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SLR Automotive is an accredited member of The DPF Doctor Network 

The DPF doctor network is a worldwide network of accredited workshops that specialise in DPF cleaning. Assessments and getting to the underlying issue with your vehicles DPF system to provide you with the highest quality first time fix as possible. SLR Automotive became an accredited member of the  DPF doctor network in 2023, becoming the first and only shop in Tasmania to be part of the network. This gives us access to ever increasing industry leading training, knowledge and repair information that puts us ahead of the industry in repairing these complex emissions related systems

Is your DPF light on? Book it in with SLR Automotive

SLR Automotive is Cooee, Tasmania’s leading DPF Specialists. We offer a range of services to get to the root cause of your DPF problem for a first-time fix, saving you time, hassle and money. A Diesel Particulate Filter is a soot trap located in your vehicle’s exhaust. The purpose of the Diesel Particulate Filter is to catch harmful soot particles to stop them from entering the atmosphere. As these soot particles build up, the DPF will clean itself during a process known as regeneration. If your DPF becomes blocked it is due to a system fault or a mechanical issue, our industry-leading DPF assessment is the first step taken to getting your DPF working as it should be.

DPF Cleaning and Assessments

The first step to fixing your DPF problems is to book it in for our Industry Leading DPF Assessment. It is important to understand that your vehicle’s DPF is a self-cleaning filter, therefore if it is blocked it is due to a system fault or a mechanical issue which we will find in our industry-leading assessment. We will only carry out a DPF clean if it is necessary, most of the time a clean is not required as we can recover the system by fixing the underlying problem.

If you are repeatedly paying workshops to clean your DPF system, then you are wasting your money. Your vehicles’ DPF is designed to self-clean during the process of regeneration, a DPF clean is only required once the underlying problem is rectified and, in some cases, not required at all.

If the DPF is blocked then the vehicle is either unable to self-clean itself (caused by a system/conditions problem) or the DPF is able to self-clean but it can’t do it quickly enough due to excess soot entering it (this would indicate a mechanical issue upstream of the DPF).

My DPF Warning Light is on, what do I do?

If your cars DPF warning light has appeared on the dash it is an indication that the system hasn’t been able to carryout a regeneration. If the vehicle hasn’t been driven for a while or most of your drives have been short, we recommend you take the vehicle for a drive on a freeway for approximently 20 minutes to allow the DPF to regenerate (self-clean) If the light clears after a steady drive then the system has self regenerated.

If your DPF warning light doesn’t reset after a good drive, we recommend booking the vehicle in at SLR Automotive to complete our industry leading