Land Rover DPF issues

Can't think that I bought diesel to regularly drive at 70mph.

Just bumping this thread up Bluemalga.

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I agree, can't imagine those London Taxi's being expected run at 70 mph.

Thanks DD, I have looked into the internet posts, but I was wondering if members were aware or had experienced this issue. I had not previously known about it. Seems that LR have problems that have not become well known so far.

It used to be a problem up to about five years ago since then most manufacturers have changed their designs and I have`nt seen much about it. Its the reason why the new MOT rules include more attention to the DPF. Unless LR specifically exclude it in their Warranty Terms and Conditions I don`t see how they can really try to make out its not a failure and for something costing in the region of £1000 its worth arguing about.

DPF failure is a common problem across all marques, not just L/R. Low speed and low mileage use adds to the problem as does use of supermarket fuel. There is a company which chemically cleans DPF’s at a fraction of replacement cost however the best way to minimise future problems is always use VPower/Ultimate type fuels and unless your normal driving pattern regularly involves a long high speed journey (30 miles), give the car an Italian tune up once a month. 

Might be worth contacting Honest John for advice regarding a case for L/R contributing to replacement of the DPF. 

There are a coupleof issues here, first the amber light turned red in under 4 miles which made it impossible to carry out the recommended 30minute drive cycle. The hand book states if the amber light comes on that a lengthy drive will clear the filter and if you ignore the light, eventually it will turn red, not 4 miles

Second, Land Rover assist's first technician told me it would be safe to drive it home and would not cause problems while the second technician attended the following day. LR then told me this damaged the filter and it needed replacement at over £3k.

If either the warning mechanism had worked properly and in good time, or the Land Rover technician had completed the task on the first visit, then the filter would not need to be replaced.

 

Sorry Flatcoat, re-read my last post and realised it looks like I ignored your advise, which was not intended.

No worries, I could see what you were getting at! However I would also speak with an independant L/R specialist and look at FL2 Forum for guidance too. When i had a problem with my now departed FL2 the dealers told me it needed a new ECU, somehow having diagnosed the car without even putting it onto the diagnostics.... I had the car transported home and it turned out to be the key which needed reprogramming.... so I would not be taking the dealers advice without a second opinion.

Hi Flatcoat.

Good news, I went to the dealership today in the hope of resolving the problem without having to shell out hard earned cash. I was told that they would fix it today free of charge. It appears that putting the car onto another computer gave a much lower reading which allowed a re- generation to take place which unblocked the filter and coupled with a new sensor, all should be well.

Fingers crossed, picked up the car late afternoon.

By the way, what is an Italian tune up?

Italian tune up

Basically ..... give it a blast up the motorway 😉