Recent content by Matty1234

Well, the new DPF did not resolve the problem - warning light came on after 174kms of highway driving.

Being unwilling to bite the financial bullet in these difficult times of dumping the price to get rid of my Audi (and having 2 potential buyers get the DPF warning light come on during test drives) I have persevered with trying to convince Audi that their product is faulty. The DPF light now...

I've had so many problems with my DPF (8 visits to the dealer for regeneration as it fills after 100 kms and frequently does not self regenerate) that I can understand why people remove it. The dealer considers the car to be 'perfect' and says I shouldn't be driving it around town (2007 2.0...

Well my saga continues to run and (not) run - I took the now repaired Audi for a long trip around SE Europe. At the very start of the trip the DPF light came on but an hour blasting the hell out of it seemed to work. It drove without problems for another 1000kms but once I started moving...

So it was the sensor, not the DPF. Replacing it cost around 100 euro. Thanks for the advice, which I passed on to the mechanic and may have saved a lot of time and expense.

thanks!

I've just picked up a second hand A4 S line 2007 tiptronic that has been limited to occasional very short trips (total mileage 10K kms at 2 years old). Took it for its first long run on the weekend and got the warning light for the particulate filter. Following instructions, I ran it hot (above...