Bought my first diesel car.....upkeep??
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Well, don't fill it with petrol, for a start.
And try to drive 10mph over the speed limit everywhere, and couple this with driving up the arse of every car in front of you, especially on the motorway. This 'show of force' is commonplace with diesel drivers, keen to convince other road users they haven't been emasculated by their move to a diesel car.
And try to drive 10mph over the speed limit everywhere, and couple this with driving up the arse of every car in front of you, especially on the motorway. This 'show of force' is commonplace with diesel drivers, keen to convince other road users they haven't been emasculated by their move to a diesel car.
Does the car have a diesel particulate filter (DPF)? If all the journeys are just short town runs then it's possible that the DPF doesn't get up to running temperature, which is needed for it to regenerate (happens periodically, controlled by the ecu). DPF replacement is usually expensive.
Baryonyx said:
Well, don't fill it with petrol, for a start.
And try to drive 10mph over the speed limit everywhere, and couple this with driving up the arse of every car in front of you, especially on the motorway. This 'show of force' is commonplace with diesel drivers, keen to convince other road users they haven't been emasculated by their move to a diesel car.
I thought it was generally because diesels these days are usually quicker in every day driving than their petrol equivalents therefore petrol cars end up slowing diesel drivers down?And try to drive 10mph over the speed limit everywhere, and couple this with driving up the arse of every car in front of you, especially on the motorway. This 'show of force' is commonplace with diesel drivers, keen to convince other road users they haven't been emasculated by their move to a diesel car.
Benbay001 said:
I dont believe this. Im 19, yet ive never smelt a diesel "smell"?
Go fill it up, then smell your hand, then your steering wheel and everything else you touch, god it's awful!!!Or sit behind one after its done a few thousand miles and just been started and see how you like that!!
Liquid Knight said:
Well done for buying a Diesel. I bought one about six months ago and scrapped it because I couldn't cope with the smell.
Either you are independently wealthy or you bought a lemon which you couldn't sell and had to scrap it or your being a pratWas it the same garage you bought the diesel from as it might have been a poorly air rated service station which is very dangerous and needs reporting. Or maybe you have a dog snout in which case never mo e to a city as the smog will make you sock
When unleaded came in I couldn't cope with the smell as 4 star and 2 star are so much nicer. In fact only Super premium petrol or racing fuel smells nice.
Petrolhead_Rich said:
Go fill it up, then smell your hand, then your steering wheel and everything else you touch, god it's awful!!!
Or sit behind one after its done a few thousand miles and just been started and see how you like that!!
Um the gas stations all provide blue gloves so use them problem solved. Or sit behind one after its done a few thousand miles and just been started and see how you like that!!
What did you think they were for?
Also buy cuticura handwash and leave it in the car.
Likewise for petrol you wouldn't eat food after touching a petrol pump so clean your hands.
Welshbeef said:
Petrolhead_Rich said:
Go fill it up, then smell your hand, then your steering wheel and everything else you touch, god it's awful!!!
Or sit behind one after its done a few thousand miles and just been started and see how you like that!!
Um the gas stations all provide blue gloves so use them problem solved. Or sit behind one after its done a few thousand miles and just been started and see how you like that!!
What did you think they were for?
Also buy cuticura handwash and leave it in the car.
Likewise for petrol you wouldn't eat food after touching a petrol pump so clean your hands.
Though he owns a Volvo diesel, so if its really such a problem for him, he doesnt practice what he preaches.
Any diesel with a DPF has no smog unless the DPF is faulty.
Mine has done 85k the exhaust tailpipes are shiny chrome outside and clean steel on the inside. I clean the outside I have not once touched the inside so my car doesn't have any smog.
I've been being my car plenty of times when it's been started and there is nothing.
Likewise my wifes car petrol has done nearly 160k that has no smog on start up but the exhaust pipes inside are sooty and no that's not due to a dodgy sparkplug.
Look at any 330i they have sooty tailpipes the diesel 330d doesn't.
Mine has done 85k the exhaust tailpipes are shiny chrome outside and clean steel on the inside. I clean the outside I have not once touched the inside so my car doesn't have any smog.
I've been being my car plenty of times when it's been started and there is nothing.
Likewise my wifes car petrol has done nearly 160k that has no smog on start up but the exhaust pipes inside are sooty and no that's not due to a dodgy sparkplug.
Look at any 330i they have sooty tailpipes the diesel 330d doesn't.
Like any turbo car don't hammer it on the last couple of miles
Check oil level
That's pretty much it oh and service it inline with guidelines. Job done.
If it has DPF make sure it's long trips ie 20 mile to allow it to get hot and regenerate. Also do rev it out fully now and again - as in the MOT one of the tests is 10 seconds throttle wide open on the limited to check emissions.
Check oil level
That's pretty much it oh and service it inline with guidelines. Job done.
If it has DPF make sure it's long trips ie 20 mile to allow it to get hot and regenerate. Also do rev it out fully now and again - as in the MOT one of the tests is 10 seconds throttle wide open on the limited to check emissions.
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