In recent years, a bigger focus has been put on the reduction of harmful pollutants emitted by cars. Diesel cars use what’s known as a DPF or ‘Diesel Particulate Filter’ to reduce air pollutants ...

Cobus has never been able to keep his car opinions to himself and at age 12, he expressed them in no uncertain terms to a certain motoring magazine’s editor. It was the first of many times he would be ...

Europe loves turbo diesel-powered automobiles and it is hardly a surprise why. Truth be told, hybrid vehicles and their electric counterparts still have a long way to go to make sense range-wise and ...

The MOT test for diesel cars will be tightened up from February 2014 and any car that is missing a diesel particulate filter (DPF) once fitted as standard will fail. Currently a car is only tested on ...

No one has ever taken a deep breath and said, “Man, I wish this air was a little less clean.” Whether we like it or not, vehicle emissions regulations are not going to let up any time soon. That means ...

The role of a DPF, or diesel particulate filter, in a modern automobile is an important one. As the name implies, the DPF works to filter out particulate matter in diesel vehicles — more specifically, ...

Fleets are paying more attention to maintaining diesel particluate filters (DPFs), catalytic converters and CSR silencer units than ever before, according to DPF Clean Team. The automotive parts ...

Petrol, oven cleaner and paint thinner are some of the ways fleet managers, garage owners and diesel vehicle owners attempted to resolve blocked diesel particulate filters (DPF) during 2015, according ...

We have had ongoing problems with the DPF filter in our 2010 Nissan X-Trail TS diesel whereby the DPF light comes on, then the engine malfunction light comes on, and if left for even a few days, our ...

Nobody likes seeing a light pop up on the dash. Even if it's not a particularly troubling light, like low fuel or low tire pressure, but there is nothing worse than something a little more concerning ...