Disco 1 days are numbered - which dual cab ute?

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Originally Posted by Tombie

I’m sure it did, however where n=1 they are still the pick of the bunch.

Out of curiosity- let me take a stab at it, most of the time it’s an urban/short run vehicle and the DPF just was too full to regenerate properly?

I see Toyota now has a DPF exchange for life on their Hilux due to the ongoing issues there.

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Nope. We live in rural Victoria and it hardly ever does short runs aside from school drop of a few times a week. They do some kms in it.

Mitsubishi Australia got into an argument with them saying the vehicle had been chipped when it never had. So over a week of that time was taken up with arguing with Mitsubishi whether it was a warranty issue.

They also had an issue with their triton where the loom wore through or there was a broken wire in the loom while in remote WA. Mitsubishi said it would take 6-12 weeks to get a loom in from Japan as there weren't any in the country.

After the DPF palava, my mate cracked it with them. Took two blokes over 2 days to manually find the break in the wire and repair it.

He still likes the car but that sure left him with a sour taste. Particularly the attitude of Mitsubishi Australia.

All OEM’s are the same - all arseholes - it’s part of owning a new car in Australia. We need some stronger anti lemon laws here.

This is interesting.


Ford Admits It Made Mistakes With The Current Ranger | CarBuzz

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Originally Posted by 350RRC

Do you need a library card?

AFAIK the Triton and Isuzu DPF's are the most reliable.

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I'm new to this DPF business, so I have to defer to the Manual. Isuzu call theirs a Diesel Particulate Defuser.[ DPD] " removes particulate matter from diesel exhaust gases. The DPD automatically regenerates when a certain amount of PM accumulates." "If conditions are such automatic regeneration may not be completed, operator regeneration should be carried out when the DPD operator regeneration light flashes. "

Operator regeneration procedure;

Drive at a constant speed of more than 50 KPH

When vehicle speed, engine coolant temperatures and other factors [?] are met, The DPD operator regeneration engine light switches from flashing to continuous illumination and DPD regeneration begins.

Drive at a constant speed as possible,[ over 50 KPH] operator regeneration of DPD is complete once the DPD light goes off.

I'm thinking anyone who can understand the TD5 coolant set up, should be able to handle that.[smilebigeye]

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Originally Posted by bob10

I'm thinking anyone who can understand the TD5 coolant set up, should be able to handle that.[smilebigeye]

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So, in other words, nobody?

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Originally Posted by scarry

This is interesting.


Ford Admits It Made Mistakes With The Current Ranger | CarBuzz

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The all-new Ford Ranger adds even more brains and brawn to the beloved SUV

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Originally Posted by Tins

The all-new Ford Ranger adds even more brains and brawn to the beloved SUV

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They need it to sell very well.

In fact if it wasnt for the Ranger,Ford may not be here in Aus.

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Originally Posted by bob10

I'm new to this DPF business, so I have to defer to the Manual. Isuzu call theirs a Diesel Particulate Defuser.[ DPD] " removes particulate matter from diesel exhaust gases. The DPD automatically regenerates when a certain amount of PM accumulates." "If conditions are such automatic regeneration may not be completed, operator regeneration should be carried out when the DPD operator regeneration light flashes. "

Operator regeneration procedure;

Drive at a constant speed of more than 50 KPH

When vehicle speed, engine coolant temperatures and other factors [?] are met, The DPD operator regeneration engine light switches from flashing to continuous illumination and DPD regeneration begins.

Drive at a constant speed as possible,[ over 50 KPH] operator regeneration of DPD is complete once the DPD light goes off.

I'm thinking anyone who can understand the TD5 coolant set up, should be able to handle that.[smilebigeye]

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We have a few vehicles here that have DPF's,some over 5 yrs old.

They get driven normally,and we have never had to press a regen button or have had an issue.

Just drive it normally,and all will be good.

Coming up to 50,000klm in my GLSP MR Triton. I really like the vehicle. It has been excellent. It is very confidence inspiring to drive in awful weather. I run it in AWD constantly. I wouldn't trade it for the new Ranger or anything else as a straight swap (I would consider an Isuzu if mine was totalled if they got serious and offered heated seats [emoji23] but would very likely go MR again). Cheers

DPF normally only a problem if only driven in slow stop start city traffic and short hops