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  Buying a new small 4x4 6 Jan 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Very much enjoy your website & Telegraph articles. Are you able to suggest a replacement for our much loved Fabia VRS. The replacement needs to be 4x4,...
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  How should I drive my diesel Honda CR-V to minimise DPF damage? 29 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  You've said not to buy a diesel if one does less than 15,000 miles per year. I have a Honda CR-V diesel (on an 08 plate), and only do about 8000 miles...
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  Will a diesel Toyota Urban Cruiser's DPF be ok with a 25-mile run each month? 8 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I 'm thinking of downsizing from my Toyota RAV4 (01/2004) diesel and quite like the Toyota Urban Cruiser. I do about 6000 miles pa and you say the diesel...
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  Will my Nissan Note's DPF be ok if I take it for a 40-mile drive once a week? 5 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a new Nissan Note 1.5 diesel in March. Soon afterwards, I moved house with work and now it only has a three-mile trip each day. At weekends I...
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  Will my friend's new Volvo S40 diesel be susceptible to DPF faults? 9 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  A friend is buying a new Volvo S40 Drive diesel. Is this model susceptible to the problems with particulate filters that seem to feature so strongly in...
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  Yeti 'Engine Fault' warning 16 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  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...
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  What is AdBlue and what does it do? 18 Nov 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I currently have a 2014 Mercedes-Benz C-Class diesel and I am waiting delivery of a new B-Class 180d. I prefer Mercedes diesels to Renault petrol engines. Because...
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  Post-coronavirus, I'm working from home more. Should I swap my diesel to avoid DPF issues? 8 Jul 2020 (Ask HJ)
  At the start of the year, I bought a 2018 diesel Peugeot 3008 to cater for a daily commute of 40 miles each way and regular long distance family trips...
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  Should I buy a petrol or a diesel? 11 Mar 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I am soon to order a new car and am debating whether to have diesel or petrol. My driving pattern is changing as I am spending time between Italy and...
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  Could you recommend a medium-size van for a delivery driver? 17 Apr 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I'm a delivery drive. Could you recommend a medium-size van with an automatic gearbox, please?
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  Why is my Volkswagen Touran using so much oil? 23 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2013 Volkswagen Touran 1.6 diesel with 13,000 miles on the clock. Recently the car has been giving me some problems. A while ago it was emitting...
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  Should a DPF fault on my Lexus 220D have been noticed during a service? 9 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My 2009 Lexus 220D went into limp mode 100 miles from home when I was on my way to France on holiday. It was the DPF filter. This was after a major service...
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  Is my diesel Jaguar XF suitable for my mileage and driving style? 26 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I am retired and drive less than 6000 miles a year in a 2.7-litre diesel Jaguar XF. You always advise that petrol is better than diesel for low mileage,...
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  DPF and Turbo failure on my Focus 23 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  The engine failure light came on in my 2008 Focus 1.6 TDCI and i discovered it was the additive for the DPF filter, which needed to be topped up. But...
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  When is a DPF fluid change due? 10 Aug 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My Ford dealer tells me that I should have completely changed the DPF oil at the 37,500 service. My village garage - who did the service - says that AutoData...
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  Flat spot at around 2000rpm in X-Trail 27 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Recently bought X-trail and it has a certain degree of what I can only describe as hesitancy or very slight judder/cough and splutter, always round about...
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  Is it true that diesel vehicles don't respond well to repeated short runs from cold? 27 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have advised my wife that for only about 5,000 miles per year she needs to stick to a petrol automatic SUV because it's cheaper and diesel engines do...
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  Should I be concerned about the DPF if I buy a Volkswagen Golf or Polo TDI? 14 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am about to choose between a Golf TDI 90 PS and a Polo 75 PS TDI, but am concerned about reports concerning DPF problems with the Polo in particular....
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  How should I drive my Citroen C5 diesel in order to avoid potential DPF problems? 5 Sep 2010 (Ask HJ)
  A couple of months ago, I bought a secondhand 2007 Citroen C5 2.0 HDi auto. This is obviously a rep's car, given the 72,000 miles on the clock. Again,...
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  Filter tip - DPF regeneration 15 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I've run a BMW E60 525SE petrol auto from new. It's 6 years old and I intend to change it for a new F10 5-Series. There are compelling paper reasons for...