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m00baz00 Member Since: 13 Aug 2010 Location: Fife Posts: 13 |
Greetings - I am currently an X-trail (sorry if that is seen as swearing) owner but am considering Part Xing for a Freelander. Whilst the Xtrail is a good car when not in limp mode there are many issues with the DPF clogging and the car then going into limp mode thru non-regeneration. Whilst Nissan recognise it as a fault they blame the driving style because "I am not going fst enough for long enough !!!!" - debunks their urban myth advert somewhat !
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13th Aug 2010 1:14 pm |
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joe1978 Member Since: 27 Jun 2007 Location: North East England Posts: 201 |
I the UK, the DPF is now standard on all FL2 models. However, if you're in the used market then anything UK spec MY10 or before will be DPF-free!!
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13th Aug 2010 1:46 pm |
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m00baz00 Member Since: 13 Aug 2010 Location: Fife Posts: 13 |
Thanks Mr Moo - in my ignorance I thought all new cars had to have them fitted from last year ?
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13th Aug 2010 1:47 pm |
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m00baz00 Member Since: 13 Aug 2010 Location: Fife Posts: 13 |
Thanks for this Joe - do you know when they started fitting them and how can I tell if one is fitted or not as I understand it was an option from about 2007 ?
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13th Aug 2010 1:49 pm |
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joe1978 Member Since: 27 Jun 2007 Location: North East England Posts: 201 |
AFAIK, the DPF was option/standard in EU-land only up until now, I doubt anyone would choose to have one fitted!
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13th Aug 2010 1:51 pm |
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rchrdleigh Member Since: 18 Aug 2007 Location: Somewhere in the East of England Posts: 1601 |
My understanding is DPF will be standard on all MY11 Freelander 2 |
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13th Aug 2010 2:01 pm |
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Wing Member Since: 26 May 2010 Location: Manchestor Posts: 309 |
Ordered my HSE TD4e back in April without any mention of DPF filters and options. Picked her up late June and page 95 of the manual mentions the DPF filter as if it's standard fit, no mention of 'optional extra' or 'if fitted'. |
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13th Aug 2010 3:55 pm |
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Big Dave Member Since: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1055 |
With the amount of smoke ours 09 HSE kicks out when flooring it after pottering about it definately doesn't have one!
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13th Aug 2010 5:35 pm |
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Dunk Member Since: 18 Jul 2009 Location: Bristol Posts: 235 |
Well done Dave, maybe try and add some type of flame thrower device and try again. The camera van will be trashed and they'll be none the wiser it was you |
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13th Aug 2010 5:58 pm |
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Big Dave Member Since: 22 Nov 2009 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 1055 |
I reckon I could hide a flamethrower behind one of the fake exhaust finishers, anyone got any going spare?? Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35 Family's: 2009 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Auto, Stornoway Yorkshire - God's County |
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13th Aug 2010 6:10 pm |
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alex_pescaru Member Since: 12 Mar 2009 Location: RO Posts: 4642 |
If this is your daily routine, then you may have problems with FL2 DPF too. In order to burn the particles inside DPF and to clean it, the exhaust must be taken to a certain higher temperature. This is done by cruising at high RPM (not necessarly speed) for a specific amount of time. During short hops this cant be done. So the dealer could be right about "You're not going fast enough for long enough !!!!" Of course there is a DPF cleaning process which is started automatically by the car as soon as it thinks that DPF needs cleaning. But this process also takes time and also could be ended prematurelly by those short hops. Read the material below for a full explanation, especially the last part, from page 167, about DPF regeneration. https://www.freel2.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11383/FL2_DPF.pdf |
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13th Aug 2010 6:15 pm |
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kezman50 Member Since: 06 Oct 2009 Location: Melton Mowbray Posts: 81 |
So what's going to happen in say 4-5 yrs time? Where no matter if you buy new or used it will almost certainly have DPF .....and your a person who's daily routine IS the short driving hops? I would imagine there are loads of people that fall into that category (I for one am fortunate enough to work about 3 miles from where I live) Are we going to have examples of "Mum doing the 2 mile round trip to Tesco and making it last 10 just to avoid getting error messages and limp home modes?" Rather makes a nonsense of the Eco' mentality being bashed into us at the moment!! |
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13th Aug 2010 7:08 pm |
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Dave Member Since: 04 Jul 2007 Location: Somewhere Near You Posts: 2666 |
You could always sit on your driveway and rev the nuts of the car ______________________
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13th Aug 2010 7:23 pm |
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alex_pescaru Member Since: 12 Mar 2009 Location: RO Posts: 4642 |
You didn't pay attention to the PDF file. Read on the last page, last paragraphs. They reffer to people like you... |
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13th Aug 2010 7:57 pm |
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