Problems with brand new Vauxhall Corsa

welfayre

181% saturation is basically pointless information. If you plug in a diagnostic machine and read out the live data you'll get info like:

Soot content of DPF - xxx%
Ash content of DPF - xxx%


Soot content - xxg
Ash content - xxg

If you see the soot/ash content is near or above 100% you can do a forced regeneration and get it down but I've seen readings as high as 220% and after a forced regen its right as rain.

Its also impossible to know what state your DPF is in unless you go around with a diagnostic computer plugged in at all times.

Hoof_Hearted

A good letter -- measured and factual. Excellent.

deanos

Might help but my van recently went in for repair, because of a cracked dpf pressure pipe, was fixed under warranty, its a 2012 1.3 combi diesel so probably a similar engine to yours, the dealer said it was a very common problem and even said it was probably this before they even looked at it, as well as our own company workshop who said the same , apparently the new pipe has been modified from the original part because of the problems

glauber_berti

deanos wrote: »

Might help but my van recently went in for repair, because of a cracked dpf pressure pipe, was fixed under warranty, its a 2012 1.3 combi diesel so probably a similar engine to yours, the dealer said it was a very common problem and even said it was probably this before they even looked at it, as well as our own company workshop who said the same , apparently the new pipe has been modified from the original part because of the problems

That's really interesting. Was that a Vauxhall van?


Photome - I did write on their Facebook yesterday but that was specifically about them not replying to my e-mails. I have now put a quite detailed post on there and encouraged friends/family to comment on it.


I've also linked to this thread on it. Hopefully, it will get a few likes and comments over the weekend and they'll finally put this right.

glauber_berti

colin79666 wrote: »

Quick question - did you retain the "broken" part? As you have paid for the repair you have the right to take the old part back and take it away for independent inspection. This might improve your standing if you take this to court.

I didn't but I'm happy enough to accept the pipe was broken. It's just a matter of why and, more importantly, where the blame for that lies and whether it should subsequently be covered under warranty.

deanos

glauber_berti wrote: »

That's really interesting. Was that a Vauxhall van?


Photome - I did write on their Facebook yesterday but that was specifically about them not replying to my e-mails. I have now put a quite detailed post on there and encouraged friends/family to comment on it.


I've also linked to this thread on it. Hopefully, it will get a few likes and comments over the weekend and they'll finally put this right.

yes its a vauxhall van, well actually a re-badged fiat as its based on a fiat doblo van , but Vauxhalls use Fiat diesel engines

bigjl

That Vauxhall dealer is ful of it.

How can driving style cause a screwed in sensor to pop out?

If a dpf equipped car is driven wrongly the worst that can happen is the turbo could be damaged.

But that is extremely unlikely and is the reason the car goes into limp mode.

We had Zafiras at my old job and they were hammered 24/7.

Driven flat out from cold.

Left ticking over for hours on end.

None of them ever blew the sensor out the dpf.

They are still being used in and around London today.

Most will have done more than 100k now.

Oldest are 55 plate, youngest are a couple of 08 plates.

Though they are now going over to Skoda Octavias. Which will have to go in 2020 as Boris Johnson is bringing in a £10 daily charge for any diesel that doesn't meet Euro6 and the Skodas are Euro5.

I am thinking hard about going petrol from now on, possibly with LPG.

Diesels are now just too much hastle.

Hopefully the OP gets refunded.

As a minimum never use that dealer again.

photome

Cant find the post on facebook, was going to add a comment

glauber_berti

The public comments are buried away near the bottom left of the Vauxhall page so not sure how much impact it will have.


Here's a direct link to the post and it would be hugely appreciated if anybody that has commented on here would take a look:


https://www.facebook.com/vauxhall/posts/733628093343349

glauber_berti

Just been going through the paperwork they gave me yesterday and it says the following:


"Found pressure sensor pipe blown. Had to replace this before any further tests could be carried out.


Carried out tech test. P2453-56 DPF overloaded.


Initially the DPF would not regen as it was 181% satura with soot and DPF pressure sensor 124 kpa on tick over. Cleaned out the DPF with tuneap and carried out forced regen.


Carried out roadtest on the motorway and OK"








Can anybody shed any light on what the 124 kpa on tick over bit means?