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gl Member Since: 23 Aug 2010 Location: stockholm Posts: 84 |
i have a 2011 tdv8 autobiography.
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21st Jun 2011 9:27am |
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Gazellio @ Prestige Cars Member Since: 22 Jan 2010 Location: Chilterns, UK Posts: 11309 |
Crazy thing to say. Both TDV8 and SC should work perfectly in all conditions.
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21st Jun 2011 9:39am |
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gl Member Since: 23 Aug 2010 Location: stockholm Posts: 84 |
how is the new s/c? never driven it. the old one was quite slow if i remember right. hope to get one before august. 2011 tdv8 autobiography bournville / Arabic
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21st Jun 2011 9:48am |
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CSK Member Since: 15 Oct 2010 Location: St Tropez Posts: 750 |
That sounds like a DPF problem, they're not made to do short distances, you have to drive long distances once in a while with the new diesels to clean the particulate filter out and by driving short distances it never has the time to do that so if you do a lot of short distances buy a petrol.
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23rd Jun 2011 11:40am |
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Fox Member Since: 02 Apr 2010 Location: Essex Posts: 2313 |
As CSK says, you have to get the vehicle hot enough so that the DPF can burn off the particulates and soot it has filtered out.
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23rd Jun 2011 11:58am |
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Java Jungle Member Since: 22 Mar 2010 Location: Monte-Carlo Posts: 420 |
Absolutely, that's what happened with mine at the beginning...now I do lots of distance and it's perfect JJ |
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23rd Jun 2011 2:13pm |
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Lookers Park Royal Member Since: 30 Apr 2008 Location: London Posts: 463 |
CSK, Fox and Java Jungle are spot on.........
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23rd Jun 2011 3:53pm |
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Rolo Member Since: 11 May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 852 |
At last an excuse to go for a 30 minute fast drive !
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23rd Jun 2011 4:13pm |
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Rolo Member Since: 11 May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 852 |
Just briefly read this on the Freelander Forum http://www.freel2.com/forum/post81956.html
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23rd Jun 2011 4:20pm |
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Fox Member Since: 02 Apr 2010 Location: Essex Posts: 2313 |
It's going to be an issue for some time as rules are tight and there just isn't an alternative at the moment to a DPF on a diesel in order to get the tail pipe emissions as clean as it needs to be. So all new deisels for the forseeable future will have the DPF. You can remove it, but that may cause problems when the vehcle needs an MOT as the "smoke test" which forms part of a diesel MOT is being tightened up for later vehicles. This is due to lots of people (with cars of all different makers) removing the DPF. It's quite common for people to have problems and get them removed, then weld the exhaust back up. Basically if you do short trips only you are better off with a petrol. Shame the only petrol Range Rover is also the most expensive and depreciates faster. |
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23rd Jun 2011 5:46pm |
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gl Member Since: 23 Aug 2010 Location: stockholm Posts: 84 |
The dealer has gotten back to me! Apperently it was not only the dpf, the engine has been leaking oilmin to the turbos and has damaged them so the turbos as well as the dpf has to be exchanged! This will cost more or less 10-20000 pounds, in total they have soon repared my car for �50000, this is why we now are discussing sending the car back and giving me a s/c 2012 instead. 2011 tdv8 autobiography bournville / Arabic
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26th Jun 2011 9:22pm |
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Kilovolt Member Since: 07 Feb 2010 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 104 |
Dear Police Officer & County Court Jury............
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27th Jun 2011 9:14am |
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CSK Member Since: 15 Oct 2010 Location: St Tropez Posts: 750 |
What's the point of buying a Diesel when you have to drive around for the sake of cleaning the DPF?
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27th Jun 2011 10:05am |
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VMPP Member Since: 12 Jul 2009 Location: Lisboa Posts: 410 |
Didn't know about that DPF issue.
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27th Jun 2011 6:02pm |
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