I have a 2009 Accord 2.2 Idtec. I've had the car for 5 years and never had any DPF issues, but over the last year or so, it's happened twice. I have a mate with the equipment to do a forced regen, so it wasn't really a problem, but the last time, it must have caused a crack in the EGR pipe because now I am getting the smell of exhaust fumes in the cabin. I can't drive the car any distance, even with the windows wide open, as it's going for my throat. The car has only done 90K miles and I am hoping to keep it another 3 years at least. The issue is I no longer do many motorway miles so this is probably why the DPF has become a problem.
I figure I am probably best to just get the DPF gutted and the EGR blanked off then the car mapped. I am not really interested in more power or the performance of the car I just want it to become reliable again. I see there are a couple of places down in England to get this done but it's too far. I couldn't do the trip with the exhaust fumes in the cabin anyway.
Can anyone recommend somewhere in central Scotland that I could get this done?
Also what happens if you have a crash and your car is written off, wouldn't this invalidate your insurance?
I figure I am probably best to just get the DPF gutted and the EGR blanked off then the car mapped. I am not really interested in more power or the performance of the car I just want it to become reliable again. I see there are a couple of places down in England to get this done but it's too far. I couldn't do the trip with the exhaust fumes in the cabin anyway.
Can anyone recommend somewhere in central Scotland that I could get this done?
Also what happens if you have a crash and your car is written off, wouldn't this invalidate your insurance?