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Diesel engine filters

  • 30-11-2017 7:50pm
    #1
    rover777
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi.
    I'm reading a lot here about the filters on Diesels giving trouble.
    How often would you need to go for a long drive to prevent this and for how long a drive?


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  • #2
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Seriously if you have to ask those questions then you don't really have proper use for one.


  • #3
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    It's kinda like "how much cake can I eat if I go to the gym twice a week"


  • #4
    rover777
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭rover777


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Seriously if you have to ask those questions then you don't really have proper use for one.
    I was thinking about Diesel the Guy in the dealership wasn't very helpful he said take it for a long spin now and again and it will be fine.Im not too well up on all this that's why I'm asking. Obviously I walked away from the Dealership.


  • #5
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    rover777 wrote: »
    I was thinking about Diesel the Guy in the dealership wasn't very helpful he said take it for a long spin now and again and it will be fine.Im not too well up on all this that's why I'm asking. Obviously I walked away from the Dealership.

    What kind of driving would you mostly be doing?


  • #6
    rover777
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭rover777


    JohnBoy26 wrote: »
    What kind of driving would you mostly be doing?

    M50. Monday - Friday. Early morning drive so rarely stuck in traffic. Spin to vist Family every 3 weeks or so about a 80 mile drive.


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  • #7
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    rover777 wrote: »
    M50. Monday - Friday. Early morning drive so rarely stuck in traffic. Spin to vist Family every 3 weeks or so about a 80 mile drive.

    Id say if you are not doing too much stop start driving you will be fine with a diesel.


  • #8
    JohnBoy26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,532 ✭✭✭JohnBoy26


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Seriously if you have to ask those questions then you don't really have proper use for one.
    Not trying to be smart but isn't that what this forum is for? To ask questions that are motoring related?

    In fairness to the op there is a misconception that a long drive is needed to prevent dpf failures or dpf blockages on a modern diesel. This just isn't true. A short drive on an open road is going to be a lot better for the dpf than a long drive with traffic added to the mix.

    The op just wants a bit of information not smart answers.


  • #9
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    I may have been a bit blunt with my answer but it's a regular question that gets asked here and I'm still of the opinion that if you have to enquire about what way a diesel needs to be driven to justify a purchase then chances are your current driving style upto now doesn't.

    Going by the further details given by the OP I'd say a hybrid would be more suitable and certainly less of a risk.


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