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Quote: Originally posted by Bramidan on 14/9/2018

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Slightly off topic I appreciate but is it progress to fit filters etc and then expect the owner of a car to hammer it in low gear simply to ensure the new technology functions properly.
One step forward................

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Quote: Originally posted by Buzzy-Beans on 11/9/2018

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That is quite a common problem with modern very high geared turbo diesel engines, was the OP's car one of these?

The only thing to do is to change down out of 6th quite regularly and give it a blast of 3rd gear instead of chugging along at not much more or less than 2,000 rpm in 6th.

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Quote: Originally posted by tango55 on 20/9/2018

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Quote: Originally posted by Buzzy-Beans on 11/9/2018

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That is quite a common problem with modern very high geared turbo diesel engines, was the OP's car one of these?

The only thing to do is to change down out of 6th quite regularly and give it a blast of 3rd gear instead of chugging along at not much more or less than 2,000 rpm in 6th.

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That's okay if your vehicle has a manual gearbox but an impossible task with an automatic.
People go banging on about how much better automatic gearboxes are but it seems they can also have a lot of disadvantages as well after reading the above posts regarding the DPF.

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