A two-part liquid clean for your diesel particulate filter, done on the truck at your yard. No filter removal, no hauling units to a shop.
CES BAC 101 setup at a customer yard
Two enemies live in every DPF:
BAC 101 is a two-part liquid cleaner for diesel DPFs and catalysts:
See two or more of these? Call before the derate, not after.
Here’s what our tech does on every truck.
We check the dash, codes and scan-tool data first, so you have a baseline.
Engine off, exhaust cool, full PPE. We go in through the pressure sensor, O2 sensor or a port. The filter stays on.
200 ml concentrate mixed with distilled water to 1.75 L, hand-pumped in at low pressure. Soak 15 to 30 min, longer for heavy loads.
Same mix and method. It binds the loosened ash, soot, carbon and oil into a slurry.
Higher RPM or a 20 to 30 min highway drive pushes the slurry out. Smoke at the tailpipe is normal here.
Sensors go back in, we check for leaks, run a forced regen with the scan tool if needed and clear codes.
We read the dash and data again, so you see the before and after on your own truck.
Time: under an hour for most vehicles. Heavily loaded filters get a longer soak.
Badly blocked filter? In the maker’s case studies, filters too blocked for an on-vehicle clean were removed, soaked, rinsed and dried. We’ll tell you if your unit is in that range.
Dash: Exhaust Filter 25% full, then 0% full
Same truck: 50% full, then 0% full
Scan tool: DPF load 37%, then 5% after regen
Live data after the clean: soot loading 0%
Engine data monitor: DPF soot load 0.13 oz before, 0.00 oz after
CES field photos and readings, ID numbers removed. Results vary with how loaded the filter is.
BAC 101 is made for diesel DPFs and diesel catalysts. The maker lists:
CNG and LNG: the maker says it also cleans catalytic converters on CNG and LNG engines. Ask us about your units.
Soot comes back every mile, and ash builds with every regen. Waiting for the light means derates, downtime and forced regens.
136
vehicles tested over two years in the UK, Germany and Australia
37 of 41
“beyond repair” filters restored after a 2-hour soak
82%
more flow on a Mercedes Actros filter after the two-step clean
Numbers are from the manufacturer’s (Sauber’s) own case studies, not CES test results.
Do you take the DPF off?
No. We clean it on the truck through a sensor port or service port.
How long does it take?
Under an hour for most vehicles. Heavily loaded filters get a longer soak.
Doesn’t a regen do the same thing?
A regen burns soot. Ash doesn’t burn, so it stays in the filter until it’s cleaned out.
How often should we clean?
It depends on your duty cycle. We set a rotation with you and track the readings each visit, so units get cleaned before the warning light.
Is it hard on the filter?
We use a low-pressure hand pump. The maker warns against high-pressure air into the core, and we never use it.
Is smoke at the tailpipe normal?
Yes, during the expel step. That’s the slurry leaving the exhaust.
What do I get afterward?
Before and after readings from the dash, scan tool and data monitor.
Where do you work?
At your yard anywhere in San Diego, Orange and Riverside counties. Call 661-619-3739.