| The DPF is not fit for purpose on Land Rover Discovery Sport | |
Hi all,
Another DPF nerd here.
While I am not a Range Rover owner, the DPF on my Land Rover Discovery Sport 2017 got blocked and had to be replaced, a problem that seems to be affecting many of us.
I found out there was a class action lawsuit against Land Rover for faulty DPF construction, and I wanted to get proof of whether my car was also affected.
(There is further information about the fault presented in this document).
Using the Car Scanner app, I recorded over 200 trips in and outside of the UK and put all the recordings up on a website: https://sootscout.com
It is still a work in progress (I need to do further detailed analysis on my trips); however, I believe it already provides valuable insights for anyone who wants to understand how the DPF works.
I've attached a photo of the first recorded trip, which immediately showed that the DPF could not regenerate itself during normal driving conditions on the motorway. Notice how the soot mass keeps increasing despite driving on the motorway. Only an active regeneration at the end of the trip could clear the soot.
In contrast, here is another trip recorded on the German Autobahn with speeds well exceeding 80 mph. Interestingly, the DPF is working as designed here.
Could this mean that the "faulty" DPFs were designed to be used outside the UK, where speed limits are higher...?
You can explore the data further on the website.
If you are affected by the same issue, I hope you find the information on the site useful.
Cheers
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8th Oct 2024 10:41am
