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• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 2.0 Diesel DPF and driving modern diesels 16 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  or 320 D but too expensive for my cash purchase. I only do about 15k/annum and I think I may be better off with Petrol. Do they/the car tell you when you NEED to regenerate the DPF, or do you need a regular Italian tune up, which defeats the purpose somewhat. I was thinking that diesel cars need some
• Mazda 5 2.0 diesel Sport Nav 71K miles - DPF regen exhaust gone funny 31 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Converter, however they did offer to try a new solution which has come onto the market apparently which is 95% effective (didnt ask what it was called) in these situations and if it worked it would avoid me shelling out a shed load on a new cat converter / dpf filter,  suffice to say it appears to have
• Mazda 6 SL 2008+ - Mazda 6 Handbook - Should be amended/revised 16 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  Hey all, glad to see honest john is back on it's feet! I need to ask the question of whom thinks the handbook should be changed for the following reason. DPF - I am sure a lot of you know of the problems the DPF system has caused us all? Does it mention anywhere
• MINI Cooper D - Mini CooperD DPF fault light - needing urgent help 2 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  the DPF fault light come on, yikes! I've done a bit of reading on this and understand that this pug engine in the 07 Mini should activate an auto-regen. Despite that I know this engine on fords/Peugeot's requires a manual regen, so gave her a good spanking yesterday which initially seemed
• Yaris Diesel - Toyota again!! 1 Oct 2017 (Forum)
  Once again my 62 plate car is in the Toyota garage. They are currently going through a 60 page bulletin manual .  Back story. Since having it serviced a year ago last may and again this May  I've had nothing but trouble with the Dpf. This year I took it to Toyota for its service
• Skoda Octavia 2010 1.6 TDI - Skoda Octavia DPF v Shell new fuel saving diesel 15 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  the dpf.  I know this is a problem with Fiats, but not sure how this system is triggered in the VW group engines, and if there is a similar problem with overfuelling. Off now to check if oil level in sump has gone up, and to put this query on the Briskoda site.  Anyone know of any link
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - 06 1.6TDCi - DPF replenish 14 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  chance the filter may need replacing at a mammoth £700.. Anyway, I bought the car with over 38k on the clock and having looked at the log book Arnold Clarke did a service at 38k. They have confirmed this DPF replensih was not done on that service as recommended by ford ("3rd service or 37500") - have I
• Ford Focus III - Diesel Pariculate Filter Problems 4 May 2010 (Forum)
  Dear all, I've had a Ford Focus 1.6 tcdi 06 plate for just over a year.  I bought the car from a well know national car supermarket.  In January the engine management light came on and it turned out that the DPF needed repenishing.  As this was not covered in the entended
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2008 -) - 08 2.0d Extreme Diesel Dilution - DPF 11 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  Hey everyone, i have posted previously about the problem im having with my Mazda 6 2008. To cut a long story short the problem i had of the car over-accelerating on it's own was appartently due to a DPF problem which let diesel in the oil. I had my full oil test report back today, my self
• Car with Good MPG 17 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  of Fiesta 2009/10 1.6 tdci non DPF or a Megane 1.5 dci 2011(unsure about dpf).  For me after MPG, reliability and holding as much value is most important.  Advice would be great.  Thanks
• Tyre pressure sensors.The new dpf /dmf ? 17 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  I have read that all cars registered after 2014 have tyre pressure sensors. I have also read that these sensors have a life expectancy of 5 - 7 years...
• Vauxhall Astra - DPF and fuel pump, Turbo @3 years old! 23 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  Colleague of SWMBO has an astra gearbox failed 1 month after warranty expired, no Goodwill cost 2800,. bought extended warranty sold by dealer to cover...
• Peugeot 307 - Fault 9 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  My Peugeot as recently had a fault with the dpf and the mechanic cleared it out and as he did not have the software could not reset the onboard computer. After awhile white grey smoke started to come out of the exhaust and a burning smell. Took the car to a diagnostic garage and they ran tests
• Range rover petrol or diesel? 26 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  Hi, I am looking to buy a large comfortable high seating car and have been looking at cayenne, range rover or range rover sport. Budget is about 30,000. However, I drive only about 5 miles a day and about 4000 miles a year in total. I have a xf at present which is struggling with dpf issues
• any - acea grade c3 17 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  acea c3/c4 are stay in grade high performance fully synthetic oils for petrol and diesel engines with diesel particulate filters and Three way catalyst systems. These oils will extend the life of thw DPF and the Catalytic converter.   So is this why dealers
• Honda CR-V - Correct Oil for Honda CR-V 2.2 CTDi 9 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  The amber oil level warning light has just come on my 2007 CR-V 2.2 CTDi (the first of the new shape April 2007) I have visited the Castrol website and apparently the oil I should use depends on whether the car is a DPF version or not. Is there anyway of knowing if my car was fitted
• Sweet spot VAG diesel engine? 2 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  Which VAG engine is the sweet spot between reliability and MPG?  I want a car to use around town but also returns good economy on long distances. Spending between 4 and 6k.  I know VAG diesels have a good rep in this respect but i want a DPF-less car because
• Petrol DPF delay? 30 Jul 2018 (Forum)
  Interesting article. https://www.autovistagroup.com/news-and-insights/manufacturers-alleged-cartel-included-agreement-petrol-particulate-filters ...
• Hyundai ix35 - Shall I keep my diesel car or replace with petrol? 15 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  daily and around 10 miles on the weekends for grocery shopping. I read that lot of short trips is bad for the DPF so just want to check if it is a good idea to replace this with a Petrol car so that I don't need to worry about DPF in the future. In the worst case how much bill can I expect if the DPF
• Mazda CX-3 1.5d SE Nav - DPF 20 Jul 2016 (Forum)
  a new CX-3 1.5d SE Nav at the end of April 2016. Great car & spec etc........but the flashing DPF light keeps coming on. It happened the first time with less than 500 miles on the clock & continues to be a BIG problem. It happens on a long run on motorway journeys