How do you clear the GPF light on Hyundai Tucson

[@BrianGeddes-tl7cf]

Many thanks. From your excellent video I managed to clear GPF warning on my Tucson automatic after a 7 to 8 minute acceleration cycle.

[@doolanbrian]

Glad it worked !! Thanks for watching!!

[@dieguzz83]

I feel it is my duty to thank you, I have a Kia Sportage tgdi, I had already had this problem once and I had done about 50 km in 4th gear at 4,000 rpm and the light had gone off. the problem recurred but this time I couldn't turn it off. following your video, the light went off after about 5/10 minutes. a huge thank you for the help and the very simple explanation

[@doolanbrian]

Hey 👋 glad this was helpful ! Thanks for watching!!

[@chrisregtop]

Same warning light showed up on my patrol 2019 i20. Couldn't find much about it online, nor in the manual. This video was very helpful. Thanks!

[@doolanbrian]

Hey 👋 thanks a million for watching!!

[@j5s9cStu]

Hi Brian. Success! It finally cleared this afternoon. 3rd time lucky. What I did different this time was put it in Sports mode as you suggested, and it did the trick. Your help since I got my Tucson phev last June has been invaluable. I found it virtually impossible to contact my local dealer once I'd taken delivery of the car. So thank you once again. 👏

[@doolanbrian]

Awesome, glad to hear you are sorted, and I appreciate the kind words!

[@royhyperblue]

i have a similar issue, i have a huge consumption on my 1.6 thdi 180 mild hybrid 7dct and according to the diagnostica scan tool the regeneration was successfully done 11800 km ago. My car has currently 21000 km. I was to the dealer and they said that the car runs just fine and it's normal to have a consumption of 17-18 liters in the city. About 2000 km ago the car had a consumption of max 13 liters in sports mode. Would this type of regenerating action help?

[@doolanbrian]

@@royhyperblue hi 👋.. just to clarify yours is the TGDi ? Petrol mild hybrid ?🙂

[@royhyperblue]

1.6 tgdi mild hybrid petrol

[@doolanbrian]

@@royhyperblue we don’t get that engine in Ireland but yes it seems quite high .. ok let me ask what l/100kms would you get on a motorway run at say 120 kmh over 40/50 kms distance ??

[@EV6-Gear]

Brian. That is hard work for most people. Is this a new issue with all new cars. Still watch all your vids. Best man to explain everything in laymans terms.

[@doolanbrian]

Thanks for watching and for the kind words, 🙂👍it’s a lot of work in the automatic for most people, I think the way you have to look at it is try and get a car on the motorway at for 20 or 30 minutes every two or three weeks and it will avoid the gasoline particular filter clogging. So it’s preventive maintenance would be the best way to avoid the issue in the first place, but at least if it does happen, there is a way to work around it rather than having to wait to get into the workshop.🙂

[@anthonylaurence8927]

Hi Brian my light was flashing and when I got home and turn off my car it came off after I turn back on so can u tell me what to do I have a 2018 hyundai tucson diesel

[@anthonylaurence8927]

Sorry I meant when I turn back the car on it came off so should I take it out for a long drive or to a shop I'm so confused

[@doolanbrian]

@@anthonylaurence8927 hey 👋 so is the light staying flashing when you switch the car back on ?

[@anthonylaurence8927]

@doolanbrian it was flashing while I was driving but I stop turn off the car and then turn it back on and it went off but I took the car for a 3 hour drive yesterday and I didn't see it come on back do I need to be worried

[@willypaa]

Thank you very much for the video it took me less than 7 minutes to clear my light on the motorway

[@doolanbrian]

Glad this was helpful!

[@j5s9cStu]

Hi Brian. Took your advice with my Tucson petrol hybrid. Hasn't cleared it yet, but my question is; will the steps I've taken so far, have started to clear the filter, or is it a matter of, it can only be cleared in a single continuous run. Thanks.

[@doolanbrian]

Excellent question, in my opinion, it needs the continuous run as there are various thresholds that need to be satisfied before it completes, although it is possible that there might be some partial amount of carbon burnt out on your first run👍

[@peetrutzPNZ]

I'm guessing the lift off the pedal i so that the gpf can get more oxygen? Do you have to lift off like that in a manual as well, or is it like the dfp?

[@doolanbrian]

That’s an excellent point, I actually can’t be sure why you have to do it, so you could be right🙂 for some reason only the automatic one requires the lift off 🤷🏻

[@peetrutzPNZ]

@@doolanbrian appreciate the response

[@gilgilson977]

Great video, I live in a rural location, now I know the process, I’ll need to head for an A road or motorway. This is the first petrol car I have owned with this system. Many thanks.

[@doolanbrian]

Hopefully this helps thank you for watching!

[@Mihail0885]

Thanks a lot for the video. Before I try it with my Tucson with automatic gear box, I have a question. Would it be different in a cold weather or will it take more time to clear the GPF? The country where I live is currently minus 2 degrees. I've already driven about 50km on a motorway but without lowering gear box to gear 4, it was in automatic mode, light is still on (not flashing).

[@doolanbrian]

You are absolutely correct unfortunately the process seems to be more difficult in colder weather, it might even make more sense to wait until the middle of the day when the temperature maybe creeps a little bit higher? I can’t tell you this for certain, but I think there is some logic to your idea of it being affected by cold weather.

[@Mihail0885]

Thanks again. I'll wait until the end the of the week, it should be warmer then :)

[@doolanbrian]

@@Mihail0885 let me know if it helps 🤔🙂

[@Mihail0885]

@@doolanbrian , It worked, it took me 16 minutes in total to clear the GPF. 9 minutes to get to the motorway and 7 minutes on the motorway in gear 4 sport mode, driving the same way as in your video. The warning light disappeared. The temperature outside was +6 degrees. Thanks a mill for the video.

[@doolanbrian]

@@Mihail0885 excellent!!!

[@anthonyconnor1603]

Does all new petrol and hybrid cars come with a gpf? E.g Toyota hybrids.

[@doolanbrian]

Hmm good question and I can’t be 100% sure .. Hondas and Hyundais from 2018 ish have GPF’s in petrol and hybrid .. it looks like from a Google search that Toyota Hybrid has GPF also but I can’t be sure 🙂👍

[@ecuperformance3320]

Do you think that will work on kia sportage 1.6crdi 2020? I got cleanet dpf and after fitting to the car still geting fault dpf p246300 dpf restriction-soot accumulation. I my scaner dont have function to reset the dpf and i cant do regeneration manualy witb my scanner.

[@doolanbrian]

Is the DPF light flashing or constant??

[@ecuperformance3320]

@@doolanbrian it is flashing

[@doolanbrian]

@@ecuperformance3320 I think you will have to do a forced regeneration, you may need the Hyundai software to reset the fault

[@ecuperformance3320]

@@doolanbrian yes I was trying to do regeneration but when I start doing the tool not allowing to do regen. I was waiting like 30 min to do regeneration and no luck

[@metrojam116]

Many thanks for this video and advice. It worked on my Ford Puma.

[@doolanbrian]

Glad it helped, thank you for watching!

[@pericoperiode7156]

Many thanks on the video its clear my tucson for 20 mins drive

[@doolanbrian]

Glad this was helpful. Thank you for watching!

[@j5s9cStu]

Here's one Brian. I've been using just the EV mode on my Tucson phev as the particle filter hasn't cleared yet, and I don't want to make it worse. I've noticed, though, that even without using petrol, the fuel gauge is still going down. Haven't used the heater either.. any ideas? Thanks.

[@doolanbrian]

Can’t be 100% sure, but from what I know, there is a float in the tank so it might need some fuel floor to give a more accurate reading, are you sure the engine has not engaged in the last while ? Do you still have warning on your dash for particulate filter ?

[@BURGONANDSONS]

Worked a treat - cleared after around 15-20 mins of driving by adopting this method (mhev dct)

[@doolanbrian]

That’s great to hear unfortunately it’s a little bit of a complex way of doing things but this seems to be the method!

[@BURGONANDSONS]

@@doolanbrian I’ve tried to clear it a couple of times previously, this time I followed your example for the dct, kept revs to 4000 let it drop back and then back up to 4000 and in sport mode using third and fourth gear to keep the revs - took around 16mins of driving and just vanished all of a sudden so thanks for this advice Brian - appreciate it 👍🏼

[@doolanbrian]

@@BURGONANDSONS you’re sorted so going forward!

[@mervynhardy3693]

I have an automatic Tucson that can only be used in automatic ie I cannot go in manual,how do I clean GPF filter

[@doolanbrian]

What year is your vehicle?

[@dannycarmichael6445]

I don’t have 30mins and a spare £7 in fuel every time the car produces this fault, after all it is not my driving style that decides to change gear at low revs, coast (called Sailing) at times, and stop the engine in stationary traffic - that would be the car. Having tried the reset method and it didn’t work , the first time the light came on, my dealer revved it at standstill until the headers and turbo glowed cherry red. Nice for an engine with 700 miles on the clock. How long will that engine last? Not very ‘green’ is it? And will I also get compensation for all the pointless journeys I am doing when I blow my annual lease mileage? Last Hyundai I will buy.

[@doolanbrian]

What country are you based in?

[@dannycarmichael6445]

I am in Yorkshire, cheers

[@doolanbrian]

@@dannycarmichael6445 how often does the regeneration light appear? Roughly how many kilometres in between each event?

[@dannycarmichael6445]

First time at 700 miles, when the dealer made everything glow red to reset. Came on again at about 3800miles, 7mths later. Drove like Lewis Hamilton, not how I wanted to drive or normally do, I bought it to drive the family sensibly and relaxed, and it didn’t reset in over 80miles.

[@doolanbrian]

@@dannycarmichael6445 it’s an engine we don’t get in Ireland in Tucson unfortunately so I have no experience on it but our diesels do not frequent regeneration too unfortunately.. the advice we give is every 2/300 kms the car needs a 10/15 min run at over 80 kmh at consistent speed to reduce the chance of it getting clogged. Usually the diesel drivers are doing this anyway as they tend to be higher kms drivers

[@TheRust25]

Hi i have a 22 plate Hyundai Tuscon 1.6 TGDI Premium , my light has come on again, and after speaking to a mechanic at work, i took my car out for an hour doing 60mph in 3rd gear at 4,000 revs and the light was still there. I repeated this the next night for 45 minutes and the light is still there. Any suggestions please?

[@j5s9cStu]

I have given it a run on the motorway Brian, on Sunday. I did as you suggested, the speed and taking it up to 4K revs then easing off. Didn't clear it though. I'm hoping it might have burnt a bit of it off, but no way of knowing of course. I'll keep trying of course.

[@doolanbrian]

Maybe another go again will clear it hopefully !!

[@j5s9cStu]

With my petrol hybrid it worked fine once I put it in Sports Mode.

[@doolanbrian]

Glad to hear it sorted things!

[@san12X]

Automatic: Sport mode Over 80km per hour Maybe use gear 4. Keep same gear Drive upto 4000 rpm Release accelerator for 5 seconds Accelerate again until it reaches 4000 rpm Repeat Do this for 30mins Manual: Over 80km per hour 2500 and 4000 rpm For 30mins Try using sport mode

[@peter2385]

A very clear instructional video. I'm sure that Hyundai will be issuing fuel vouchers for all the time and fuel wasted in having to sort out their problem?.

[@j5s9cStu]

Hi. As far as I know, the engine hasn't kicked in. We've just done a couple of trips, 2-3 miles and back. The fuel is getting low so that could be as you suggest, giving a false reading. Yes, my warning light is still on, solid though, not flashing. I suspect my local stretch of motorway might not be long enough for a sustained run at the required speed for the length of time needed.

[@doolanbrian]

I think you will need to give it a try soon .. it’s better to get it cleared out 👍🙂

[@911alps]

Had this problem first time worked a treat now it’s happened again and the warning light’s flashing and tried it and stays flashing. Now everywhere says take to dealer (to be ripped off no doubt) thanks a lot Hyundai won’t be renewing my lease on your motors again !!!

[@doolanbrian]

You will need to visit the dealer to have it cleared, but I would expect it to be covered under warranty, what country are you in?

[@michaelflude9334]

Welldone

[@doolanbrian]

@@michaelflude9334 hope it helped !!

[@Jwp714i]

I have a 22 plate kia sportage and theres a massive problem with these filters clogging up , many complaints of owners having to have a forced regeneration done at garage even thosd who have motorways to thrash their motor down 😢 . There is a software update available which i had done at the first service and second forced regeneration so hopefully this helps , will be very disappointed if not .

[@doolanbrian]

Is yours Petrol ?? 🙂

[@Jwp714i]

Yes 1.6 petrol , Kia manual tells to use the method the same as a diesel Kia ? 30 k car and a total pain in the a##e , big disappointment!!!

[@doolanbrian]

@@Jwp714i hmm , i would have thought the method should be like this video for Tucson 🤷🏻?? .. the petrol and diesel Hyundais have different methods 🤔🙂

[@jesusisoursavior2682]

sir doolan do i need to to that until the yelow light turns off and is that happen in gasoline full hybrid version?

[@doolanbrian]

This can happen in the petrol full hybrid, if the yellow light comes on you will need to do this for up to 30 minutes🙂✅ The best thing to do is get out on the motorway, maybe once every 1 to 2 weeks for 20/30 mins and this will clear the car so the yellow light will probably never come on in this case.🙂👍

[@DaroPolska772]

@@doolanbrian Jazda na autostradę co 3 tygodnie na 20 min. W ciągu roku tracić pieniądze na paliwo i czas żeby to wykonać. Te auto to jeden problem. Podobno weszła poprawka aktualizacji i ma to zniknąć. Bo sam filtr nie jest tu problemem tylko sterowanie silnikiem jest złe. Przez to spalanie jest nie prawidłowe i sadza zapycha GPF. Chcę kupić to auto ,ale jeśli tego nie poprawią to nie chcę kupować problemu na który trzeba wydać dużo pieniędzy na paliwo do przymusowej jazdy po autostradzie.

[@doolanbrian]

@@DaroPolska772 Rozumiem, co masz na myśli. Przypuszczam, że ważne jest, aby najpierw przeprowadzić badania, aby upewnić się, że kupowany obecnie samochód pasuje do Twojego środowiska jazdy, a w przypadku niektórych kierowców z niskim przebiegiem ten konkretny silnik może nie działać w sposobie, w jaki oprogramowanie zarządza systemem. dzięki za oglądanie !

[@DaroPolska772]

@@doolanbrian Styl mojej jazdy to 12 km do pracy w jedną stronę. Przejazd po drodze miejskiej , czasami w korku. Mam nadzieję że nowy model z 2024 po lifcie będzie naprawiony. Jeśli nie to konkurencyjne Reno Austral mnie zaciekawił. Tom nie na takich problemów jak w Tussonie. Poczekam i zobaczę i po czytam opinię innych .

[@Tofis82]

Dear Brian I have the 2019 Tucson 1.6 crdi automatic gearbox. My dpf sign is flashing. Any recommendations how to fix it? I know that dpf is clean of soot because I removed it from the car cleaned it and the regenerated the dpf. But when I am driving, usually motorway the dpf sign appears again (flashing)

[@jeremycanning8934]

How to piss people off while your driving

[@trfc90]

have this issue myself in a kia stinger with a gpf and mine flashes, have took to kia but they couldnt clear it, im stuck with it basically

[@doolanbrian]

What advice did they give ?

[@trfc90]

@@doolanbrian i told them that it probably needs a forced regen, which they told me they have already done it, so the other option was to leave the car with them which i will have to do soon,

[@doolanbrian]

@@trfc90 ok .. your right the car needs forced regeneration provided the GPF is undamaged Has the car got good service history .. it’s not burning oil or anything like that ??

[@trfc90]

@@doolanbrian always had it serviced from kia, no oil burning, has only done 25k miles and it is still under warranty

[@doolanbrian]

@@trfc90 okay that sounds good Dealer who is currently unable to fix this should really be able to cross reference with the manufacturer for advice and then get you back in so while it’s under warranty they should be able to assist with getting it sorted Did you buy the car from the dealer that you are dealing with?

[@marcter1375]

done it last week with my 1.6l petrol 2023 tucson, took just around 10 minutes for warning light to disappear , but you need to switch gearbox to manual and keep high rpm, 4 or 5th gear around 3500-4000 rpm,60mph. First attempt on automatic gearbox failed even driving almost 50 miles on M1. Is this supposed to be eco-environment friendly?? Used to owned 2015 (8y old) pegueot 3008 diesel before getting hyundai ,same style driving, mainly city/urban and we never!!! had to do it in old car. With h. tucson in September we came back from holiday across Europe(motorway driving 2000 miles). Back in London and after 800 miles in city over the past last 3 months and this light pop out-------shame .

[@doolanbrian]

Unfortunately, the modern engines are subject to different criterias for emissions, compared with the Peugeot you had, the more they try to reduce the emissions from the engine, the more complex they get, . The method by which carbon is trapped and burned even on the older model Tucson is less stringent than it is on the more modern ones, so the new ones actually need more motorway driving than the old ones👍

[@bella占星]

What you really need is to flush about 2-3 litre Wynn's off-car dpf cleaning liquid down to the gpf with a garden sprayer. Leave it for an hour or two. Then drive on motorway on 4th gear for about half an hour. It should turn that light off.

[@extremerc76]

Seems like a good time to swap a SBC 350 with a carb, while your at it a third pedal and handshaker. Problem solved.

[@igormisev3478]

Das ist funcioniret 1000%

[@jesusisoursavior2682]

even 30 minutes past and still the yelow light not turning off?

[@doolanbrian]

Is the light blinking ?

[@maleksmreen148]

​@@doolanbrianYes

[@doolanbrian]

@@maleksmreen148 if it’s blinking you need to visit the dealer unfortunately 🫤

[@petronas215]

Great! And when you are 3 minutes from home, the light turns on and you must drive an extra 40km because of this piece of sh... 🤣 I have this insanity in my car as well (Suzuki end of 2018)

[@jamesbonnar2917]

Third time this has happened just traveled 150miles trying this method didn't work. Looks like another forced regen .1st and last hyundai

[@doolanbrian]

Was it flashing when you started driving James ?

[@jamesbonnar2917]

@@doolanbrian it wasn't flashing just appeared yesterday I did a 150mile journey and it still appears on dash.gonna give it another try later if it doesn't disappear I'll need to get a forced regen

[@doolanbrian]

@@jamesbonnar2917 if it’s flashing today then it’s a forced regen but if it’s not flashing the video methods should work .. manual or auto ??

[@jamesbonnar2917]

@@doolanbrian hi mate I've just completed your guide and the car has cleared within 10mins. I hadn't reached 4000rpm I was in the 3000rpm range. Manual 1.6ltr ultimate. Thanks for your help

[@doolanbrian]

@@jamesbonnar2917 okay good stuff. Glad this works for you!

[@matthewbautista6284]

Use miles!!!!

[@doolanbrian]

@@matthewbautista6284 in Europe, we use kilometres, what country are you based in ?

[@matthewbautista6284]

@@doolanbrian Uk 🇬🇧

[@Rocky-sn6fl]

Not working.

[@doolanbrian]

Is the light flashing ??

[@Rocky-sn6fl]

​​@@doolanbrian No, just constant warning. Is there a way to force a gpf regeneration in the dealers shop?

[@doolanbrian]

@@Rocky-sn6fl yes 👍 but driving the vehicle should be able to do it. Is it manual or auto ?

[@MiScusi1980]

30 mins is ridiculous these filters are a load of shite

[@doolanbrian]

They recommend 30 minutes, from what I have found so far it is around 10 minutes to 15 minutes to clear them .. for sure it is not ideal, they are trying to figure a balance between power and reducing emissions, which seems to not be too straightforward with European regulations

[@MiScusi1980]

@doolanbrian yeh I miss the old normal cars haha

[@doolanbrian]

@@MiScusi1980 so do we !

[@MiScusi1980]

@doolanbrian little update ...Its just took nearly a 40 minute drive to clear the GPF light in my kia sportage it's frustrating if I've got to do that every time the light comes on petrol isn't the cheapest these days.