The opportunity in DPF cleaning

Kalimex Managing Director, Mike Schlup, is keen to spread the word about in-house DPF cleaning – a task that has a “silver lining” for the trade and end-users.

Given an active DPF warning light now constitutes an automatic MOT failure, motorists can no longer ignore it. This usually results in a hastily arranged visit to their mechanic. It’s frustrating if the warning has come on – just before the MOT, giving them little time to find a remedy.

It is, however, a cloud with a big silver lining for motor factors, mechanics and their customers.

In days of old, mechanics had no choice other than to remove a DPF from the vehicle and either clean it using expensive kit or send it away to a workshop specialising in DPF cleaning. A process that could take anything from several hours to days.

With DPF cleaning products and professional toolkits available, like those by JLM Lubricants, the task of cleaning a DPF can now be reduced to minutes, or if it’s badly blocked but recoverable, to a few hours. This all without removing the DPF.

Happy days! The workshop keeps the DPF business in-house resulting in high margins, significant time savings and lower bills for customers.

Keep the DPF on the vehicle

For some workshops, the days of removing the DPF are not yet behind them, which is why the team at Kalimex is on a mission to spread the word – it no longer has to be this way. It’s a process that can take a few days at high financial and time cost to the motorist, with inconvenience for the workshop that’s usually making a small margin on the job.

DPF solution from JLM Lubricants

At Kalimex, we supply JLM professional-grade, chemical solutions. We are confident these will help workshops clear DPF issues quickly, so a customer’s car can pass its MOT or they’re simply grateful to be back on the road. Workshops can now make a considerable profit from offering in-house DPF cleaning too, with their professional motor factor benefiting from the steady stream of repeat sales.

The JLM ReGen Plus and DPF Cleaner additives are in-tank treatments with powerful concentrations of precious metal catalysts (platinum and cerium), which help to promote low-temperature regens in the DPF, clearing blocked soot and the dreaded dashboard warning light.

For direct DPF cleaning, JLM offers a rapid aerosol DPF Cleaning Spray – suitable for both diesel and gasoline particulate filters – which uses a foaming action to break down trapped soot inside the filter. This is a popular seller for motor factors.

For badly blocked DPFs, the professional tool kit with the two-stage DPF cleaning system tackles even the worst blockages.

Alan Landale, founder of multi-award-winning AJ Fleetcare and the AJ Fleetcare DPF Fundamentals training programme, is a long-standing user of JLM DPF cleaning products.

He said: “Turning our customers’ vehicles around quickly to get them back on the road is crucial not just for them but for us. That’s why we need repair products we can trust to do a good job every time. We only ever use JLM DPF Cleaning products. They’ve served us extremely well for seven years, helping to establish ourselves as the go-to DPF specialists in our area.”

Many motor factors now stock and recommend JLM Lubricants products, including the DPF range.

CR Marks Banbury Manager, Matthew Perring, reported: “As the manager of an independent motor factor, I’m responsible for ensuring I stock products that sell and do what they say. I want my customers to keep coming back to us. With JLM, I’ve found such a brand. The feedback was incredible to the point that my customers, mainly garages, started to order these products in multiples because they deliver on their promises.”