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• DPFs: What are they and why do they go wrong? (FAQs)
  The latest bane of a diesel driver's life is the Diesel Particulate Filter. The purpose is to absorb particulate emissions created during the start-up phase of an engine from cold. These absorbed particulates are then superheated and burned off during the regeneration cycle of the DPF
• RUNNING IN A DIESEL: What's the best way to run-in a diesel engine? (FAQs)
  the DPF will require the car to regularly be driven significant distances at 2,000rpm plus for the DPF to get hot enough to regenerate and burn off the particulates in it. DPFs also have an 'active' cycle where additinal fuel is injected into the combustion chambers to creater hotter than
• ADBLUE: What is AdBlue and What do I need to know about it? (FAQs)
  it has been turned off. There is also apprehension about the calcifying/corrosive nature of the chemical (ph9) in terms of its effect on the longevity of system components. The exhaust system of a Euro 6 diesel vehicle with all its DPF components, its SCR reduction components, could have up to 12
• DIESEL v PETROL: Which is better for me?   (FAQs)
  Injector failures £250 - £1,500 Diesel particulate filter failures £500 - £1,500. It was always illegal to remove a DPF, and from February 2014 has been tested for as part of the MoT.  Glowplug failures up to £1,000 if they come out. Up