole is cut in the DPF casing, the guts are broken up & extracted and the hole welded up), but it seems to work ...

www.tdocuk.com/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=4277&start=45
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Fri 24 Apr 2009 00:05
05 1.6 DPF failure - MikeTorque
Get a second opinion, £1000 for a DPF replacement is way too high.

If it is the fuel injectors then a specialist will soon be able to diagnose and sort out the problem for you, but ensure the diagnostics comes with a secure guarantee that any work carried out will fix the issues and you'll pay nothing unless the issue is properly sorted out.

Don't follow the advice via the above link, it's irresponsible, your insurance would become invalidated and your car would depreciate in value.
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Fri 24 Apr 2009 07:26
05 1.6 DPF failure - Armitage Shanks {p}
PSA do exchange DPFs - perhaps Ford too but you aren't being told? PSA are about £700 new and around £200 on exchange, I think.
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