At what point do short journeys negatively affect diesel particulate filters?

You often talk about the relationship between short journeys from cold in diesel engine cars and the premature failure of diesel particulate filters. In this context what do you class as a short journey?

Asked on 8 September 2010 by Skippymon

Answered by Dan Harrison

We've got full details on DPFs here, and it should answer your questions: www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/diesel-particulate-filters

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