Why are diesels are suited to motorway miles?

a.turner

sevenhills wrote: »

Most taxis seem to be diesels, short and long journies; but I guess the engine is always on the go and very hot.

So what was the story with the mot?

sevenhills

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Kentish_Dave

Most taxis where I am now are electric, and seem to be far nicer to be in than diesels are, especially given minivan drivers’ habit of changing up into 5th at about 30mph.

Shedman

Once a fortnight give it a good run down a dual carriageway in 3rd with high revs for about 10-15 miles or so. It'll hit your fuel consumption but should get the regen to kick in (and is far cheaper than a DPF clean or replacement).

Also it might be worth getting some Archoil 6200 (from Powerenhancer and other sources) and adding it every fill. Been using it in my Ford Focus 1.5Tdci and (touch wood) no issues with DPF after 65,000 miles with mix of town and motorway usage.

reeac

alan_d wrote: »

You have my sympathy. I've had the misfortune of working on a friend's one several times. A truly horrible car. So much stuff that is just poorly designed and cheap/nasty.
EG the rear brake caliper slider bolts that won't come out completely without first removing the hydraulic line. And you can't fit a ring spanner or socket on because the pipe union is in the way - so risk of an open-ended slipping.
Or the fine threaded bolts (M8x1.0) that mount them, when most replacement pads come with M8x1.25 thread... and a reasonable chance the ape that worked on it previously fitted the (wrong) replacement bolts and forced them in, so the bolt then shears off when you come to remove them years later.
Or the stupid spare wheel carrier.
Or the heater matrix pipes with rubber seals made of cheese that leak.
Or the injector leak-off pipes that have plastic 'T' pieces in each injector that get brittle with age/heat and break off.
Or the poor access to the brake fluid reservoir.
Or the cables into each door that fatigue, causing locking/windows/speakers to stop working.
Or the various fire related risks that they have been recalled for.
And on top of that, it's pretty awful to drive.

None of those quoted faults are diesel related. My son bought a secondhand petrol Zafira years ago and was sufficiently pleased with it to then buy a new one which they used for many years as a family people carrier. Eventually sold it when his children left home and now has a Jag XF and two mini Coopers.

owen_money

reeac wrote: »

Eventually sold it when his children left home and now has a Jag XF and two mini Coopers.

And a mid-life crisis :rotfl: