On-Car vs Off-Car DPF Cleaning: Which Does Your Vehicle Need?

On-car DPF cleaning equipment connected to a Toyota diesel engine during a mobile service call

Ring around about a blocked DPF and you’ll be quoted four different things, from a twenty-dollar bottle to a four-figure replacement. They aren’t the same job. Here’s what additives, on-car cleaning, off-car baking and replacement each actually do — and how live data tells you which one you’re looking at.