Had a bm x1 at the garage last year and the dpf was completely blocked. The engine would only run for only three seconds at a time unless you undid the differential sensor then it would do 5 seconds. Going on the quality of some parts made now I would look at the dpf filter being somewhat sub quality combined with being completely blocked.... An unfortunate accident caused by someone trying to help with a hopefully recognized product meant to do this job. But a dpf blowing its welds
Sounds like your the guy who did the DPF cleaningHad a bm x1 at the garage last year and the dpf was completely blocked. The engine would only run for only three seconds at a time unless you undid the differential sensor then it would do 5 seconds. Going on the quality of some parts made now I would look at the dpf filter being somewhat sub quality combined with being completely blocked.... An unfortunate accident caused by someone trying to help with a hopefully recognized product meant to do this job. But a dpf blowing its welds
Nah, I'd of fixed for youSounds like your the guy who did the DPF cleaning
That sounds more like the driver ignoring dash warning messages and only doing short, low temperature drive cycles... We do get a lot of vehicles coming in for service with warning lights on the dash, most seem oblivious - even if it's still in warranty.Had a bm x1 at the garage last year and the dpf was completely blocked. The engine would only run for only three seconds at a time unless you undid the differential sensor then it would do 5 seconds. Going on the quality of some parts made now I would look at the dpf filter being somewhat sub quality combined with being completely blocked.... An unfortunate accident caused by someone trying to help with a hopefully recognized product meant to do this job. But a dpf blowing its welds
Like you wouldn't believe lad..
Two quotes,
You need to find a good independent lr garage. The dealers are glorified kwikfitters that only do 4yr or younger lrs...Nope, I rang Land Rover yesterday and it hasn’t even been looked at yet. They said it’s in a queue
The problem I had is that the local garages in my town didn’t really know where to start with it. They all recommended Land Rover main dealer as they work on them every day. It’s a Velar so not an old style Land Rover. The same engine in mine is still in the brand new model.You need to find a good independent lr garage. The dealers are glorified kwikfitters that only do 4yr or younger lrs...
Most of the learning of the real problems that come into play are from those who deal with the older vehicles out of warranty... Sorry if I upset the guys that work in that environment... I only speak from limited experience
I really do feel for you. That's a terrible scenario for you and yours to go through on top of your health problems. Have you spoken to a solicitor who works in this sector for any advice?Hi, I’m back and still no car. Land Rover have told me the following:
Cost to replace the engine and other parts is over £18,000 plus vat so that’s the car written off.
- The engine is seized solid, unable to turn crankshaft either direction, found swarf and foreign residue in oil. Requires engine replacement.
- Transfer box has no oil in it and its front output seal melted, requires replacement of transfer box.
Land Rover are testing the oil to see what the foreign substance is but I can only presume it’s the DPF cleaning agent. The DPF guy replied to their findings saying the exhaust filter light was on when he came out and that it had nothing to do with him but my reply is that 2 minutes of him driving the car after him putting the cleaner through my car it lost all power. Can’t be just a coincidence as I had full power before?
Hoping to her back from Land Rover this week.
Remember this is a car that’s only done 60,000 miles.
Cost me £60,000 for the car 6 years ago, a pound a mile!
Because it’s only done low mileage Land Rover are going to see if they will help contribute to the repair but I can’t see them doing anything.
Land Rover have a terrible reputation for their engines blowing up and their second hand prices have fallen so much recently, especially with their cars being the number 1 cars stolen in the UK. My insurance used to always be under £500 and last year the cheapest I could find was £1900.
All this said I think I’ve paid a massive price for using a cleaning company that’s basically fuc#ed my car and I’ve lost a car that was worth £25k.
Now have to find money to start all over again as I have nothing to trade in and been off work for 6 months with blood clots
They say bad news usually comes in threes
What’s your thoughts people?
Hi, thanks so much for your reply.
Are areas that you can see that have white marks around them is where the stuff he used to clear through the DPF ended up escaping from. You could hear it burst the weld and then you could hear the exhaust gasses escaping from the split welds. It also come out of where the small metal hoses attach. So there must of been so much pressure to break the welds. Problem is I know nothing at all about cars, so they can tell me anything they like. I just hate the unknown as I’m such honest person myself and when I’ve caused a problem at work I’ve always rectified it at whatever cost. I don’t really know what to do because if the gearbox and engine have gone then my cars pretty much written off
Range Rover Velar D300
