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• Ford Focus CC diesel - £942 for a service and work - pants pulled down? 7 Oct 2013 (Forum)
  braced myself for a bill of at least £225. Guy phones me after two hours and says (a) front and rear discs and pads need replacing (b) wipers need replacing (c) fuel additive needs replacing otherwise the DPF could fail and land me with a £1500 bill (d
• Audi A4 diesel saloon - Low-mileage turbro failure 28 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  I recently suffered a severe power reduction while motorway driving. My car was 21 months old, I'd had it from new and it had done 25000 miles. It then used a litre of oil in about 6 miles to the garage and subsequently the turbo, exhaust system and DPF had  all to be replaced, fortunately
• Fiesta 70ps 1.4 Tdci - Chipping a diesel? 30 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  it for a while. I have also taken into consideration the cost of changing a DPF. The car is 15 months old.   Thanks
• Budget Automatic Run Around - Help!! 15 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  but highest speed I will ever get up to is around 50MPH and it won't be a long stretch (lots of roundabouts). Could get quite a bit of stop-start traffic on certain days hence the requirement for automatic. I will do the odd motorway run on weekends which should clear the DPF if that's a factor
• Lexus Gs or Mercedes E class - Next car??? 17 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  next 5/7 years then will be 75 and driving will be hell by then.   Budget can be p to 20,00 Realise issues with diesel and DPF so wondering if Mercs are good/bad in this respect. Would not welcome £2000 bill after 2 years low mileage. Option is GS 300
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  Buying a cheap to tax car for commuting 8 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  I need a new car 1.3-1.6 for commuting 60 miles a day with good mileage and low road tax. Needs to be value for money?
• Watchdog 20/10/11 26 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Anybody see Watchdog this week with the segment about the DPF's? If you didnt see it there was nothing that we hadnt heard before and was essentially the same thing we've been saying for ages to all buyers who come on here asking for advice. Its interesting how its taken the nations
• Vauxhall Astra Twintop 1.9 150 Design - Spanner warning Light 23 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  The spanner light has appeared on my dash. The peddle test revealed trouble code relating to the PDF P2452. I took the car out for a few long journeys to give the DPF chance to regenerate to no avail. Long story but I've been back and forth to Thorney Motorsport
• Peugeot 307 2.0 HDi 110 - Peugeot 307 2.0 HDi 110 down on power 18 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  filter, oil filter and oil and cleaned out the DPF. All of this has improved the performance but its still slow! I'm all out of ideas now, has anyone else got any suggestions? I have a Peugeot planet diagnostic and the engine is no longer reporting any faults, is there anything I can test using
• Vauxhall Insignia - Faulty Flywheel on Insignia CDTI 160ps Ecoflex 30 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  that it was an issue with the DPF, however, after driving it in traffic, they agreed that it was definately clutch related and stripped out the clutch and gearbox. I got a call earlier this week to tell me that the Dual Mass Flywheel was faulty and would need tobe replaced, however it seems that they are now on back
• Skoda Octavia I (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.9 Tdi... solid? 28 May 2009 (Forum)
  100,000 miles. Is the 1.9 Tdi unit decently solid or not? I doubt if the car has a DPF, but does it have one of these absurdly fragile dual mass flywheels, and is there any risk of the fuel pump going? It will spend quite a lot of time not being used, and most of the use it gets will be pootling. I've
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  How reliable is the Toyota Avensis? 1 Jun 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Toyota Avensis 1.6 D4D estate with 65,000 miles on the clock. It has a full dealer service history. I have read that the engine is not reliable...
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  Should I buy a Ford Galaxy to replace my Ford Mondeo estate? 11 May 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of changing my Ford Mondeo estate for a more recent Ford Galaxy auto. Not more than four years old and, say, not more than 30,000 miles...
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  Will diesel cars be banned in towns and cities? 29 Mar 2022 (Ask HJ)
  Am I being neurotic when I think diesel cars in cities and towns will be short-lived? I feel they will be soon banned, which means it will be best to...
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  How much should I pay for a Peugeot Partner van for a camper conversion? 7 Sep 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I'm going to be buying a small van with the intention of converting it into a small camper. How much should I put aside for a reliable Peugeot Partner...
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  I drive 8,000 miles per year, mostly around town. Should I buy a diesel? 16 Mar 2021 (Ask HJ)
  Should I buy a diesel SUV? I drive about 7,000 - 8,000 miles a year, much of it short journeys in town.
• Peugeot 307 - Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 03 110, Anti Pollution 4 Jul 2019 (Forum)
  of the questions? Problem has been ongoing since November 2018. The antipollution fault light came up after the car was not picking up speed and would barely get past 30mph. I've done the following so far :-  - Added some Redex and DPF cleaner and taken it on a motorway run a few times @ 3000pm
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  What cars are still reliable over the 100,000 mile mark? 7 Aug 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I'm looking for a cheap to run car which will be reliable, but over the magic 100,000 mark, as I do plenty of miles and don't want to crucify value. Ideally...
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  My Volkswagen is not performing like it was before the emissions fix - what can I do? 17 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  Can someone enlighten me as to why my car is not performing as it was before it went in for the emissions fix? The emissions light comes on continually...
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  Does the start/stop mechanism and premium fuel effect the regeneration process? 3 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I stumbled across a couple of issues which seem to do the rounds on various forums, so I thought I'd ask here for a definite answer. One is that the Start-Stop...