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26/9/2018 at 1:02pm
Location: Manchester
Outfit: Swift Challenger 524
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Hi we had a Vx anatara for 3 years and never had 1 bit of trouble with it best car we have ever had. The issue with the DPF, is knowledge, ours used to do a regen every 550 - 650 mls, and that was with two good runs up and down the m62 each day.
You see all the old diesels accelerate in a cloud of black smoke well that is what the DPF is catching. The idea is that when getting near to full the DPF is injected with fuel to burn to soot off at a certain temperature, the problem being modern diesels and short journeys its not good you would be better off with a petrol vehicle. The down side is the fuel then dilutes the engine oil, hence the oil condition meter/ indicator.
You know when the Vx antara is doing a regen when you take you foot off the accelerator, and you MPG figure on the dash is low, or when you stopped the rpm was higher and Stop/start was disabled.
Got a VX insignia now, and this shakes with the higher rpm when doing a regen with the fans on, they should stay on after switching off and the regen, recommence once the correct temp is reached after a restart. But short journeys and not getting hot, is bad for modern diesels, pity they don't tell you this, although we were informed recently whilst looking for a new car ,and asked about our mileage and journey types with the DPF being sited as an issue.
chris w
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