Hey guys,
Has my head under a few bonnets and cars today and was making some observations of the 2011 auto D40's. The auto ST (Thai built) still looks like an exhaust system I'm familiar with. The cat is located quite close to the motor (the big silver looking thing) and then the exhaust snakes down and the DPF is located pretty much under the passengers seat.
However, I noticed the 2011 ST-X (Spain built) only had a silver coloured thing near the motor in the same position as the cat and then the exhaust snakes around just like the manual D40's with no DPF located under the passengers seat. I assumed the silver coloured thing was the cat and they had removed the DPF from the new models. I asked the salesman, who in turn asked a machanic at the dearlership, and I was told the silver coloured thing is actually the DPF!!
Does this mean the 2011 ST-X no longer has a cat?? Does the DPF operate more effeciently if it's located closer to the exhaust manifold due to higher exhaust gas temperatures assisting in passive burns?? Can someone shed some light on the 2011 exhaust systems??
Has my head under a few bonnets and cars today and was making some observations of the 2011 auto D40's. The auto ST (Thai built) still looks like an exhaust system I'm familiar with. The cat is located quite close to the motor (the big silver looking thing) and then the exhaust snakes down and the DPF is located pretty much under the passengers seat.
However, I noticed the 2011 ST-X (Spain built) only had a silver coloured thing near the motor in the same position as the cat and then the exhaust snakes around just like the manual D40's with no DPF located under the passengers seat. I assumed the silver coloured thing was the cat and they had removed the DPF from the new models. I asked the salesman, who in turn asked a machanic at the dearlership, and I was told the silver coloured thing is actually the DPF!!
Does this mean the 2011 ST-X no longer has a cat?? Does the DPF operate more effeciently if it's located closer to the exhaust manifold due to higher exhaust gas temperatures assisting in passive burns?? Can someone shed some light on the 2011 exhaust systems??