turning to the figure where like reference numerals refer to like structures the present invention relates to a diesel particulate filter cleaning apparatus 10 and method for cleaning diesel particulate material such as ash and soot from a diesel particulate filter 42 used to treat diesel exhaust gases from a diesel engine in a motor vehicle the diesel particulate filter cleaning apparatus 10 has a vibrator 14 coupled to an air chamber 12 with a vibrator coupler 56 such as a u bolt coupled to a sidewall 32 of the air chamber 12 the vibrator 14 is preferably a pneumatic or air actuated vibrator 15 with pressure regulators to increase intensity and frequency of vibration when the pressure increases within the vibrator alternatively the vibrator 14 can be an electric or other type of pulse vibrator when an pneumatic type vibrator is used the vibrator 15 is in fluid communication with a vibrator line 34 the vibrator line 34 can have a vibrator regulator 36 to control the air pressure in the vibrator 15 and vibrator tubing 35 connecting to the vibrator pressure regulator 36 and the vibrator 15 an open first end 22 of the air chamber 12 attaches to the diesel particulate filter 42 with a diesel particulate filter coupler 16 an opposite closed second end 23 of the air chamber 12.