1,5 TDCI (Ford) - how to drive it? (Distances etc)
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Hi everyone. For years now actually, i have just been reading through forums here without ever having an account. So now i am finally officially here! So hi! 
- I have this question, as i am sure many people have asked before me.
Recently i changed one of our cars, and swapped our 2017 Golf 7,5 TSI for a 2019 1,5 TDCI Fiesta (downgrade, i know - but the golf had some issues, and i wanted to swap without having too much cash out of pocket so i went for the newest car, lowest mileage possible, for the smalles amount out of pocket)
Thing is - i do drive quite a lot, and i have 20 km (I guess 12 miles?) to and from work each way, 30 km if i go the detour via motorway.
Will this thing last on me? I mean, injectors, DPF, EGR - DMF.. All those things that are prone to break due to emission regulations and so on?
The car now has only got 40000 km on it in 4 years - so i have driven the last 5000 km on V power diesel, mainly doing longer trips in an attempt to "make up for all the short trips before me" - and now i think that i have done that, and i just want a reliable car that i don't need to worry too much about (apart from normal maintenance of course)
Long story short - is the Fiesta (and 1,5 TDCI in general) a good engine/car overall, or am i going to see some general issues with this down the road?
(and a second question.. just on the sideline) - All this "v power diesel" Super duper this and that - is it worth it (15 quid a month if i buy V power diesel) - or should i just be putting normal diesel in for now? I mean.. Most people drive 300.000 km on regular, don't they? Or am i wrong?
Have a nice day
- I have this question, as i am sure many people have asked before me.
Recently i changed one of our cars, and swapped our 2017 Golf 7,5 TSI for a 2019 1,5 TDCI Fiesta (downgrade, i know - but the golf had some issues, and i wanted to swap without having too much cash out of pocket so i went for the newest car, lowest mileage possible, for the smalles amount out of pocket)
Thing is - i do drive quite a lot, and i have 20 km (I guess 12 miles?) to and from work each way, 30 km if i go the detour via motorway.
Will this thing last on me? I mean, injectors, DPF, EGR - DMF.. All those things that are prone to break due to emission regulations and so on?
The car now has only got 40000 km on it in 4 years - so i have driven the last 5000 km on V power diesel, mainly doing longer trips in an attempt to "make up for all the short trips before me" - and now i think that i have done that, and i just want a reliable car that i don't need to worry too much about (apart from normal maintenance of course)
Long story short - is the Fiesta (and 1,5 TDCI in general) a good engine/car overall, or am i going to see some general issues with this down the road?
(and a second question.. just on the sideline) - All this "v power diesel" Super duper this and that - is it worth it (15 quid a month if i buy V power diesel) - or should i just be putting normal diesel in for now? I mean.. Most people drive 300.000 km on regular, don't they? Or am i wrong?
Have a nice day
cobra kid said:
Out of interest, where are you if using km??
I'm in the UK but have thought in metric terms for about 60years. Back on topic i recently sold a diesel hybrid as my journey profile was not dissimilar to the OP, very short journeys 6-12km mostly in 30mph with a little bit in a 40mph. It meant i needed to take the car for a completely unnecessary trip along a dual carriage way from time to time.
OP how do you know that the previous owner only did short trips?
Edited by Nomme de Plum on Monday 2nd October 12:29
Hi
I ran a 2litre diesel Ford Kuga for 5 years up to 2021 and 25000 miles with no dpf issues, only normal servicing. I used BP ultimate(local filling station) which seemed to give smoother running, performance and better fuel economy.
The only issue was 2 new front tyres replaced on 2nd MOT as they were getting low, but not illegal.
Hope this helps
I ran a 2litre diesel Ford Kuga for 5 years up to 2021 and 25000 miles with no dpf issues, only normal servicing. I used BP ultimate(local filling station) which seemed to give smoother running, performance and better fuel economy.
The only issue was 2 new front tyres replaced on 2nd MOT as they were getting low, but not illegal.
Hope this helps
The best thing you can do for the DPF is get an app to monitor it, takes the guess work out and you'll know exactly when it's doing a re-gen.
I'm a VW guy, so use an ELM blue-tooth transmitter for the OBDll port and an appropriate app, i.e Forscan / Fdpf etc for Ford, I don't know these.
There will be parameters for doing the best regen i.e. above certain speed, certain rpm. When a regen happens and you're driving around, extra diesel is injected into the system to up the temperature, if it's shut down during an active re-gen this excess diesel can make it's way into the sump, called fuel dilution. It's not unusual to see smoke during a re-gen and the fans will be running, the idle can go up etc. The DPF needs to get up to temperature, 600c on a vw, usually would do it at the worst time, i.e when arriving home, so an app takes the guess work out.
Forget the premium diesel, add some archoil if you think it's necessary, I find ESSO standard diesel very good on diesels, Archoil also sell a dpf / injector cleaner for a dpf light coming on, whether it works, down to debate, supposedly lowers the temperature soot is burnt off.
Don't forget most diesels are direct injection, so is petrol, so nothing you put into the tank sees the intake port, other than a very small chance through the EGR.
Your best bet for longevity is to do regular oil changes with the correct oil, usually low saps, i.e doesn't create as much ash in the dpf, everyone has different specs, I personally like Shell, Mobil 1 anything that meets your spec and say a Mercedes MB spec would be a good option.
Shell Ultra performance check specs: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225194775539
I'm a VW guy, so use an ELM blue-tooth transmitter for the OBDll port and an appropriate app, i.e Forscan / Fdpf etc for Ford, I don't know these.
There will be parameters for doing the best regen i.e. above certain speed, certain rpm. When a regen happens and you're driving around, extra diesel is injected into the system to up the temperature, if it's shut down during an active re-gen this excess diesel can make it's way into the sump, called fuel dilution. It's not unusual to see smoke during a re-gen and the fans will be running, the idle can go up etc. The DPF needs to get up to temperature, 600c on a vw, usually would do it at the worst time, i.e when arriving home, so an app takes the guess work out.
Forget the premium diesel, add some archoil if you think it's necessary, I find ESSO standard diesel very good on diesels, Archoil also sell a dpf / injector cleaner for a dpf light coming on, whether it works, down to debate, supposedly lowers the temperature soot is burnt off.
Don't forget most diesels are direct injection, so is petrol, so nothing you put into the tank sees the intake port, other than a very small chance through the EGR.
Your best bet for longevity is to do regular oil changes with the correct oil, usually low saps, i.e doesn't create as much ash in the dpf, everyone has different specs, I personally like Shell, Mobil 1 anything that meets your spec and say a Mercedes MB spec would be a good option.
Shell Ultra performance check specs: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225194775539
Nomme de Plum said:
cobra kid said:
Out of interest, where are you if using km??
I'm in the UK but have thought in metric terms for about 60years. Back on topic i recently sold a diesel hybrid as my journey profile was not dissimilar to the OP, very short journeys 6-12km mostly in 30mph with a little bit in a 40mph. It meant i needed to take the car for a completely unnecessary trip along a dual carriage way from time to time.
OP how do you know that the previous owner only did short trips?
Edited by Nomme de Plum on Monday 2nd October 12:29
Herdahl91 said:
(and a second question.. just on the sideline) - All this "v power diesel" Super duper this and that - is it worth it (15 quid a month if i buy V power diesel) - or should i just be putting normal diesel in for now? I mean.. Most people drive 300.000 km on regular, don't they? Or am i wrong?
Have a nice day
I've driven 100k+ using various V power diesel and petrol in several different cars - the best way is to try it yourself over a few tanks.Have a nice day
On some cars I've owned, it's made a big difference and was much better than standard Shell fuel but on others there was no difference or if anything the car ran better on ordinary fuel.
Standard Shell fuels have detergent/etc in them so it is just the difference in performance/mpg to look for.
Just take it easy when cold and for the last mile or two to let the turbo cool and service it regularly with good oil. All modern cars are about the same with regards to reliability.
I never really bought into premium diesel, you can stick an additive in every few tanks if you think it helps.
I never really bought into premium diesel, you can stick an additive in every few tanks if you think it helps.
Edited by Funky Squirrel on Monday 2nd October 20:39
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