I know this has been asked a thousand times but just after a simple answer please, if I buy a 2015 RRS (newer style) with the 3.0 Diesel engine (302 bhp) and do mainly short trips of 10 miles each way and not motorway journeys am I going to suffer dpf and oil dilution problems?
I have just put down a refundable deposit on a 2015 autobiography dynamic with 69,000 on the clock and I am trading in a discovery sport with the 2.0 engine because of the dpf issues it’s know for and that I have suffered but I didn’t realise the 3.0ltr engine also suffers with this so am I jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire, rather know now as I can cancel the deposit today before we travel to view
I am happy to take it for a 40 minute blast at 50-60 mph once a week if this would counteract the issues and 8 will also tow our caravan but only 5 or 6 times a year
Cheers,
Yes you will suffer oil dilution similar to the DS, I upgraded from DS to L405 but I am monitoring it every trip with a cheap app (carscanner) and phone. Now I can see every Active and Passive Regen and choose to go the extra mile or 2 and complete the Active Regeneration before I switch off the engine. No more failed Regenerations for me.
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Kot that’s a great bit of information I have an old iPhone 6 and I am guessing you don’t need a SIM card just WiFi to download and Bluetooth to receive the data, where is the port to plug in the reader and I take it you just leave the reader plugged in permanently I have an L494 is this the obd2 scanner you are talking about? And does the app have a blue box with a white engine, as I have downloaded it and it doesn’t have a 3.0 V6 option
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Tue Oct 26 2021 6:01pm
Kot
Member Since: 07 Jan 2021
Location: UK
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Yes its the blue box with white engine app lol
Yes leave it plugged in
Best get the pro version for £6 you can use the LR OBD2 version or use 3.0 V6 Range Rover or whatever LR model that uses the same engine. In the app it allows you to email developer who can add your model/engine etc
The VGate OBD2 I use is Wifi (look for Vlink network when you plug in and start car)I bought this from Ebay
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