Excuse for not covering on a vehicle warranty

fivetide

A number of these systems, like the DFP need the car to be run hot and revved a bit to help keep them in good order. If it clogs, the car will come to a halt.

I'd look at chopping it in and picking up a decent little petrol motor before big bills come downt he line.

If you don't need a car Mondeo sized then you should be able to get a little petrol motor that will match it for mpg around town and also be very low in tax/insurance.

iolanthe07

A 20 mile trip on the motorway at a decent speed once a week should keep the DPF clear, but diesel was absolutely the wrong choice for a car doing so few miles.

poppasmurf_bewdley

Can you imagine that Ford would not sell a car to someone who says they only want to cover 4k miles a year, citing that it would be unsuitable?

Even more, can you imagine Ford not honouring a guarantee for a car that has only done 4k miles in a year?

I have never read such poppycock. Of course Ford should, and will, honour the guarantee, no matter that a low mileage has been covered.

OddballJamie

iolanthe07 wrote: »

A 20 mile trip on the motorway at a decent speed once a week should keep the DPF clear, but diesel was absolutely the wrong choice for a car doing so few miles.

As it seems the OP is planning on keeping the car long-term the better option would be to have the DPF removed once any issues begin. This would be a cheaper option than having to do unnecessary miles.

OddballJamie

OP here's a good article on it from the AA
https://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/fuels-and-environment/diesel-particulate-filters.html

forgotmyname

The low mileage you do is terrible for a DPF. It needs a nice run 20 minutes over 40mph i think to regenerate the DPF.

Lots of short journeys will clog it up. And require more servicing.

heathergmail1

forgotmyname wrote: »

The low mileage you do is terrible for a DPF. It needs a nice run 20 minutes over 40mph i think to regenerate the DPF.

Lots of short journeys will clog it up. And require more servicing.

Would you say a daily run?

heathergmail1

Thank you all for your advice, it kinda makes more sense now, I know we need to use the car more, just I have a company car all expenses paid so we tend to use that for longer journeys. However we will certainly use it more.

I don't want to change the car as we love the car and it suits the size of our family etc.

From what I can gather from all your advise I need to use the car more for longer periods and at speeds greater than 40mph.

Would you advise this daily or maybe a few times per week.

Would this be something they will pick up on the next service (due November)

fivetide

Couple of times a week should be fine. Will need a good 30 minutes or so driving to actually get up to speed. Hold the revs a bit getting on the motorway, things like that. Basically, help everything get hot (especially the oil) and blow the cobwebs off once in a while!

If the car suits you do condider a petrol version of the same thing. Much less likely to go Pete Tong!

forgotmyname

As above daily is not required. What are your normal journey types? Distance / speed etc?

example.. I had a 2.5L V6 rover and worked 3 miles away. I needed to carry stuff with me so other transport was not ideal.
Towards the end of the week, The hydraulic tappets used to start to rattle a little bit. Because the oil never got warm and not at speed long enough.

I used to jump on the motorway leave it in 2nd at 70mph (auto) 1 junction down then the lanes back home. No more rattles.

No need to thrash the guts out of it or redline it. 3000rpm or so for a good 10 minutes+ each time.
A diesel also likes a good thrash to clear the soot out. Accelerate fairly hard in 3rd gear every now and then also help.

I doubt a service will pick anything up. Its only when the lights come on to say the DPF is not working properly. I wouldnt want a car with a DPF.

But it's not something i will be able to avoid for long.