FILTER CLEAN REQUESTED
What This Code Means
Ash accumulation in DPF; Pre-Alarm Lamp Blinking; Pre-Alarm Lamp ON; Shutdown Lamp ON; Engine Shutdown; Moderate Soot Level; High Soot Level; Very High Soot Level; Controller message: FILTER CLEAN REQUESTED; Controller message: SOOT LEVEL HIGH!; Generator derating; Controller message: SOOT LEVEL VERY HIGH!; AMBER pre-alarm LED is ON or FLASHING; DPF icon is shown on the ECU display; ECU displays FILTER CLEAN REQUESTED; Basler DGC-2020HD controller displays pre-alarm NEED MAN REGEN and PRESS RUN BUTTON; Generator derating occurs; ECU displays SOOT LEVEL HIGH!; Generator shuts down; DPF Condition: High Soot Level; DPF Condition: Very High Soot Level; DPF Condition: Service DPF (Soot Only); Controller displays 'FILTER CLEAN REQUESTED' message; Generator shutdown; Controller displays 'SOOT LEVEL HIGH!' message; Basler DGC-2020HD controller displays pre-alarm 'NEED MAN REGEN' and 'PRESS RUN BUTTON'
Possible Causes
- •Normal engine oil consumption over time
- •Elevated DPF soot accumulation (Soot Levels 1 to 5)
- •High Soot Level (Soot Level 3)
- •Very High Soot Level (Soot Level 4)
- •Service DPF / Very High Soot Level (Soot Level 5)
- •DPF system soot level 3 reached
- •Manual regeneration is required
- •DPF system soot level 4 reached
- •DPF system soot level 5 reached
- •Soot Level 3
- •Soot Level 4
- •Soot Level 5
- •DPF Soot Level 3 accumulation
- •DPF Soot Level 4 accumulation
- •DPF Soot Level 5 accumulation
- •Manual DPF regeneration is required
Suggested Actions
- 1Clean ash from the DPF (Normal service interval of every 6 months or 5,000 hours; largely depends on engine duty cycle and condition)
- 2Service DPF (Soot Only)
- 3Allow the engine to run for at least 30 minutes to complete the automatic regeneration process
- 4Ensure the area above and around the generator is free of any debris, flammable, or combustible materials during regeneration
- 5Contact your nearest authorized service center
- 6Place all circuit breakers in the OFF position.
- 7Press the Program/Exit button on the ECU controller and select FORCE REGEN mode.
- 8Press and hold the request until the REGEN ACTIVE message is displayed on the screen, then release to start forced regeneration.
- 9Allow the forced regeneration cycle to complete (takes 30 minutes to 1.5 hours).
- 10Press the RUN button for 5 seconds to initiate the Stationary Forced Regen.
- 11Initiate forced regeneration procedure.
- 12Contact your nearest authorized service center.
- 13Contact nearest authorized service center
- 14Initiate a forced regeneration: Place all circuit breakers in the OFF position, press the Program/Exit button on the ECU controller, select FORCE REGEN mode, and press and hold the request until the REGEN ACTIVE message is displayed.
- 15Allow the engine to run for at least 30 minutes to complete the auto regeneration process.
- 16For Soot Level 5 shutdown, contact your nearest authorized service center.
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