Run an auto repair shop? Keep the profit for yourself.

When you send your DPF filter to another workshop for cleaning, you are helping to pay off someone else's machine — instead of paying off your own.

If your workshop doesn’t offer in-house DPF filter cleaning, some customers may choose a place where it can be done on the spot, without having to wait or arrange another visit.

In that situation, the service revenue goes to your competitors, and customers can gradually get used to handling DPF filter issues elsewhere.

How many customers do you serve each month—and how many of them could you also offer DPF filter cleaning as an additional service while their car is already in your workshop?

Calculate how much you lose by using external services

When you outsource DPF filter cleaning, it can make things harder than they need to be. You pay an external company, spend time on arranging the process, and you don’t fully control how long it takes. For the customer, it often means a longer wait.

When you do DPF filter cleaning in-house, it’s simpler. You keep the service and the profit in your workshop, you can plan the turnaround on your own terms, and customers have one less reason to go elsewhere.

How quickly does your own machine pay for itself?

In many EU countries, customers typically pay around €100–200 to have a DPF/FAP filter cleaned. If the operating cost of performing the service in your own workshop is around €15 (your cost of consumables, utilities, and running the machine), you keep a solid margin that can help cover the lease instalment and still leave room for profit.

With monthly leasing instalments for DPF machine ranging from €400 to €600, it is often sufficient to clean around four DPF filters to cover the monthly instalment.