u/Independent-Sweet627

Hi all, long story short my 2015 V70 D3 is passing soot into the exhaust pipes. It only has 60k miles, I bought it last year and have put 10k miles on her.
I never really noticed regens even after long drives.
She started to smell from the tailpipe on cold start and that’s when I noticed the black soot in the pipes.

I’ve found some online for around £750. I can’t afford to take it to a dealer to be honest.
I would delete but It’s illegal here in the UK.

Has anyone had experience with replacing the DPF on these cars? What other parts would I need to bring to the mechanic,If I buy the filter with the fitting kit can I have my mechanic replace it? Does the CAT need to be replaced too?

Any info at all deeply appreciated.