Question on running a diesel

[giw12]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 08 September 2017 at 15:34

[cuprabob]

No problem with that cycle. It's just short trips they don't like as the DPF gets blocked as it can't get hot enough to burn off the soot

[andy-xr]

Do that with mine from time to time, sits at the airport then gets driven home (100 or so miles)

In winter it was a little slow to crank over, but the battery is 6 years old now. that's going to be your main concern over fuel/ignition etc

[Kateg28]

Can you please define short trips?

Our workhorse is a mondeo diesel which is now relegated to shopping cart but it seems wrong to sell it as it is so reliable and worth about 73p on open market.

In a month it will do about 4 or 5 roundtrips of about 2 miles total each trip and about 4 trips of 25 miles total each trip.

[Fastdruid]

Best way to use it assuming the battery is good.

If the battery is getting on a bit might want to stick a trickle charger or consider a new battery but 2-3 weeks should be no problem.

[cuprabob]

Kateg28 said:

Can you please define short trips?

Our workhorse is a mondeo diesel which is now relegated to shopping cart but it seems wrong to sell it as it is so reliable and worth about 73p on open market.

In a month it will do about 4 or 5 roundtrips of about 2 miles total each trip and about 4 trips of 25 miles total each trip.

How old is the Mondeo and does it have a DPF? Short trips are only an issue with cars with DPF. A short trip, I would say is less than 10miles.

They need to be run periodically for around 20mins between 2k-2.5k rpm constantly to allow DPF to regen. 20 mile blast up a motorway is ideal