Newbie Hi

[Allandon]

Just another newbie saying Hi everyone. Recently bought a 2013 XF 3.0 Diesel Portfolio. Love the car but a few minor niggles are driving me nuts! Most worrying is the DPF amber warning light. FOUR times it has appeared and that is just within the two months I have had the car. Bought as a "Jaguar Approved" car from a main dealer, mainly for the peace of mind but it has been anything but. I've followed the handbook procedure of giving the car a run out at constant speed and the warning light has always cleared but 4 times is still rather worrying. Have just seen a thread on here about DPF which seems to have been started ages ago so I'm guessing this is nothing new and I'm not alone. Will go and have a good read of that thread and no doubt be putting my two penny worth in! All the best - Allan

[Leo]

Hi Allan, and welcome to the club!

A lot has been written about the potential DPF problems, which can be truly alarming. I had the XF 3.0D S which I sold a few years ago quite simply because I had retired, and my mileage was now likely to give rise to DPF issues. Having said that, I never had any issues at all whilst I had the car.

What kind of journies do you do?

Do you use premium grade diesel such as Shell V Power? My wife has a 2.0D Citroen Grand Picasso. The DPF light has never been on, but she did have regular regenerations until she switched to V Power. Since then she has had no regenerations at all.

I changed to the XK, so no DPF for me to worry about, thank goodness!

[Allandon]

Hi Leo, thanks for the response. The vast majority of my journeys are very short, local trips. I generally fill up at the local Tesco using their diesel. Might try switching to a premium grade as you suggest. The regeneration cycle has always worked when taken on a run as indicated in the manual but the frequency of the warning light was what worried me! I think I will also try to fit in a longer journey, at least once a week and see if that helps. Good excuse to have a run out in the car as well.

[Leo]

Switching to premium grade, and giving it a long run once a week should help a lot.

In addition to premium grade some members use additive once in a while, though this is not something I have done.

The hard (and sad) fact is that DPFs are not suitable for repeated short journeys.

[JOC Admin]

Hi Allan....welcome to the Forum

Good to have you onboard

Cheers,   Trevor