Thread: Has my Puma got a DPF or not.

Originally Posted by nedflanders

Just a matter of time. IMO VAG is overhyped garbage (there advertising IS very convincing though) but its just my opinion and as a mechanic for 25+years and some of that as a Breakdown patrol IN Europe I AM talking from experience. But if your happy then that's great

Talk to any breakdown recovery operator and you'll soon learn what is and isn't premium on Aussie roads. Like it or not, it's not the Germans.

Originally Posted by nedflanders

Just a matter of time. IMO VAG is overhyped garbage (there advertising IS very convincing though) but its just my opinion and as a mechanic for 25+years and some of that as a Breakdown patrol IN Europe I AM talking from experience. But if your happy then that's great

Yeah I'm sure by the 10-15 year mark there'll be a DPF failure. If the cars haven't been retired by then.

I always find it funny when people slag off the biggest car manufacturer on the planet with a sweeping generalisation across their entire range. Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Porsche, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, MAN, Ducati etc.

So how many of your 25 years of being a mechanic have DPF's been around for? 3?
How many breakdowns do you know the history of?
How many breakdowns do you follow through the diagnosis and repair to find the true cause?
How many german car owners know how to fix anything on their vehicle?

Let me guess, the cars you see the least of in breakdown are the car companies that have done the same thing for the last 20 years?
The companies poking out 4-6 cyl petrol automatic cars across their entire range just restyled every few years?

Originally Posted by goingbush

Thanks inc, $120 a liter is exp for FTC but $675 for 20l seems very attractive, a winner if it stops the EGR gunking up too. and that it stops fungus too, bonus.

I used FOC and Cleanpower on a high km diesel and the results were quite impressive so their stuff does work.

makes sense to me

yep

As for others slagging off VAG vehicles, they have their issues, same as any other vehicle brand.

i have nothing but praise for my vehicle, by far the best new vehicle i have ever owned, pity i cant say the same for the dealers on my side of town.

but that is another issue

Originally Posted by incisor

yep

As for others slagging off VAG vehicles, they have their issues, same as any other vehicle brand.

i have nothing but praise for my vehicle, by far the best new vehicle i have ever owned, pity i cant say the same for the dealers on my side of town.

but that is another issue

Same here Inc. Very happy with my Golf, 2 years and 42,000 Kms after purchase new. No DPF issues either.

Dealers south of the river, and even west into Ippy are no better than your experience.

I had my Discovery 4 for three years and did 80000kms with not one DPF issue. I just made sure I did a few longer highway drives every month or two and stuck with the Castrol edge professional C1 oil.
I changed the oil every 8000kms.
The engine was still like new when I sold it. Probably only just run in ;-)...

I was actually more concerned with a possible turbo issue outside of warranty as they have to lift the whole body off the rolling chassis to get to the turbos.
Having two meant there were two to possibly fail.
I was guessing a turbo replacement was going to cost somewhere around $8000.
Happy with the Defender turbo as I could easily buy a new one for around a grand and change it myself over a weekend. :-)

Originally Posted by Dougal

Yeah I'm sure by the 10-15 year mark there'll be a DPF failure. If the cars haven't been retired by then.

I always find it funny when people slag off the biggest car manufacturer on the planet with a sweeping generalisation across their entire range. Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Porsche, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, MAN, Ducati etc.

So how many of your 25 years of being a mechanic have DPF's been around for? 3?
How many breakdowns do you know the history of?
How many breakdowns do you follow through the diagnosis and repair to find the true cause?
How many german car owners know how to fix anything on their vehicle?

Let me guess, the cars you see the least of in breakdown are the car companies that have done the same thing for the last 20 years?
The companies poking out 4-6 cyl petrol automatic cars across their entire range just restyled every few years?

FFS chill out, as long as DPF's have been about there has been problems, the BBC were compiling evidence for a programme on DPF issues and VAG's attitude to customers getting 2-3K bills. People slag Land Rovers off all the time, do you throw your teddy then as well

I really didn't realize VAG owners were such a sensitive lot!!

Originally Posted by nedflanders

FFS chill out, as long as DPF's have been about there has been problems, the BBC were compiling evidence for a programme on DPF issues and VAG's attitude to customers getting 2-3K bills. People slag Land Rovers off all the time, do you throw your teddy then as well

I really didn't realize VAG owners were such a sensitive lot!!

I am chilled. Just challenging completely ridiculous blanket comments so the bs doesn't spread.

It's very clear you've never owned or worked on a DPF diesel. Sure they fail sometimes, usually when used in completely the wrong way. Just like everything else.