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• 59 Ibiza TDI 1.6 - To keep or not? 10 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  and they want 500 big ones to fix, wiring has corroded to the turbo sensor and one of the dpf soot level sensors is faulty. The guy in the garage said I got lucky as it could have been the turbo itself due to its age and mikes (130k). Bearing in mind the car is 11.5 years old and has done 130k
• Nissan Qashqai - Qashqai, loss of power, alarm going off etc 29 Mar 2020 (Forum)
  the DPF (told them no at the time) and low and behold it was not that. Called into local garage on the way home and they plugged it in and flagged it two error codes, but Nissan aren’t really taking any notice of that. Have said they need it in for a prolonged time to replicate fault, what so they can
• Mazda 5 - Mazda 5 - 2008 - D I E S E L ! losing power 23 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  Hi guys, I am all to aware about the bad reputation these cars have with DPF's, injector washers and so on but try to keep everything at bay myself. I am not a mechanic by trade but am very hands on and not afraid to get stuck in. I had planned on timing belt/drive belts etc this weekend
• No idea - Large load space for dog cage and other gear 14 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  of short runs (I've screwed up the DPF and Cat on our diesel Alhambra). Fuel economy is relatively unimportant.  I value reliability far higher than looks, and with the exception of e-windows in the front I am not fussed about any gadgets. I would prefer SUV style for easier access, I don't
• Ford B-MAX - 1.0 Ecoboost B-Max as a second car - thoughts? 16 Dec 2017 (Forum)
  engine, that has performance when needed - No DPF, Powershift auto etc. to worry about - The taller body and sliding doors are better for tall people - Cheap VED - Decent reviews   However, it has been on his forecourt for 6 months, after he took it in part
• Opinions required 23 May 2016 (Forum)
  on the clock and it was struggling with a few issues and wasn't holding up to my daily journey. I then got a 13 plate Toyota Yaris, with 8k on the clock, 2 years on and an extra 40k on the clock and that is having issues with the DPF.  So, firstly does PCP make any sense in my situation (have
• Volkswagen Golf mk5 Estate - Options? 1 Sep 2015 (Forum)
  going to be more than double that and I could yet encounter further costs for example a new EGR valve or even DPF issues. I have requested from the garage I bought it from, written confirmation and receipts for the parts
• Looking for a "hot-hatch" type car (second ever) 23 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  and under 50km/h everywhere else. This gives you an idea of the driving conditions... and explains why I'm only interested in urban fuel consumption and acceleration instead of top speed. My daily commute is 5 miles each way, so I think it probably makes anything Diesel out of the question because the DPF
• 2014 Vauxhall Astra GTC J 2.0L Diesel - MPG suddenly dropped by 30-40% 3 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  off.  Is this something to do with charging the alternator as the battery got so low when I was parked up or is this some sort of DPF cleaning?? Thing is it started when engine wasnt even up to temp. Gave me a bit of a scare as I have only owned the car 2 weeks and I have been used
• Volkswagen Tiguan 2.0tdi 2010 - Rattling noise from engine area 10 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  a zafira diesel where I ended up replacing the clutch and flywheel and it still persisted and ended up being to do with the egr/ dpf side of things, the rattling flywheel was as a result of a poorly running engine. The car starts and sounds to me like the engine is running poorly. I have recorded
• Focus Conundrum 2 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  for the size of car? Is the 1.6 a better idea (there're more of them about), easier to live with and grin and bear the car tax? Am I right to disregard the diesels (my concern centres around the DPF due to short journeys
• Ford Mondeo IV (2007 - ) - Mondeo IV 2.0TDCI - 20,000 mile report 3 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  never reset), 70% driving in urban 30 / 40 limits and journeys under 10 miles, 30% motorway / A road trips. Considering the size & weight of car I think this is pretty good. No DPF problems, regenerations are now unobtrusive. I reported before about the "oil service" light issue: http
• Hyundai i40 tourer 1.7 active 115ps - Reliability/Economy/Maintenance 3 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  the tank drop below half full, and almost exclusively use premium diesel, either Shell V power, or equivalent. I am not ''dissing'' other fuels, but I want as little downtime/workshop time as possible during the car's lifecycle, and want to keep the injectors/fuel pump/dpf/fuel tank as clean as possible
• Mazda CX-7 - Let down by Mazda customer service. 19 Jan 2016 (Forum)
  dealer in Tamworth for service and good check up. I asked them to check timing chain and they said its fine. I drove for Christmas to Poland and all was good but there was one think I wasn’t sure about… Mazda put castrol magnatec oil instead dexelia dpf. I already knew  about customer
• Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi (08) - Ford refuse to help charity - turbo failure warning 18 Feb 2021 (Forum)
  ).   After much toing and throwing, Ford Customer Relations said that they were not prepared to help the charity as their technical team believed it was a servicing issue (that the likelihood was that oil starvation due to poor servicing caused the turbo failure, which caused the dpf failure and then engine
• mazda 6 2.2 sport - madza 6 engine failure under warranty 30 Dec 2020 (Forum)
  the strainer as part of the service, this alone tells me that mazda know that there is a problem with there diesels. Every time the DPF filter regenerates it releases some diesel into the engine which again changes the oil and affects its properties, which means it can't keep the metal parts of the engine
• How/Where to report a scammer? 24 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  with a laptop & dealer-level diagnostic software, asking all kinds of HIGHLY technical questions about the car, most of which I had no idea what they even were. As a result of the diagnostics, a major problem with the turbo was found, as well as DPF and glow plugs, as a result I sold him the car
• Mazda 3 - Car sold with no service history. Advice/Feedback 21 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  I bought a 15 plate mazda back in Oct from a Stoneacre dealership. About 4 weeks ago some lights came on on the dash - Tyre pressure malfunction, Engine malfunction, DSC malfunction, DPF malfunction, Smart Brake assist malfunction. In addition the istop stopped working, and the dash section
• Toyota Yaris - Problems with Yaris bought recently from dealer 24 Feb 2017 (Forum)
  light. I took it to motorline bromsgrove. They said that the DPF needs regeneration and initially, they were going to charge me £101 as they said it should be covered under toyota warranty. Then they called back an hour later and said that they called toyota and toyota would NOT cover it under
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W124 (1985 - 2000) - New Motor - something for the weekend 12 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  !). The burden is now upon me to maintain the car in the manner to which she has become accustomed. Thankfully that shouldn't be too hard - around here garage rates are a whopping 27 euros an hour and every workshop is teaming with old men that have all grown up with these cars. Plus, with no DPF or DMF