System: Powertrain (P-Code)
SAE Standard (Generic)
Family: DPF Soot Accumulation
Code P243F: Particulate Filter Restriction - Soot Accumulation Too High Bank 2
Diagnostic & Technical Explanation
Code P243F (Particulate Filter Restriction - Soot Accumulation Too High Bank 2) sets when the DPF's calculated soot mass, derived from differential pressure and the regeneration model, exceeds the threshold for normal operation or the threshold that forces reduced power to protect the filter from an uncontrolled regeneration event. Habitual short-trip driving that prevents regeneration, a leaking injector or over-fueling condition adding excess soot, or a failed differential-pressure sensor mis-reporting loading are the common causes.
First-listed procedure
Rank #1
Complete a sustained highway regeneration drive
Easy DIY
This is the first procedure in the authored
consideration order, not a measured cause likelihood. Execute it only when its prerequisites
and diagnostic findings support it. Its cost and labor estimates (where known), the step-by-step procedure and the
remaining 3 procedure(s) are in the licensed dataset. Ordering context.
Full family: DPF Soot Accumulation
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