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• Any - diesel exhaust regeneration 18 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  At work we recently took delivery of four out of twenty seven new euro 6 trucks. As well as the Adblue system they now have a exhaust catalyst regeneration system (dpf). Whilst driving one yesterday it started regeneratein and this is the first time I have had this as they have only covers 1500
• Chevrolet Cruze 2.0 vcdi Auto - A good "bargain" vs similar Astra? 5 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  with Chevrolet pulling out of Europe next year? We will run the car until it's 6 or 7 years old. P.s. I'm aware of DPF's , I will be driving this car 24k per year and my wife will be driving my non DPF diesel. Thanks, Wug.
• Ford Focus Estate tdci 1.6 2007 - low power 10 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  My wife sometimes runs on nearly empty. Then we had a noticeable drop in car performance.. having to go up hills in 1 or 2. Noticed the red light was on and we had an engine system warning. Thought it might be the dpf and after checking oil and water I decided to raise the pressure on the sytem
• Mazda 6 - Mazda 6 2.2d 185 Sport - Should I buy it? 12 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  over schedule)...I wondered whether this could have done any damage in terms of the Mazda DPF/diesel in sump problem seeing as the oil changes have been 14,500 miles between at least once? I understand the 2.2 diesel engine has a closed loop DPF system, which means it doesnt go wrong as much
• VW Golf 1.9 tdi / 1.6 petrol approx 03 plate - Diesel or Petrol 11 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Hi guys some advice needed. i used to own a Mazda5 diesel which I have had to get rid of due to change in jobs and lower milage may run me into DPF problems (although I had some minor ones before having read on this i have heard its a living nightmare on lower mileages) now having driven
• ford focus - Particles, Catalitic converters, DPF's, Diesel??? 9 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  emissions how is it that I cannot buy a Ford Focus without air con ( uses 8% more fuel) and told by most enonomy drivers to turn off and it adds £500 to car. I have managed since 03 with a non air con fiesta if I get hot I open the window. The DPF's have an effect on fuel consumption so does
• Review - Punto van Mk2b 1.3 Multijet (pre DPF) 9 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  a cold start and over a 4 mile mixed run. It`s done a 79mpg return over 120 miles at around 55mph and really can`t be forced below 60mpg for any length of time however it`s driven. Camchain, hydraulic tappets, galvanized..pre DPF - all plus points. Build faults -the rear door lock
• SEAT Ibiza - Super Quiet Exhaust 12 Apr 2023 (Forum)
  I have got a 2012 1.2 tdi Seat Ibiza and have gone to great lengths to make it loud. As of this afternoon it now has a hornet exhaust back box, dpf delete and decat so it is virtually straight through. Yet, it still remains very quiet. What the hell can I do to make it loud? Don’t mind doing some
• Ford cmax 1.6 diesel - Engine fault 7 May 2019 (Forum)
  Engine system fault message on dash with a red light.  No other warning lights. Not in limp mode. Drives normal  Put it on code reader saying particulate below normal threshold  Revved the crap out of it up the motorway but still not cleared. Spoke to a Dpf
• Any - Diesel cars 14 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  or 10 miles to regenerate the DPF and this is a newish car.  Sorry I am late home but I am just rejenerating and wasting my time and money trying to save the planet !  
• Vauxhall Zafira B - Oil Type, low SAPS on petrol engine? 22 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  I'd be very grateful for advice on choosing engine oil for my 2014 Zafira B 1.8 petrol please. I just called at my local motor factors and they said I need low SAPS oil, but they also sad my car has a DPF, so I was a bit suspicious. A type / brand recommendation would
• Car advice hatchback 13 Mar 2015 (Forum)
  Hi guys im after a car upto £4000, ive been looking at various options dont really want to get a petrol)i do roughly 12k a year) but ideally a diesel ive been looking at focus(05.06) but dpf puts me off. so started looking at Fiat Bravos 1.9 with descent extras.   has
• No - Part Exchanges 2 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  if it is not sold and previously serviced by them. Must admit, have chickened out and sold my 3 and a bit year old dpf/dmf fitted diesel, beforeencountering problems, but got fed up of the regualr expensive additional oil
• new astra 1.4 vvt turbo - any one got the new astra whats it like on petrol? 25 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  I do up to 200 miles a day and am looking at a used new shape  astra 1.4 petrol turbo. Has anyone got one whats it like on fuel? I can't afford a new shape diesel and have concerns anyway about dpf dmf problems with diesels. Any advice would be appreciated.
• make no mistake they're coming - Euro VI emissions control 6 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Talking to my friendly local indy garage this morning, and he has been on a course abour emissions and dpf in particular, and says that some cities are planning to ban diesels altogether because the particles that are released after "burning" are even moe toxic and finer than previously thought
• Any - Marketing speak - when reality departs 20 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  to the car’s top-quality handling. Could any members please enlighten me as to the specific handling merits of the Diesel Particulate Filter?  Is this a feature of all DPFs or only VAG ones? ;)
• Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCi - Diesel Smell 5 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  that something isn't right. Does a 2004 (53) plate 2.0 TDCi 130 (6) have a dpf and would this be the beginning of an expensive failure? Any help much appreciated.
• Kia Sportage / Hyundai Tucson advice please 2 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I am considering buying either Kia Sportage / Hyundai Tucson (new or upto a couple of years old) with the diesel engine option. Does anyone know if they have any major faults? I believe that the common rail fuel system is from Bosch. Does anyone know if it has a DPF (it is Euro IV)? I believe
• Vans over 3.5 ton 3 Jul 2024 (Forum)
  Hi all. Sorry to join and go straight into asking for help but I'm looking for a pre dpf van with a gross weight of more than 3500kg. I've been looking for weeks,  trying to find info about what is available.  Unfortunately I can't find any sites that give general
• 2019 Mazda CX5 2.2D Sport Nav + AWD Auto - 2019 Mazda CX5- engine issues 20 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  Just wondering if anyone has anything sensible to say about the later versions of these, has the issues with sump filling / DPF been resolved? Do the facelifted cars ( post2019) still report as having the same issues as the pre 2017 models? Anyone got a 2019 2.2D CX5 in ^^^ spec and got