Concerned about the DPF on my new car

[scrambler95]

hi all

Bit of an embarrassing question seeing as im 'into' cars

I bought a new used car the other day with a diesel engine. my two previous cars have been petrol's and im new to diesel ownership so go easy on me haha !

ive read horror stories online about the dpf filter clogging up and this has got me concerned. What do i have to do to ensure it doesnt clog up and how often do i have to do it ?

any help or advice greatly appreciated

[scrambler95]

Butter Face said:

Just drive it. The vast majority of people never ever have DPF issues. Just kick its ass every now and again.

What car is it?

cheers, once every two weeks on the motorway would you say ?

saab 9-3

[scrambler95]

Thanks for the pointers and advice. Im aware of the common issues these engines have. apparently the last ones (which ive bought) dont suffer with the swirl flap issue but that could be salesman talk. I well underspent what I wanted to spend on a car so in a few weeks im going to book it into the local saab specialist and just pay to have any work it needs done. I like the car so I dont mind spending money on it haha thanks again guys !