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  Is it time to change our car? 12 Mar 2012 (Ask HJ)
  We own a 2007 Seat Leon 1.9 diesel. It has been a very reliable car, but it is due a cam belt and, at almost five years old, I wonder whether it is liable...
• List of cars which don't have DPF's fitted 7 Feb 2019 (Forum)
  Lets try and avoid these awful devices. I'm guessing the 05 Ford Fiestas should be safe?
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  My car's DPF is blocked. Can it be cleaned or does it need replacing? 6 Nov 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I've owned a diesel 2013 Volvo V40 for nearly two years and it has now covered 28,000 miles (short journeys since I have owned it). Recently the message...
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  diesel v petrol low mileage 22 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  Your article titled “Mazda, of all he surveys” in the 22-Mar Telegraph recommended the Mazda3 Skyactiv diesel to someone doing 6,000 miles per annum, “mostly...
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  Is it legal to remove the DPF from our Hyundai Santa Fe? 30 Nov 2013 (Ask HJ)
  We have owned a 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.2 CDI 7-seater for three years but recently it has displayed the engine management light. Our dealer carried out...
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  DPF not fitted as standard on 2009 Volkswagen Golf 31 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  In your recent reply to my question over my car having a DPF fitted, you replied it most probably did have one. So I emailed my VIN number to VW and...
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  What to replace a 15 year old Golf TDI? 20 Nov 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My 2000 Golf 1.9 TDI is nearing the end of its life 200k miles and now multiple electrics problems. I'm looking to spend up to £6000 on a replacement that...
• Peugeot 206 hatchback (1998 - 2006) - 06 1.6HDI FAP DPF Removal Experiment 16 May 2010 (Forum)
  filter etc etc. To avoid these problems, I am thinking, why not just remove the DPF, maybe cut out the filter inside the can, or replace the DPF entirely with a straight through pipe. I can't find a straight through pipe for sale anywhere, but there is a small exhaust manufacturing company local to me
• Astra Elite CDTi S/S 5 Door Diesel - Replacement Third Party DPF for Vauxhall Astra 10 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  I currently own a 2013 Astra Elite CDTi S/S 5 Door Diesel  which is having issues with the Diesel Particle Filter (DPF). I've had it cleaned a couple of times and this seems to help for about 4-5 months but then it has issues again (even though I'm driving it on the motorway a fair bit
• Ford Focus Estate 1.6 TDCI - Will regen of DPF stop fumes in cabin? 24 Nov 2017 (Forum)
  for a DPF regen. The EGR valve has been changed and the fumes seem a little reduced - maybe. But there's still a kind of smoky, sooty smell getting in. Could that really be caused by a clogged DPF? When  I asked the mechanic for an explanation of how those two things could cause 'nasties
• Nissan Qashqai (2007 - ) - DPFs again 26 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  A colleague has a year-old car that yesterday lit up the DPF light. Colleague looked in handbook, which apparently says "you must drive at 50mph" but doesn't specify any duration (put yourself in the mind of a non-technical person here). She managed to touch 50 on the way home (there was traffic
• Audi A3 - Diagnosing the problem turbo or dpf 6 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Anyone any experience with this? If an exhaust is badly fitted or if it has a blocked dpf, can it cause a rapid failure of a turbo? Trying to figure out if I need to replace a turbo or an exhaust. When the engine is started white smoke pours out of the exhaust and some bluey tinted
• Volvo V40 - Potential DPF Issues? 19 May 2015 (Forum)
  out for and could this low usage have started potential DPF issues? Any advice on this would be appreciated - thanks
• ibiza ecomotive 1.4 - DOES IT HAVE A DPF? 6 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  I'm looking at buying a 2008 old shape 1.4 ibiza ecomotive with 35K on it. I cant find if it has a dpf fitted before I travel to view the car. The showroom admitted it was in the garage for an engine light but declined to say which one it was... They are rare so I dont want to miss
• Peugeot 307 SW - dpf control module 22 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi to all,              topped up eolys tank,plugged in snap on solus to reset counters.When trying to reset additive level, fault code 4 appears along with (fuel additive pump control module)?Presume this means the dpf system
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  Can you suggest a petrol pick-up truck? 28 Feb 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have a great Mitsubishi L200 pickup, which is pre-DPF. I'm now looking to change it, but I only do 5000 - 6000 miles per year, which are mostly short...
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  Diesel or petrol? 27 Jul 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My commute to work is four miles there and the same four miles back. I do this twice a day. I'm looking at buying an 09-ish Kia Soul but can't decide between...
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  Do I have to pay for the DPF to be repaired in the Volkswagen Golf I just bought? 3 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 20,000-mile Volkswagen Golf GT TDi 2.0-litre has just had the DPF, engine management and diesel glow plug lights come on. I bought it six weeks ago...
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  Flashed in the pan 19 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I own a 2.0 170 TDI PD with DPF and on our web site Seatcupra.net and other VAG web sites we are getting news of the franchised dealers reflashing the...
• Ford Focus TDCI 2006 - Misdiagnosis ? 10 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  Friends car was taken to the dealers in limp mode. And was diagnosed with a blocked DPF. Cost to repair £800 Surely a car as early as this won't have a DPF?