DPF faulty or not?

My son has had one of these for about 4 months and I am bitterly regretting the advice I gave him to buy a diesel. The car is 08 and about 80k, has run without problems, no warning lights, suddenly cut...

Am I doing enough mileage for my DPF?

Will weekly runs of 20 miles out, two hours rest, and 20 miles back be enough to burn off diesel particulates. The rest of the week the car does 8-10 miles daily, and once a year 1500 miles, with 10 days...

Does my car have a DPF?

My car is powered by a Volkswagen 140bhp diesel engine, code BRT. I need to know whether this engine has a DPF. The reason is that the oil is Volkswagen-spec 50501 if not, but 50700 if it is. Seems to...

Is a a 58-plate KIA Cee'd fitted with a DPF?

I am looking to buy a 58-plate Kia cee'd 1.6 CRDI LS estate. It will mainly do daily trips around town for 15 mins or so, so we are put off by the diesel particulate filter info on the internet. I asked...

Replacement Peugeot 508 DPF - maintenance or warranty?

My Peugeot 508 1.6eHDI recently had to be towed to my local dealer for a fault diagnosed as a blocked diesel filter. Although less than two years old and still under warranty the fault was considered to...

Bought a car with it's particulate filter remooved.

A month a go I bought a used car from a dealer. The dealer gave a written warranty for 'major mechanical failures.' The next morning I noticed the car was vibrating violently and was spewing out a lot...

Yeti 'Engine Fault' warning

We love our two year old Yeti 4x4 diesel (or at least we did). A couple of weeks ago after a couple of hours at a steady 70mph on the A1 the glow plug warning light started to flash and the warning: 'Engine...

Particulate filter warning light on after car was stored

I recently got my car back after 10 weeks when it was vegetating in a body-shop following a hail storm in June. Since I got it back, the Particulate Filter warning light is on constantly. Since the 10...

Is the new Kia Rio a good idea?

Is this car worth considering if I drive approx 8000 miles annually and are the usual servicing requirements needed? ie cam belt particulate filter and perhaps other expensive service items that come with...

DPF light but no DPF?

The diesel particulate filter (DPF) light is coming on in the dash but there appears to no DPF fitted. Why is DPF light coming on?