Vauxhall DPF Issues

[divuk83]

A friend has bought a 60 plate Insignia 2.0 CDTi and has had no end of trouble with it. The main issue is the DPF and the car just get's stuck in limp home mode on a weekly basis. It has been to numerous garages who all fix it for about a week then it's knackered again. The advice seems to be to do a 60 mile motorway run on a regular basis to allow the DPF to regenerate however this is far from practical or helpful (commute to work is probably about 6 miles).

Have any other Vauxhall Diesel owners got any advice or solutions?

Thanks in advance.

Dave

 

[divuk83]

It's a she and when she was looking for this car she was specifically looking for an Insignia and wanted a diesel to replace a Peugeot 2.0 Diesel that was at deaths door. There was no telling her to get anything other than this! It's a big car for 1 person (no kids, no dog) and she is only quite small herself! It does get occasional longer drives, but to have to do one so often is a bit of a chore.

The DPF thing seems to be a common Vauxhall problem, we have a 1.6 Kia Diesel that does the same commute no problem. I just wondered if there was any work round or solution from other Vauxhall owners that might work. Is removing the DPF and getting a remap something anyone has tried? I will mention to EGR to her. She has also mentioned getting rid and getting the 1.8 petrol version.

Thanks

Dave