DSPUK Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 As Title says has anyone any experiance with car with Particulate filter on - read and heard odd report of them failing - Car is either A3 Audi or Focus. - If anyone has a Focus less than 2 yrs old what do you think of it? dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 I drive a Focus at work. We have a fleet of '57' - '60' reg vehicles and the newer they are, the worse they are compared to the older ones. They are brilliant up to '08' then it's downhill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune82 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 My car is an Octavia with a DPF which is probably the same as the Audi A3 (2.0 TDI)? The DPF is fine as long as you do plenty of longish journeys. If most of your driving is stop start town stuff you will get the DPF clogging up and then it starts to cause problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 I have a 330d with a lifetime DPF...never heard of a problem but will keep an ear open... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schern Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) Check out Honest John's website for info on potential issues. They're not good news at all if you do a lot of short journeys as they need time to run through their regeneration cycle. If the regeneration cycle is regularly interrupted it can cause an engine runaway in certain vehicles. Here's a link to one example: http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/askhj/answer/14323/sumpting Edited February 4, 2011 by Schern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSPUK Posted February 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 UKPoacher can you please elaborate a bit more - I am looking at Pre reg 60 plate model 2 ltr TDCi - what do you mean by downhill - less mpg etc, - it will be used by wife to toodle round and me weekends to blast to a shoot - so will a weekend blast keep it in order. - can you tell when filter is cleaning itself and how many miles does it take. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schern Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 http://www.fordmanuals.org/page-2523.html Here's some info on the regen process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 UKPoacher can you please elaborate a bit more - I am looking at Pre reg 60 plate model 2 ltr TDCi - what do you mean by downhill - less mpg etc, - it will be used by wife to toodle round and me weekends to blast to a shoot - so will a weekend blast keep it in order. - can you tell when filter is cleaning itself and how many miles does it take. Dave We use the 1.8 diesel Focus as beat vehicles and so they get used 24/7 and as you can imagine, quite a variation in driving circumstances. The ones up to '08' are rock solid inside and out, the interiors are still good at 120k and they handle and drive really well. The '09' ones handle strangely, they break when cornering without giving any notice, have poor acceleration and also have a harsh noise at around 2,500 - 3,000 rpm. Their interiors also seem less robust. The '60' plate ones are horrible - all the bad points of the '09' ones and decorated like a tart's boudaire. Until we got the '08' models I was really impressed with the Focus. I wouldn't have a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune82 Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 I wouldnt touch a Focus or anything made by ford for that matter if an A3 is also on the radar. A work collegue had a side impact in his 09 reg focus last year. The car folded up like a paper bag and he spent the best part of six weeks in hospital. The car that hit him was going around 35 - 40 mph. Feel the difference in quality between the two cars. The Audi may well be more expensive but it will last a lot longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge007 Posted February 6, 2011 Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 i work for vauxhall, the zafias are a nightmare if not driven properly. if they do block up its £380 smackers to carry out a forced regen. my advice is, if your just pottering round town, dont buy a car with dpf. ive also worked for Seat, who also have the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSPUK Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2011 Thanks everyone for the advise -- Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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