DPF gone again. This time only 250 miles after LR assist forced a regeneration last week. In fairness I spent 2 days stuck in traffic driving around town and the only high speed run the car had during this period was a single 10 mile clear motorway run.

Have any of you guys experienced DPF blockages after just 250 miles of town driving?

LRUK have taken a back seat as LR finance are carrying out an investigation and they refuse to be involved simultaneously. I don't have the energy to prepare a letter to send to the exec office. Hopefully I will get round to it in early Feb. MY16 (65) RRS, HSE, White, 21" 507s, Pan/Black Roof, 7 Seats, Ebony/Cirrus, Surround Cams, Fully Color Coded

JLR supercar03 wrote:

Hi Bluestone
I am having the exact same experience with 2105 RRS Its like I wrote your story myself except I got an engine midway through my DPF issues when the crank Snapped.
Have you had any update from the dealer ?
thank you

So finally after 8 weeks of investigation by my local dealer in conjunction with Land Rover technical team, they have finally concluded that there is no issue with my car and the DPF problems are related to my "driving style". Needless to say I hit the roof hearing that again.

I have asked them to explain why my vehicle has a DPF blockage every 200-300 miles, but I have been able to drive their loan car (Vogue SDV6) for 3000 miles without a single DPF issue, with all factors remaining the same apart from the vehicle itself.

Interestingly my RRS has always run at 22mpg, whereas the Vogue loan car I have had for 8 weeks has averages 26. The journeys have been identical. MY16 (65) RRS, HSE, White, 21" 507s, Pan/Black Roof, 7 Seats, Ebony/Cirrus, Surround Cams, Fully Color Coded

My 2 pennyworth (and I know its easy to say as I don't have to do it) is that it may well now be getting close to time to call in a solicitor. This car is obviously not fit for purpose and needs to be fixed. Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

Well after 18 months of repeatedly telling me my driving style is the problem, Land Rover technical have now decided to change the throttle body, whatever that may be.

If that resolves the issue I will not be pleased if it took 17 breakdown visits for the problem to finally be rectified, although I'm still not holding my breath. MY16 (65) RRS, HSE, White, 21" 507s, Pan/Black Roof, 7 Seats, Ebony/Cirrus, Surround Cams, Fully Color Coded

Definately not a DFp issue, I would also suspect not a throttle body unless this can relate to fault code. M16 SVD8 ,4.4 HSE with a few extras, Sold R50 , Wife SQ5 , BMW R1200GSW.

Ask them to thoroughly check for air leaks on the "suction" side of the engine air system. This can result in the kind of problems you are seeing, and I wonder if the throttle body could also be part of this potential cause? MY2016 HSE D SDV6 - gone due to fuel dilution problems.

By the age of 50 you have the face you deserve - George Orwell.

They claim to have done those checks.

In a normally functioning vehicle I don't think a DPF is that easy to block. I have done almost 3k over 8 weeks in the Vogue loan car doing predominantly city driving and intentionally sitting idling for long periods to force it to go amber. Not even a whisper of a DPF problem with this car. MY16 (65) RRS, HSE, White, 21" 507s, Pan/Black Roof, 7 Seats, Ebony/Cirrus, Surround Cams, Fully Color Coded

Just reinforces the view that there is still something amiss with your car.

Stick to your guns. MY2016 HSE D SDV6 - gone due to fuel dilution problems.

By the age of 50 you have the face you deserve - George Orwell.

Should be something wrong with the car indeed effecting the functioning of the DPF. can be many factors involved.
The JLR dealership-a smart tech- need to read out the ECU logs. he should be able to see the number of failed regens and the reasons for it. RRS 3.0 SDV6 HSE Lux
RRS 3.0 TDV6 gone
LR 3 HSE V8 gone
DiscoveryII V8 Gone
Discovery 1 V8 Gone
Mustang Shelby
Alfa Guilia (classic)

Week 10 in the workshop. And finally after 17 visits to the dealer they found that the throttle control was sticking and was the likely cause of the premature DPF blockages. Currently the dealer are doing drive cycles and are waiting for feedback from Land Rover technical before releasing the car back into the wild.

Meanwhile the executive office don't think they owe any goodwill on the basis that they have fulfilled their obligations by always keeping me mobile despite the number of times I have had issues. Hopefully will have the car back next week but only time will tell if the DPF problems remain.

I even asked for an explanation why my SDV6 Vogue loan car managed 4k miles without a blockage. The response was that it's a different car and they can't be compared. A ridiculous answer given that the cars have the same chassis and engine.

Absolutely ridiculous and a real let down by JLR. I very much doubt I will ever buy another Land Rover again which is a real shame as I had hoped to stick with the brand for years to come. MY16 (65) RRS, HSE, White, 21" 507s, Pan/Black Roof, 7 Seats, Ebony/Cirrus, Surround Cams, Fully Color Coded

Fingers crossed for you bluestone Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

bluestone wrote:

Interestingly my RRS has always run at 22mpg, whereas the Vogue loan car I have had for 8 weeks has averages 26. The journeys have been identical.

My SDV8 RRS runs at 32 mpg average. Ok so this is by the Range Rover computer so its in their best interest to lie (e.g. volkswagen). Even if exaggerated then it is still better than your 22mpg, I think that throttle body fault is overfueling. 2016 RRS 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography Dynamic in Montalcino Red and Stealth Kit

My MPG over 40k miles, fill to fill, is 28mpg from my spreadsheet. Has consistently been around there since new.

Since my car calls for oil changes every 10k or so miles, I suspect it is overfuelling too. It will go well before it runs out of OE warranty. MY2016 HSE D SDV6 - gone due to fuel dilution problems.

By the age of 50 you have the face you deserve - George Orwell.

So what they are saying is your diesel has been massively over fueled? If this is the case then if it were me I would want a new motor. Google the damage that occurs when diesel engines are over fueled for a long period. M16 SVD8 ,4.4 HSE with a few extras, Sold R50 , Wife SQ5 , BMW R1200GSW.