DPF on Peugeot Partner

[cicero]

Hi, everyone

I'm about to take possession of a 11 reg Peugeot Partner fitted with a DPF not something I'm familiar with.

The dealer mentioned (when asked ) that I might need to give the car a run up thhe motorway now and then as it wasn't best suited to urban only driving. Having had non-DPF diesels before I wasn't too concerned.

Since then I've been reading comments from owners of DPF diesels (all marques)
on the internet and am more confused than before as I am seeing conflicting reports about the problems a DPF could cause.

Has anyone experience of the 1.6hdi with DPF and any good advice that would help.

I've been told wait until the warning message appears then give it a thrash up the motorway for X miles whilst it regenerates or whatever!!

Any help gratefully accepted.

Thanks.

[icky1]

I have a 61 plate 205 SW HDI that has done 1375 miles of mainly town use and the message came up last week. I took it down the motorway and gave it a blast until the light went out. Techology, don`t you just love it!!!!

[cicero]

Thanks, icky1

Grateful for your response as I began to wonder if I'd made a big mistake buying the 1.6hdi. (Assume you have the same engine?)

I like a diesel and have had 4 previously but no DPF!!

Many thanks for your advice.

[Piston Broke]

No one now sells a diesel in the UK without a DPF. If you habitually do journeys of under 6 miles you should not consider a diesel for this reason, and under 15k miles a year a petrol engine is a cheaper proposition. That said, the wet system PSA use is able the regenerate more effectively than dry systems used by some manufacturers, and consequently has a life 2 or 3 times as long.

Your dealers were refreshingly honest.

[cicero]

Well maybe I've made a mistake but too late now!!

Still we'll see how it performs in use as I've seen and heard so many conflicting stories that driving it is the only sure way of finding out.

[Donaldiesel]

The occasional thrash is good discipline for any diesel, old or young. Regular short drives around town and sitting in traffic jams with a cold engine tends to build up soot in the exhaust pipe. A common reason for failing the MOT smoke test, as the test method just blows out the accumulated soot. Driving at speed helps to keep the pipe clear. The only difference nowadays is that the soot, or particulates, are dealt with by the DPF, so try not to overload it. Petrol engines also produce unburnt particulates. They are generally much smaller size and not seen as visible smoke. I am sure you will be pleased with your car once you have learned to live with the DPC. Hdi is a superb engine.

I am interested in how Piston Broke arrives at the cut-off mileage of 15K p/a for choosing which engine. All cars, petrol and diesel will deteriorate more rapidly if only driven short journeys and never fully warmed up. I would suggest petrol engines even more so, as large amounts of condensation in the exhaust will damage the cat. Diesel works with excess air, so condensation due to not warming up is less of a problem.

[Piston Broke]

It's what the ICME recommend. I think they, and others, argue that for the average motorist that's the annual mileage at which the lower fuel consumption begins to outweighs the extra costs or DPF maintenance, the higher price of fuel etc. Not to mention DMF replacement, higher insurance etc. below that mileage threshold it's simply cheaper to run a petrol motor.

[cicero]

Feb 13, 2012 14:07:49 GMT Donaldiesel said:

The occasional thrash is good discipline for any diesel, old or young. Regular short drives around town and sitting in traffic jams with a cold engine tends to build up soot in the exhaust pipe. A common reason for failing the MOT smoke test, as the test method just blows out the accumulated soot. Driving at speed helps to keep the pipe clear. The only difference nowadays is that the soot, or particulates, are dealt with by the DPF, so try not to overload it. Petrol engines also produce unburnt particulates. They are generally much smaller size and not seen as visible smoke. I am sure you will be pleased with your car once you have learned to live with the DPC. Hdi is a superb engine.

I am interested in how Piston Broke arrives at the cut-off mileage of 15K p/a for choosing which engine. All cars, petrol and diesel will deteriorate more rapidly if only driven short journeys and never fully warmed up. I would suggest petrol engines even more so, as large amounts of condensation in the exhaust will damage the cat. Diesel works with excess air, so condensation due to not warming up is less of a problem.

I'm really pleased with the way the car runs and today I gave it a short run up the motorway as I don't know how the 3500 miles already on the car when I bought it had been clocked up.

I intend to do the same every two weeks or so unless a warning message arrives first!!

So far so good but fingers crossed.