Should I be worried about buying a diesel with dpf?

LandyAndy

attila_ wrote: »

Yes that's the feeling I get on forums. It looks like mazdad have serious issues, then vag.

Anyone got experience of cleaning dpf?

My Mazda6 has done 80,000 miles in 52 months and there has been no problem with the dpf yet.

WTFH

Paperbird wrote: »

Ignore the 12/15/40000 mile break even point because that's based on buying a new car and selling it after three years.
It's not the amount of miles you do but the type of driving that starts the DPF problems, it needs regular 20 to 30 mile runs at 2000rpm or more to keep the DPF clear.

Exactly.

I do under 12k a year and have a diesel, most of the diesel I buy costs under £1.10 a litre (completely legal). Thing is, I don't drive my car every week. Sometimes it will sit for 3 weeks without going anywhere, sometimes it's just one week. But when I drive it will be a 200+ mile trip one way, park up for a few days, then a 200+ mile drive home.

Mr_Mink

LandyAndy wrote: »

My Mazda6 has done 80,000 miles in 52 months and there has been no problem with the dpf yet.

I think the problem was the older Mazda's. Early 2000's seem to be the main offenders.

londonTiger

All diesels will have DPFs eventually. Just embrace it and factor it into the motoring cost.

If you want a relatively new diesel it will have a DPF

spacey2012

This Myth, that Diesels run for ever .
The oldest most stupid old wife's tale going.

The Old churners of the 80's with 55 BHP might have done.
But these days most Turbo Diesel engines are pretty goosed around 120k.
The internals, will run for ever, it is the bits like DMF fly wheels at £1500 a pop and coded injectors at £1300 a set that kill them off .
If it has had a cheap unbalanced flywheel kit fitted, you can look forward to it going again 20k later.
The days were they run for ever are steeped in mythology.

londonTiger

spacey2012 wrote: »

This Myth, that Diesels run for ever .
The oldest most stupid old wife's tale going.

The Old churners of the 80's with 55 BHP might have done.
But these days most Turbo Diesel engines are pretty goosed around 120k.
The internals, will run for ever, it is the bits like DMF fly wheels at £1500 a pop and coded injectors at £1300 a set that kill them off .
If it has had a cheap unbalanced flywheel kit fitted, you can look forward to it going again 20k later.
The days were they run for ever are steeped in mythology.

the 10 year old vw tdis tend to live on quite long. 200K is very common.

spacey2012

londonTiger wrote: »

the 10 year old vw tdis tend to live on quite long. 200K is very common.

Yeah and had ten electronic parking brake repairs at £1200 + vat.

londonTiger

spacey2012 wrote: »

Yeah and had ten electronic parking brake repairs at £1200 + vat.

dont blame the car, blame the driver.

Parking brake = just a cable that connects to the rear brakes.

No rocket science. You must be pulling extremely hard to brake the cables.

sillysi

Im going through this DPF dilemma at the moment as well .I will probably be buying a new car very soon .The dealer said to go for the diesel but I only do 6k miles ( which I told them )a year so would this be asking for problems ?

londonTiger

sillysi wrote: »

Im going through this DPF dilemma at the moment as well .I will probably be buying a new car very soon .The dealer said to go for the diesel but I only do 6k miles ( which I told them )a year so would this be asking for problems ?

yes, 6k miles is too low for diesel.