Land Rover DPF issues

That clearly didn't work.

It is more of a preventative measure than a cure. Unless you drive regularly on the m/way at speed, the best itslian tune up is to drive for at least 20 miles and keeping the revs upwards of 3000rpm (hold in a lower gear). As referred to earlier use premium fuels and the occasional bottle of Millers or Forte fuel system cleaner (or better still separate injector, turbo and DPF cleaner in each of 3 successive tanks) will also help keep the engine in optimum condition. The added cost of premium fuel and cleaners is less than replacing the DPF, turbo, EGR or injectors...

It all seems a bit extreme for a modern Diesel engine, what a pallava☹️

Glad you are sorted - but did  it really take a JLR dealer nearly four weeks to do that?  I can find you a more efficient one  down here.  

It is upto you but in my view (formed after driving diesels for 31 years, about 700,000 miles and owning about 30 different ones in that time - but what do I know) very necessary for a modern diesel if you want to keep engine in optimum condition and avoid costly repair bills.... modern diesels are very sophisticated engines with complex control systems. All unlike 31 years ago when I started dieseling with a 1.6D Passat which would run perfectly fine on neat chip fat oil and any other rubbish fuel i could find. However If you are the sort of owner who does 10k miles a year tootling around you run a very high chance of DPF and other problems. And if like me you drive 20K+ miles a year and keep your car a long time (200k miles) it will still reduce the likelihood and expense of fuel pump, EGR, DPF, injector problems at high mileage.... 

As for efficient JL/R dealers i am sure they exist.....somewhere.... personally i would find a good independant specialist who knows what they are doing, rather than simply relying on 'the computer says....'.

I’m in my 6th year with my DPF fitted vehicle, I don’t thrash it, I’ve put nothing but S/mkt fuel in it, yet it runs like a dream. So well that I’ve not changed it after 3/4yrs as I usually do. I don’t doubt you are knowledgeable about Diesels FC just not every Diesel would be my guess👍🏻🤔.

Had three new Landrovers and all with DPF's, the last one when I took early retirement and that meant tootling around country roads for two years, sometimes less than 30 minutes in time.

Never had a DPF warning either when working or in retirement, and never had or needed to force a regeneration. Seems to me a dodgy sensor gave a dodgy signal that the DPF had no need of a regeneration, when it actually needed one and consequently ruined the filter.

We, too, have had numerous diesels with DPFs and not had problems. They burn themselves clean when needed but, like all vehicles, seem to benefit performance wise from a work out occasionally although it’s not essential by any means.

FC, you’re not alone in having diesels for donkeys years but I’m dumbfounded by your recommendations.

The first DPF equipped car I bought in 2008 was a 2007 SAAB 9-3 Tid and was a total pain in the proverbial for constant DPF issues, fortunately all warranty covered but I got rid after a few months and I vowed never to have another diesel with a DPF. Until 5 years ago I managed to avoid a DPF and it is now impossible to run a new-ish diesel without. Like you guys I have been lucky so far with my current car as it approaches 5 years and 90k miles. I have family in the motor trade who are also convinced cheap fuel = false economy. a colleague who also sells cars has stopped dealing in older DPF fitted diesels because of customer hassle when (not if) the DPF plays up. However if you want to hear it from someone else I suggest you look at Honest John website and search DPF problems........ I love driving diesels but the use of a DPF is a crude inelegant solution to the emissions problem as are DMF’ s another potentially costly failure feature of most diesels. Now that petrol engines are increasingly DPF equipped I can see problems with those too in future. 

There is much to read concerning dpf's if you 'Google' it. Basically; don't  use supermarket fuel, use premium fuel every other fill up, don't go below 1/4 full, use a cleaner minimum 3k miles, drive the engine over 3k rpm every 250 miles, don't let the car idle on your drive. Dpf lifespan is 75-90k and is a service part.

The emergency services vehicles never suffer Dpf problem as their vehicles are worked really hard.