Hhliam Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 After leasing my last couple of cars, I have never thought about maintenance because the cars where not mine and regularly serviced. Due to the increase in car leasing prices I decided to purchase my Audi A6 at one year old and with low mileage. I now think more about problems I may have in the future when the warranty expires, such as the DPF. I have heard horror stories mainly with low usage of the DPF failing and failing after 50 or 60k miles. Just when warranty expires. Apparently costing thousands to replace. I have looked on the net and come across this geezer from Australia explaining the DPF and why they really only cost a few hundred pounds to manufacture. Have a look at the Youtube link, very informative, I know it's only an opinion but seems reasonable to me, also have a look at what he says about Premier Diesel too. Thanks Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WPAWS Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 He talks likes he knows what he is talking about and to be honest i believe him question beckons why do the car companies want to rip off their loyal customers, i`m so glad i dont have a DPF fitted to my A6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Q Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I worked in a Volkswagen service department and can confirm the dpf can fail at as little as 50k if you are doing short drives. You should do a motorway drive at least once a week for a dpf regeneration to take place. To be fair it's the same with the egr and egr cooler too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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