Thread: New Owner - Need Advice with 2015 Discovery accessories

Originally Posted by discolandinaus

Ah may be my message was not clear. I have got the hitch. It was near the last row seat.

Thanks anyway !

Sorry I meant to write tongue.

Glad you found it.

Now if I could only get mine off!

On a different topic I read about Ad Blue and DPF that helps to reduce emission and to be compliant. In my VIN number I have G, which has per some other threads means that I have DPF on my discovery.

On week days I use the vehicle to go to the nearby train station which is around 12 km return. As per few posts I might have issues if I don’t travel at 80 km/hour for atleast 1 hour which has caught me by surprise. I purchased the vehicle for daily short drive, drive more on weekends and long drives on long weekend travelling interstate.

I would like to know if anybody else in my situation using the Discovey and what kind of issues they’ve had. Thanks!

I’ve gone for 2 months or so of city driving.
No DPF issues here

Originally Posted by discolandinaus

On a different topic I read about Ad Blue and DPF that helps to reduce emission and to be compliant. In my VIN number I have G, which has per some other threads means that I have DPF on my discovery.

On week days I use the vehicle to go to the nearby train station which is around 12 km return. As per few posts I might have issues if I don’t travel at 80 km/hour for atleast 1 hour which has caught me by surprise. I purchased the vehicle for daily short drive, drive more on weekends and long drives on long weekend travelling interstate.

I would like to know if anybody else in my situation using the Discovey and what kind of issues they’ve had. Thanks!

Hi discolandinaus,

From what I read and have been told all diesels prefer a long run whether they have a dpf or not. I’m no engineer but it helps to run a diesel at least once a month as you described. I have a 2003 TD5 that is driven less than 10K a year and mostly in short trips. So I get it serviced every 6 months regardless of kms travelled and I do try to take on the highway when I can. Obviously I don’t have a dpf which requires the longer drive to operate correctly. My other drive is a D3 V8 which is better for short trips but I still try to drive it longer if I can.

Cheers,
Randy

Originally Posted by goofyr

Hi discolandinaus,

From what I read and have been told all diesels prefer a long run whether they have a dpf or not. I’m no engineer but it helps to run a diesel at least once a month as you described. I have a 2003 TD5 that is driven less than 10K a year and mostly in short trips. So I get it serviced every 6 months regardless of kms travelled and I do try to take on the highway when I can. Obviously I don’t have a dpf which requires the longer drive to operate correctly. My other drive is a D3 V8 which is better for short trips but I still try to drive it longer if I can.

Cheers,
Randy

Yes...."drive it like you stole it"....or a "Ferrari tune-up"...does 'em good.

cheers

Originally Posted by discolandinaus

On a different topic I read about Ad Blue and DPF that helps to reduce emission and to be compliant. In my VIN number I have G, which has per some other threads means that I have DPF on my discovery.

On week days I use the vehicle to go to the nearby train station which is around 12 km return. As per few posts I might have issues if I don’t travel at 80 km/hour for atleast 1 hour which has caught me by surprise. I purchased the vehicle for daily short drive, drive more on weekends and long drives on long weekend travelling interstate.

I would like to know if anybody else in my situation using the Discovey and what kind of issues they’ve had. Thanks!

Before I comment, let me say I do not have a diesel!
But in another life, I had a J**p Wrangler with a DPF.
Just because it has a DPF does NOT mean you need Adblue.
There was a period where diesels had no DPF, then they mandated DPF's to meet specs, then they mandated Adblue.
I wasn't aware that any Disco 4's used Adblue. If you need it, there will be subtank somewhere to put it in. Some seem to think you add it to the diesel - YOU DO NOT!
In my Wrangler I did about 40km a week and then I did a 400km round trip roughly once a month and sometimes I would see the exhaust temp rise when it was burning out the crud, and other times I never knew when it happenned.
I'm sure other Diesel Disco drivers will chime in here with correct info.

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