Most recently answered dpf questions
We have recently retired and are planning to spend around £20,000 on a new or nearly new car. Being conscious of escalating fuel costs we were planning to buy a diesel engine, but are now confused by the...
I am an ex-consumer adviser and am appalled by the way a friend has been treated by Jaguar Motors, and a Jaguar main dealer. Although there has been a short piece in the Evening Standard about his case...
I'm trying to help my sister-in-law buy a car, but need your help please.
She wants an automatic 4WD with seven seats. Of the choices available the majority are diesels with DPFs and as the vehicle will...
I have a Sept 2007 Mazda 6 2.0 diesel, which has been totally reliable and trouble free for 3.5 years.
I have read your advice that diesels start costing money in years 4-6. What is likely to need doing...
I bought a new Volkswagen Polo SEL 1.6 CR/DPF 90PS 5-speed manual in November 2010. It now has 1,500 miles on the clock. It stalled at a junction soon after I bought it, then a few months later the engine...
There are vast numbers of diesel cars on the roads and many models are now only available with diesel engines.
Not all of these vehicles can be being driven under 'ideal conditions.' If there were continuing...
I've had a VW Sharan for 10 years and it's regularly starting to breakdown, so it's time for a new one.
The kids are getting older so there is no need for an MPV anymore, but we prefer to sit up high,...
I am not a high mileage driver.
How do I prevent problems with the diesel particulate filter on this vehicle?
I thought that you might find my experience to be a vaguely interesting contribution to the DPF discussion. I agree that, on the whole, they are probably an expensive invention of the Devil but sometimes...
I have now run a Chevrolet Cruze diesel auto for over one year. Since Shell introduced "Fuel saver" diesel, my consumption has increased to 27.86 mpg average over the past 1,138 miles i.e. five tankfuls,...
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