I am finally considering getting rid of my TD4 HSE which hasn’t got a dpf fitted. I have spent the last month looking at alternatives and come to the conclusion I want to stay with a FL2. The only thing holding me back is the dreaded dpf. I live and work in the countryside so I appreciate it may cause me problems. I’ve been looking at the various additives that you can buy that help the dpf regenerate at lower temperatures. Has anyone tried them or have experience of running a sd4 without a regular thrash up the motorway?

I had a TD4 with DPF that did a 10 mile round trip to work Monday to Friday with a little bit of running around at the weekend. I did 22000miles in it during the time I had it. I did not have any issues with the DPF (or anything else) during the time I owned it. In general the FL2 does not really suffer from DPF issues when used for short journeys. The main problems reported appears to be the rubber hoses going to the DPF that split or perish but is a fairly easy fix!

In the last 8 years and only 38,000 miles most of which is town driving I have never had a problem with the "dreaded" dpf and have never had any warning or indication about dpf nor have I used any additives so as long as the engine gets up to full temperature once a week or so I don't think you will have any problems.

J

Same here 2014 car with 48k and never had any DPF problems

i have owned my 2011 xs sd4 for over 8 years and never had a DPF issue . 7 miles to work and 7 home all weathers all temps...when im off shift it might get a 60 mile round trip but not every month other than that short drives to town and three times a year a run to the west country ....

oil changes twice a year by me and all seems well...... 2011 SD4 XS

Never had any Dpf issue's with with my Sd4 doing short runs , it does get it's oil changed every six months and is only run on premium diesel.

Mark 2009 FL2 TD4 SE (Sadly gone)
2007 FL2 TD4 GS (The wifes , gone after 8 great years)
2012 FL2 SD4 SPORT LE(Gone and missing it)
2015 DISCOVERY SPORT 2.2SD4 HSE (Now gone)
2014 Ford Bmax 1.0 ecoboost ( Gone but what next )
2014 Ford Focus 2.0tdci Zetec S (Gone,but what a car)
2020 Ford Fiesta ActiveX 1.0 Ecoboost
2024 Skoda Kodiaq 1.5 Tsi SEL

Another vote of confidence here too. 2014 SD4 auto, 36k miles, lots of short-ish rural trips, no problems at all. I've decided to stop being a good example and will now just be a terrible warning.....
2008 TD4HSE - gone but much loved.
2014MY SD4 Metropolis - very much loved.

Ditto comments above - no issues with just 45,000 miles in 6 years mostly shortish journeys around rural Glos. MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

Many thanks for sharing your experience. A bit of a relief really. My current FL2 drives really well but I think it is time to get something newer. Glad I can stay with a FL2.

Why don't you look for a gasoline one?
The 2 liter 240 HP Ford turbo Si4?
Or am I wrong and they didn't sell them in UK?

Si4 was only produced for export markets, which in hindsight is a real shame as it would now make the FL2 a lot more attractive in the current anti-diesel, lower emissions climate...

I agree with those above.

I have had 2 FL2s over nearly 9 years and 100k+ miles, and not even a warning from my DPF or emissions systems.

Stop worrying and find a nice tidy late SD4, from a reputable source with some form of warranty. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

No probs on my 14 reg SD4 56k miles apart from the DPF hose split that was spotted as an advisory last MOT. LR extended warranty said they wouldn't fix it as the DPF wasn't covered and the dealer offered to replace the pipes for £370. My fix was to replace the rubber pipe with a piece of silicone tubing about twice the length of the original for a few £s off ebay so that it wasn't kinked so tightly. Easy job. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

Avoid the Disco Sport, the DPF is mounted to low and does not get hot enough to regenerate on short journeys.

If it dose not regenerate the unburnt diesel is dumped into the oil sump creating dilution of engine oil

This occurs with 2.0d ingenium engine in, not sure about early 2.2 units

They engines are fine if used on longer journeys

Richard

dorsetfreelander wrote:

No probs on my 14 reg SD4 56k miles apart from the DPF hose split that was spotted as an advisory last MOT. LR extended warranty said they wouldn't fix it as the DPF wasn't covered and the dealer offered to replace the pipes for £370. My fix was to replace the rubber pipe with a piece of silicone tubing about twice the length of the original for a few £s off ebay so that it wasn't kinked so tightly. Easy job.