Toyota DPF problems

[watty]

I'd be careful with taking out the DPF as an option.  This year or last, the NCT started downloading the car's computer brain and fault codes.  So far, they're not doing anything with the data but eventually they will.  Could it be a fail if you drove the taxi for, say, 20,000 km without a DPF and the fault was recorded in the car's computer brain?

[taxi1990]

I'd be careful with taking out the DPF as an option.  This year or last, the NCT started downloading the car's computer brain and fault codes.  So far, they're not doing anything with the data but eventually they will.  Could it be a fail if you drove the taxi for, say, 20,000 km without a DPF and the fault was recorded in the car's computer brain?

You get it remapped then they cant tell if its still there or not.

[Rat Catcher]

Did you price an aftermarket DPF on autodoc.ie . I'd be surprised if it's much more than a monkey... throw in a ton for half an hour of a mechanic's time and your sorted... probably for at least as long as the original OEM pieces of shite last (200,000 kilos?).

[Belker]

I'm about 8K outta pocket on the Fookin DPF problem to date with the biggest 4.4K replacement bill to Fookin Toyota last December, 10 months ago in 2023 (with a 12 month warranty), and yet again the Fookin 'DPF Full' light comes back on last weekend.

Obviousely the Fookin light went Off after filling it with diesel this morning before I rang Fookin Toyota to book it in fer a Fookin €120 diagnostics check next week. As much as I love the car fer it's performance and size, this Fookin DPF has me at my wit's end !!

[mercenary for hire]

Hey Belker I picked up a lady from rural Cork somewhere off the train recently and she had a diesel Toyota with the BMW engine and it gave her awful trouble.Sounds like Toyota know these engines are trouble.

If you have the money I'd be shopping for something less likely to empty your wallet.Toyota know about this problem and are leading to up the garden path.But you know this already.

Your fuel bill will be halfed in the hybrid and you'd eventually recover some of the change over cost of a hybrid Corolla.

[Panel]

I'm about 8K outta pocket on the Fookin DPF problem to date with the biggest 4.4K replacement bill to Fookin Toyota last December, 10 months ago in 2023 (with a 12 month warranty), and yet again the Fookin 'DPF Full' light comes back on last weekend.

Obviousely the Fookin light went Off after filling it with diesel this morning before I rang Fookin Toyota to book it in fer a Fookin €120 diagnostics check next week. As much as I love the car fer it's performance and size, this Fookin DPF has me at my wit's end !!

Buy a Corolla or Prius hybrid and be done with it.

€8k bill for any heep is lunacy, I would of shot my heep in the fase if it cost me €8k.

[Cool Boola]

Why do you think Toyota ran to the door,to get out of the Diesel manufacturing of engines.  A manager told me that they could not understand why the system of particulate recovery,was giving problems and they could not fix it.


So they fixed it by investing in electric shit?
….I tell ya 

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

ken you just needta go for a blast on the motorway to empty out the dpf. my sister has your car. every 6 months she rings me and says the dvd thing is full again. go upta the motorway on a quiet night no traffic. fourth gear at 2000rpm. stick cruise control on and sit back for 30 mins or so. that's all you havta do.

[Belker]

Thanks fer the comments lads, but I do happen to Love me 'Kick-Arse' Avensis, and the Fookin DPF is still under warranty till 12/12/2024.

Much as I'd like 'Maguire and Paterson' to do the job fer me, I still can't buy a new one and as it's still under warranty I'll let Fookin Toyota sort it out fer now.

I'll never buy another Fookin Diesel car ever again !!

[Belker]

ken you just needta go for a blast on the motorway to empty out the dpf. my sister has your car. every 6 months she rings me and says the dvd thing is full again. go upta the motorway on a quiet night no traffic. fourth gear at 2000rpm. stick cruise control on and sit back for 30 mins or so. that's all you havta do.

Indeed that is the plan going forward DMG, when the Fookin thing is eventually outta Fookin Toyota DPF warranty.  I'll just put a 300ml can of VB26 'Smog Doctor' in to the half-full tank and run it full blast fer an hour or so on the motorway by night.

[mercenary for hire]

Best time to sell it is while it's still in warranty.

[Shallow Hal]

You're a gas man Ken....that's all I'll say!!

[Belker]

... ..Looking at The Early School Leaver I doubt the Grants will be available for next year . ....

I'm just wondering John m ?  This 'Early School Leaver' that you so often enjoy posting so disfavourably about, whom is it ?

Just a name will suffice, no need fer yet another 'War & Peace' lecture about world economics.

[Panel]

Ken sell the pig now for fuck sake, trade it against a jap import Prius and it’s one less thing to go wrong in your life.

[silverbullet]

... ..Looking at The Early School Leaver I doubt the Grants will be available for next year . ....

I'm just wondering John m ?  This 'Early School Leaver' that you so often enjoy posting so disfavourably about, whom is it ?

Just a name will suffice, no need fer yet another 'War & Peace' lecture about world economics.

Simon Harris.