What to look for with a regen? What's the signs?
I've never known it to happen in the VW?
Instant MPG readout lagging is one
and cooling fan running at full pelt, with farting noise when turned of
What to look for with a regen? What's the signs?
I've never known it to happen in the VW?
A somewhat rapid increase in real time fuel consumption.
If you have a future problem with the DPF, you could always remove it and have the engine remapped accordingly. Would cost about £5-600. It will still fast pass at MOT time no problem.
Thought I'd stick my two-penneth in. For those that are in some doubt as to the situation regarding DPF's, please take the time to look at the following links all freely found on't interweb:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/diesel-particulate-filters-guidance-note
http://www.ictworkshopsolutions.com/2013/11/dpf-removers-face-legal-issues/
http://www.entrans.co.uk/farcical enforcement of emission regulations.html
Thankyou, the first link completely sums up my feelings on the removal of dpf's
Am I right in saying there are plenty of diesels driving around legally with no dpf's as it was not a requirement at time of manufacture? Should the owners be taken out and shot?
They generally have grandfather rights (vehicles are, by and large, not required to exceed the standards which applied at the time of manufacture), although there are additional requirements in Greater London which are seeing many older commercial vehicles off the road.
Improving the health of the nation and taking action to mitigate the known causes of premature death does, sadly, have a cost attached. The additional expense of properly maintaining a modern diesel engined vehicle is one example of such a cost and may be a game-changer as far as the economics of small diesel city cars are concerned.
I don't think an argument based on the premise that something is acceptable today just because it was accepted in the past is in any way sustainable, any more than finding examples of others behaving in a particular way can be used as a justification for condoning that behaviour.
Am I right in saying there are plenty of diesels driving around legally with no dpf's as it was not a requirement at time of manufacture? Should the owners be taken out and shot?
I was just asking the question as sometimes folk can be a bit rightous and 'holier then thou' when it comes to these things important and all as it is.
It's valid to question anyone taking a 'holier than thou' position.
If you spend a little time researching current thinking regarding diesel particulates & health, you might be surprised at the strength of the evidence and the scale of the problem - I certainly have been. IMO this is a more serious issue than many folks realise.
I too am sceptical about some of the 'green' policies that have appeared recently, but this one at least appears to be well-founded.
yeh you will get people who get up on their soap box about this (just because they can) but yet smoke 20 fags a day and never move off the sofa!
Why should that matter, at least these people have the choice to abuse themselves, i don't get the choice of whether to breathe diesel particulates in. I've never smoked, not had a drink in 8 years, not that it matters tbh.