P2459 — Diesel Particulate Filter Regeneration Frequency
What it means: Diesel Particulate Filter Regeneration Frequency.
How serious / can you keep driving: Caution. Limp to the next safe stop.
Check first: Start with the most likely cause: Short trips preventing regen.
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Seen on: 2007+ diesel engines with DPF
What P2459 means
Diesel Particulate Filter Regeneration Frequency. Common causes: Short trips preventing regen, high idle operation.
How serious is it?
Caution. Limp to the next safe stop.
Most likely causes
- Short trips preventing regen
- high idle operation
- Oil consumption into exhaust
- faulty NOx sensor
FAQ
Diesel Particulate Filter Regeneration Frequency. Common causes: Short trips preventing regen, high idle operation.
Caution — Limp to the next safe stop.
The most common cause is: Short trips preventing regen. Other possibilities include high idle operation; Oil consumption into exhaust; faulty NOx sensor.
Limp to the next safe stop. When in doubt, get a qualified mobile diesel tech on the truck before continuing.
Related codes
Codes that commonly appear alongside P2459, or share the same subsystem.
- SCR Operator Inducement — Severe Derate Active (SPN 5246 FMI 0)
- Aftertreatment 1 Diesel Particulate Filter Differential Pressure - Data Valid But Above Normal Operating Range, Most Severe Level (DPF severely restricted / plugged) (SPN 3251 FMI 0)
- Aftertreatment 1 Diesel Exhaust Fluid Quality - Data Valid But Below Normal Operating Range, Most Severe Level (DEF quality/concentration incorrect) (SPN 4364 FMI 1)
- DPF Differential Pressure — Data Erratic (SPN 3251 FMI 2)
- DEF Dosing Unit — Not Responding Properly (SPN 3361 FMI 7)
- SCR Conversion Efficiency — Below Threshold (SPN 4364 FMI 18)
- DEF Quality — Out of Spec (SPN 4094 FMI 31)
- EGR Temperature — Too High (SPN 412 FMI 0)
Same symptom: Regen problems
Other codes that block a regen or come back as soot load climbing.
- DPF Soot Accumulation Restriction (P2460) · Aftertreatment & Emissions
- DPF inlet temp sensor — voltage high (SPN 3241 FMI 3) · Aftertreatment & Emissions
- DPF outlet temp erratic (SPN 3242 FMI 2) · Aftertreatment & Emissions
- DPF outlet temp sensor — voltage high (SPN 3246 FMI 3) · Aftertreatment & Emissions
- DPF differential pressure — voltage high (SPN 3251 FMI 3) · Aftertreatment & Emissions
- DPF differential pressure — voltage low (SPN 3251 FMI 4) · Aftertreatment & Emissions
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