If you’re only doing short journeys get rid and replace with a petrol variant. You’ll save yourself the extra cost of owning a diesel.
If I'm correct the S-Max uses a Fuel Vaporizer to inject fuel directly into the exhaust system to carry out DPF regenerations and this can fail/block so this could be what has happened on your car and is now causing your problems.
Below is a video for the Mondeo but most of the systems were the same between this and the S-Max.
I should have said actually, mine is the 2.2 - doesn't have the vaporizer!
A fifteen minute run every couple of week vs. £9,000 for a good second hand car.
Harsh, but likely fair.I'll need to be careful to give my "new" VRS a jolly good thrash in Sports Mode (the recommended way of clearing a DPF alert) at least once a month.
Not sure I agree, if he has a diesel already, and is otherwise happy with it, if he can clear the DPF on an occasional run, why change?
I was looking at 'new' cars similar to my Peugeot 308 when I bought it at three years old.
Got it for £6k, now £9k.
Mind you that was from an car leasing company so the difference could be nearer £1.5k using forecourt prices.
Because long term you’ll have more problems. Diesels are meant to be driven, mile munchers.
I don't do the mileage now so my next car will be petrol.
Still don't think electric is quite ready.
Diesel is also 10p a litre more expensive than petrol (well, where I live) so its probably less economical for nipping around town