Does my Volkswagen have a DPF?

I have recently moved from France to Guernsey and from reading your Daily Telegraph column am concerned about potential DPF problems due to low usage. However I am not sure if DPFs were fitted back in 1999. Also I had a replacement engine fitted in France in 2010. Would this have altered the situation?

Asked on 29 October 2013 by sanglier

Answered by Honest John

No DPF on this and actually the added lubricity of the diesel fuel itself makes a pre-DPF diesel better for short runs than a petrol engine.

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