Iyini i-DPF?

Zonke izimoto zikadizili ezithobela izindinganiso zakamuva zokukhishwa kwe-Euro 6 zifakwe isihlungi sezinhlayiya. Bayingxenye ebalulekile yesistimu egcina amagesi kagesi emoto yakho ehlanzekile ngangokunokwenzeka. Lapha sichaza kabanzi ukuthi iyini isihlungi se-diesel particulate, sisebenza kanjani nokuthi kungani imoto yakho kadizili iyidinga.

Iyini i-DPF?

I-DPF imele isihlungi se-Diesel Particulate. Izinjini zikadizili zisebenza ngokushisa ingxube kaphethiloli kadizili nomoya ukuze zikhiqize amandla anika imoto amandla. Inqubo yokusha ikhiqiza izinto eziningi ezitholakalayo, njengesikhutha nezinhlayiya zensile, ezidlula epayipini lemoto lemoto bese zidedelwa emkhathini.

Le mikhiqizo iyingozi emvelweni, yingakho izimoto zinezinhlelo ezihlukahlukene zokulawula ukungcola "ezihlanza" amagesi kanye nezinhlayiya ezidlula ku-exhaust. I-DPF ihlunga umule nezinye izinhlayiya ezivela kumagesi aphumayo.

Kungani imoto yami idinga i-DPF?

Umsi okhishwa lapho uphethiloli ushiswa enjinini yemoto ungaba yingozi emvelweni. Ngokwesibonelo, i-carbon dioxide inomthelela ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu.

Eminye imikhiqizo kadoti, eyaziwa ngokuthi yi-particle emissions, inomthelela ekuwohlokeni kwezinga lomoya ezindaweni ezinesiminyaminya esivamile. Ukukhishwa kwezinhlayiyana kuyizinhlayiyana ezincane ongazibona njengentuthu emnyama ephuma ezimotweni ezindala zikadizili. Ezinye zalezi zinhlayiya zenziwe ngezinto ezimbi ngempela ezibangela isifuba somoya nezinye izinkinga zokuphefumula.

Ngisho nangaphandle kwe-DPF, imoto ngayinye ikhiqiza izinto ezincane kakhulu. Kodwa umphumela onqwabelene wezinkulungwane zezimoto zikadizili ezihlangene endaweni encane njengedolobha kungase kubangele inkinga enkulu. Kubalulekile ukuthi ugcine lokhu kukhishwa kuphansi ngangokunokwenzeka, yingakho imoto yakho idinga isihlungi se-diesel particulate - sinciphisa kakhulu ukukhishwa kwezinhlayiya ezivela ku-tailpipe.

Uma lokho kwenza izimoto zikadizili zizwakale njengenhlekelele yendawo ezungezile, kufanelekile ukukhumbula ukuthi amamodeli akamuva ahlangabezana nemikhawulo eqinile yokukhipha izinhlayiyana. Eqinisweni, bawakhiqiza ngamanani amancane kangangokuthi ahambisana nezimoto zikaphethiloli kulokhu, zikhipha u-0.001g kuphela ngekhilomitha lohambo. Kuhle futhi ukukhumbula ukuthi izimoto ezihamba ngodizili zikhiqiza i-carbon dioxide encane kunezimoto ezihamba ngophethiloli futhi zinikeza ukonga okungcono kwamafutha.

Yiziphi izimoto ezinezihlungi zezinhlayiya?

Yonke imoto kadizili ethobela izindinganiso zamanje zokukhishwa kwe-Euro 6 inesihlungi esiyizinhlayiya. Ngempela, ngaphandle kwayo akunakwenzeka ukuhlangabezana nalezi zindinganiso. I-Euro 6 iqale ukusebenza ngo-2014, nakuba izimoto eziningi zikadizili ezindala nazo zinezinhlayiya zokuhlunga. KwaPeugeot kwaba ngumkhiqizi wokuqala wezimoto ukuhlomisa izinjini zabo zikadizili ngesihlungi sezinhlayiya emuva ngo-2004.

Isebenza kanjani i-DPF?

I-DPF ibukeka nje njengeshubhu lensimbi, kodwa kunezinto ezinobuqili ezenzeka ngaphakathi esizofika kuzo maduze. I-DPF ivamise ukuba yingxenye yokuqala yesistimu yokukhipha umoya wemoto, etholakala ngokushesha ngemva kwe-turbocharger. Iyabonakala ngaphansi kwezinye izimoto.

I-DPF iqukethe i-fine mesh eqoqa umule nezinye izinhlayiya ezikhishwa ku-exhaust. Ibe isebenzisa ukushisa ngezikhathi ezithile ukushisa umule onqwabelene kanye nezinhlayiyana. Ngesikhathi sokusha, ahlakazeka abe amagesi adlula ku-exhaust futhi ahlakazeke emkhathini.

Ukushiswa komsizi nezinhlayiyana kwaziwa ngokuthi "ukuvuselelwa". Kunezindlela eziningana i-DPF engakwenza ngayo lokhu. Isikhathi esiningi basebenzisa ukushisa okuqoqwe kumagesi akhipha umoya. Kodwa uma i-exhaust ingashisi ngokwanele, injini ingasebenzisa uphethiloli owengeziwe ukuze ikhiqize ukushisa okwengeziwe ku-exhaust.

Indlela yokunakekela isihlungi se-particle?

Kunombono wokuthi izihlungi zezinhlayiya zijwayele ukwehluleka. Kungenzeka, kodwa empeleni, awasekho amathuba okuhluleka kunanoma iyiphi enye ingxenye yemoto. Badinga nje ukunakekelwa okufanele, okuyinto abanye abantu abangakuqapheli.

Uhambo oluningi lwezimoto luthatha amamayela ambalwa kuphela, okungesona isikhathi esanele sokuthi injini yemoto ifinyelele izinga lokushisa elifanelekile lokusebenza. Injini ebandayo ayisebenzi kahle futhi ikhiqiza umule omningi. Futhi i-exhaust ayishisi ngokwanele ukuthi isihlungi sezinhlayiya zedizili sishise umule. Izinkulungwane ezimbalwa zamamayela ohambo olufushane, olungahlanganisa kalula uma ungavamile ukuhamba ngaphandle kwendawo yakini, lungaholela ekuhlungeni kwezinhlayiya zedizili ezivalekile futhi ezihlulekile.

Isixazululo empeleni silula kakhulu. Vele uhambe uhambo olude! Shayela okungenani amamayela angu-1,000 njalo ngebanga lamamayela ayi-50 noma ngaphezulu ngesivinini esiphezulu esinengqondo. Lokhu kuzokwanela ukuthi isihlungi se-particle sidlule kumjikelezo wokukhiqiza kabusha. Imigwaqo yezimoto ezimbili, imigwaqo engu-60 mph kanye nemigwaqo yezimoto ifaneleka kakhulu ohambweni olunjalo. Uma ungenza usuku kukho, kungcono kakhulu! 

Amanzi okuhlanza i-DPF ayatholakala njengenye indlela. Kodwa zingabiza futhi ukusebenza kwazo kuyangabazeka.  

Uma ujwayele ukuthatha uhambo olude, cishe ngeke ube nezinkinga ngesihlungi se-particle yemoto yakho.

Kwenzekani uma i-DPF yehluleka?

I-DPF maningi amathuba okuthi yehluleke uma ivaleka ngenxa yohambo olufushane oluphindaphindiwe. Uzobona isibani esiyisixwayiso kudeshibhodi yemoto yakho uma isihlungi se-particle sisengozini yokuvaleka. Kulokhu, isinyathelo sakho sokuqala ukuhamba uhambo olude lwesivinini esikhulu. Lokhu okokukhiqiza ukushisa kwe-exhaust edingwa i-DPF ukuze idlule kumjikelezo wokukhiqiza kabusha futhi izihlanze ngokwayo. Uma isebenza, isibani esiyisixwayiso sizocisha. Uma kungenjalo, yisa imoto egaraji lapho ezinye izindlela zingasetshenziswa ukuhlanza isihlungi sezinhlayiya.

Uma isihlungi se-diesel particulate sivaleka ngokuphelele futhi siqala ukwehluleka, kuzophuma intuthu emnyama epayipini lokukhipha umoya futhi ukusheshisa kwemoto kuzoba buthaka. Amagesi e-exhaust angangena ngisho nangaphakathi emotweni, okuyingozi. Kuleli qophelo, i-DPF idinga ukushintshwa, okuwumsebenzi obiza kakhulu. Ezimweni eziningi, uzobona ibhilidi okungenani engu-£1,000. Uma kuqhathaniswa, lokhu kugibela okude, okusheshayo kubonakala kuyinzuzo.

Ingabe izimoto zikaphethiloli zinazo izihlungi ze-diesel particulate?

Izinjini zikaphethiloli nazo zikhiqiza umule nezinhlayiyana uma zishisa uphethiloli, nakuba zingamazinga aphansi kakhulu kunezinjini eziningi zikadizili. Kodwa-ke, izindinganiso zakamuva ezibophezela ngokomthetho zokukhishwa kwensimu nezinhlayiyana ziqinile kangangokuthi izimoto zakamuva zikaphethiloli zidinga i-PPS noma isihlungi sezinhlayiyana zikaphethiloli ukuze zihlangabezane nazo. I-PPF isebenza ngokufana ncamashi ne-DPF.

Ingabe izihlungi ze-diesel particulate zithinta ukusebenza noma umnotho wemoto?

Ngokuphambene nalokho abanye abantu abakucabangayo, izihlungi ze-diesel particulate akuthinti ukusebenza kwemoto noma ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli.

Ngokombono, isihlungi se-diesel particulate singanciphisa amandla enjini ngoba sikhawulela ukuhamba kwamagesi e-exhaust. Lokhu kungayiminyanisa injini futhi kubangele ukuncipha kwamandla. Eqinisweni, nokho, inani lamandla ekhiqizwa injini yesimanje lilawulwa ikhompuyutha yayo, eshintsha indlela injini esebenza ngayo ukuze inxephezele isisefo.

Ikhompyutha yenjini nayo yenza isiqiniseko sokuthi isisefo asinciphisi ukonga kukaphethiloli, nakuba isimo singaba sibi kakhulu uma isisefo siqala ukuvaleka.

Okuwukuphela komphumela wesihlungi se-diesel particulate ongase uwuqaphele uhlobene nomsindo we-exhaust, futhi ngendlela enhle. Kuzobe kuthule kunemoto engenasihlungi.

Kuningi izinga izimoto ezintsha futhi esetshenziswa ongakhetha kuzo eCazoo. Sebenzisa isici sokusesha ukuze uthole okuthandayo, ukuthenge ku-inthanethi futhi ukulethe emnyango wakho noma ukhethe ukukulanda kwabaseduze nawe. Isikhungo Senkonzo Yamakhasimende saseCazoo.

Sihlala sibuyekeza futhi sandisa ububanzi bethu. Uma ungayitholi namuhla, hlola futhi ngemva kwesikhathi ukuze ubone ukuthi yini etholakalayo noma setha izexwayiso zokuphromotha ukuba ngowokuqala ukwazi uma sinezimoto ezihambisana nezidingo zakho.