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DPF smells and white smoke.
RichRR
 

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DPF smells and white smoke.

I have been suffering for a few months now with the DPF regeneration happening at least once a week and the strong burning smell coming in to the car. The dealer suggests i go for a long drive, which i have done and then experienced the same problems on shorter drives the next day. Apparently this is how modern diesels with the Add blue feature work. This car is 6 months old and is my little luxury in life and after up grading from a perfect older 64 plate diesel evoque (pre add blue) is now is one of the worst purchases i have ever made. I have parked the car a number of times and seem white stinking smoke coming from the exhaust without the engine running.

I see other people complaining of this on the forums but should you really have to sit in the smell of a bonfire once a week in such a luxury brand car? I will hand this car back as soon as I can arrange a refund with the dealer/RangeRover.

If, as the dealer suggests, this is how modern Diesels work, i would be interested to hear if anyone else experiencing this DPF regeneration on such a smelly and regular basis?
18-03-2018 04:20pm
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bee
 

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RE: DPF smells and white smoke.

(18-03-2018 04:20pm)RichRR Wrote:  I have been suffering for a few months now with the DPF regeneration happening at least once a week and the strong burning smell coming in to the car. The dealer suggests i go for a long drive, which i have done and then experienced the same problems on shorter drives the next day. Apparently this is how modern diesels with the Add blue feature work. This car is 6 months old and is my little luxury in life and after up grading from a perfect older 64 plate diesel evoque (pre add blue) is now is one of the worst purchases i have ever made. I have parked the car a number of times and seem white stinking smoke coming from the exhaust without the engine running.

I see other people complaining of this on the forums but should you really have to sit in the smell of a bonfire once a week in such a luxury brand car? I will hand this car back as soon as I can arrange a refund with the dealer/RangeRover.

If, as the dealer suggests, this is how modern Diesels work, i would be interested to hear if anyone else experiencing this DPF regeneration on such a smelly and regular basis?

I'm sticking with my 14 evo, non of these problems. Confused

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18-03-2018 04:51pm
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PhilSkill
 

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RE: DPF smells and white smoke.

Whilst you can get a bit of smell when you exit the car, I wouldn't continually expect this level of smoke. Certainly worth checking something hasn't got onto the exhaust, like a plastic bag blown under the car for example..

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19-03-2018 02:52pm
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RichRR
 

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RE: DPF smells and white smoke.

(19-03-2018 02:52pm)PhilSkill Wrote:  Whilst you can get a bit of smell when you exit the car, I wouldn't continually expect this level of smoke. Certainly worth checking something hasn't got onto the exhaust, like a plastic bag blown under the car for example..

the exhaust has been checked by the dealer and they could not find anything.
22-03-2018 08:55am
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ray1703
 

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RE: DPF smells and white smoke.

the region will only happen at a set speed usually over 40 mph water temp has to be at normal range and usually in 4th or more gears best thing is have a nice run down a motorway where you can keep your speed up as the region stops as you slow down say at junctions a 15 mile run should be enough to burn it off depending how much its blocked the only other way is the dealer can do a forced regeneration
17-04-2018 08:37pm
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RichRR
 

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RE: DPF smells and white smoke.

i have taken it down the motorway but the regen happens every few hundered miles so does happen around town too.
17-04-2018 09:03pm
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PhilSkill
 

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RE: DPF smells and white smoke.

Every few hundred miles is normal for the Ingenium it was about 4-500 for the Ford... but is it still giving white smoke?

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18-04-2018 09:38am
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RE: DPF smells and white smoke.

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