Am I driving enough

Bushmonkey · Sep 21st, 2018, 19:59

Hi all
My current car is my 1st diesel. In the morning I drop the missis off and then I go to work. Overall about 4 - 5 miles and the engine gets up to temperature. Around 12 I have 2 short drives, engine dosent warm up and then drive home at 5 (engine dosent warm up)

Every other weekend or so I'll go for a big drive, about 50 - 150 miles.

Am I driving enough to avoid dpf issues???

Cheers

cheshired5 · Sep 21st, 2018, 20:03

Short answer is, it depends.

We don't know what car you have and you may not even have a DPF.

Bushmonkey · Sep 21st, 2018, 20:09

It's a 2010 v50 2.0d

I checked with the vin number and I have a dpf model

volvoid · Sep 21st, 2018, 20:35

I often think my car doesnt get driven enough. Unless Im at a petrol station pouring £65 into the tank. Then I change my mind.

HDAV · Sep 21st, 2018, 21:27

Your journeys don’t sound ideal especially in cold weather when it will take much longer to warm the car up. Especially the middle of the day trips.

Tamworthbay · Sep 21st, 2018, 21:34

I do similar, slightly less on a daily basis. I wouldn’t even consider a dpf model as the engine just isn’t getting properly hot often enough. I have a couple of colleagues who have had major issues (non Volvo) with similar driving regimes.

60041 · Sep 21st, 2018, 22:41

I had an XC90 D5 for 6 years and gave it very similar use; 3 miles to work every day and the occasional 70 mile round trip at weekends. Sometimes it would do short trips only for 3 weeks or more: it did occasionally, maybe 5 or 6 times a year, do much longer trips of 200-300 miles.
It never caused any problems, and I don’t ever recall the DPF regenerating in all that time.
A friend of mine had a Landrover Freelander which had similar use, but he did have DPF issues on several occasions and saw regular regenerations, especially if he used supermarket fuel.

GreenBrick · Sep 24th, 2018, 12:44

People shouldn't have to change their lifestyle to suit their cars, manufacturers are basically producing a product that is not up to the job.

When was the last time you had to make a long call on your mobile phone, so it would still get a good signal next time you want to use it?

However, I'm sure that prat Dyson will do something akin to a DPF in one of his awful vacuum cleaners, so you have to leave it running for an hour once a week, to keep it from blocking!

Grimble · Sep 24th, 2018, 16:12

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Originally Posted by GreenBrick

People shouldn't have to change their lifestyle to suit their cars, manufacturers are basically producing a product that is not up to the job.

I completely agree! There is far too much 'tail wagging the dog' going on in all aspects of life.
If the authorities really cared about people not using phones in their car then they would force manufacturers to come up with a technical solution. Yet they seem more concerned with imposing unenforceable laws on all of us in the hope that there's a bit of revenue in it.
Same with the 'breath of Satan' or exhaust fumes. If they were as deadly as claimed, then just making people pay a bit more for personal transport is hardly addressing the problem. But it does bring in revenue.

AndyV7o · Sep 24th, 2018, 17:02

If you do those long journeys that frequently I would've thought that would clear it out.

Sep 21st, 2018, 19:59	#1
Bushmonkey VOC Member Last Online: May 15th, 2019 23:55 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Sharston	Am I driving enough Hi all My current car is my 1st diesel. In the morning I drop the missis off and then I go to work. Overall about 4 - 5 miles and the engine gets up to temperature. Around 12 I have 2 short drives, engine dosent warm up and then drive home at 5 (engine dosent warm up) Every other weekend or so I'll go for a big drive, about 50 - 150 miles. Am I driving enough to avoid dpf issues??? Cheers

Sep 21st, 2018, 20:03	#2
cheshired5 Premier Member Last Online: Dec 26th, 2021 13:42 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Crewe	Short answer is, it depends. We don't know what car you have and you may not even have a DPF. __________________ 2002 S60 SE D5 Manual 209000 miles

Sep 21st, 2018, 20:35	#4
volvoid Monster Raving Loony Last Online: Nov 12th, 2018 20:03 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: hitchin	I often think my car doesnt get driven enough. Unless Im at a petrol station pouring £65 into the tank. Then I change my mind. __________________ 1994 850 2.0 bought at 32,000 miles used daily now 45,000. Still like a nearly-new car 2004 filthy polluting diesel VW

Sep 21st, 2018, 22:41	#7
60041 Premier Member Last Online: Mar 28th, 2024 10:19 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: North Northumberland	I had an XC90 D5 for 6 years and gave it very similar use; 3 miles to work every day and the occasional 70 mile round trip at weekends. Sometimes it would do short trips only for 3 weeks or more: it did occasionally, maybe 5 or 6 times a year, do much longer trips of 200-300 miles. It never caused any problems, and I don’t ever recall the DPF regenerating in all that time. A friend of mine had a Landrover Freelander which had similar use, but he did have DPF issues on several occasions and saw regular regenerations, especially if he used supermarket fuel. __________________ 2018 V90CC D4, 2022 XC40 1940 Matchless G3, 1980 Moto Guzzi T3 Coming soon:- 1947Rover 14 P2

Sep 24th, 2018, 12:44	#8
GreenBrick SilverBrick Lives! Last Online: Apr 5th, 2024 19:06 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Poynton, Cheshire	People shouldn't have to change their lifestyle to suit their cars, manufacturers are basically producing a product that is not up to the job. When was the last time you had to make a long call on your mobile phone, so it would still get a good signal next time you want to use it? However, I'm sure that prat Dyson will do something akin to a DPF in one of his awful vacuum cleaners, so you have to leave it running for an hour once a week, to keep it from blocking! __________________ Jeep ZJ, 960, Past:- Mazda2, Jumbuck, V70 (2002), 945 (1995), Hyundai Coupe, Golf Mk4, Previa, Carina, 2 x Corsa, 4 x Astra, 944 16v (1991), Espace, Escort, Audi 80, Renault 21 Savanna, Polo, Mini Clubman/Pickup, Standard 8, Capri, Maxi.

Sep 21st, 2018, 20:09	#3
Bushmonkey VOC Member Last Online: May 15th, 2019 23:55 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Sharston	It's a 2010 v50 2.0d I checked with the vin number and I have a dpf model

Sep 21st, 2018, 21:27	#5
HDAV Master Member Last Online: Jan 21st, 2024 14:21 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: End of the valley	Your journeys don’t sound ideal especially in cold weather when it will take much longer to warm the car up. Especially the middle of the day trips.

Sep 21st, 2018, 21:34	#6
Tamworthbay Junior Member Last Online: Feb 8th, 2023 21:32 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Tamworth	I do similar, slightly less on a daily basis. I wouldn’t even consider a dpf model as the engine just isn’t getting properly hot often enough. I have a couple of colleagues who have had major issues (non Volvo) with similar driving regimes.

Sep 24th, 2018, 17:02	#10
AndyV7o Premier Member Last Online: Jun 21st, 2021 20:47 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Creswell	If you do those long journeys that frequently I would've thought that would clear it out.

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