I FEEL SORRY FOR PEOPLE THAT OWN THESE NEWER CARS!! BEFORE LONG THEY WILL BE FAR TO EXPENSIVE TO FIX

[@stevekirkman3441]

I've been in the motor trade nearly 35 years and nearly every newer car is an absolute pain in the arse to work on , even a basic service has the potential for disaster if you don't what your doing, everything is virtually impossible to get to unless you have at least four joints in your forearm, not to mention the escalating costs as you go from one seized this that and another, the problem is that modern cars are not built to last, i'm seriously considering stacking shelves at tesco!

[@bazmeredith]

It's not getting any easier that's for sure we'll just have to adapt to it untill we all say enough is enough and stack shelves

[@-sargntclashroyaleandmore-491]

@stevekirkman3441 This is why I've went away from working on cars to doing tool calibration and compressor repairs.

[@G7IQJUK]

PROBALLY why classics making come back 40 + yrs old cortinas , vauxhaull vivas morris marinas , 1000s . TAX/ MOT except for time being . EURO 6 right ball ache costly trouble some .

[@paradisekohchangstyle2150]

Why would anyone buy a modern Jag, with or without a crap marketing TV ad? 🫤

[@newblackdog7827]

Why I fly 30 year old Volvo and Jaagggg 🙃

[@dcasteaux9181]

Best VW PD diesels built between 2006 and 2009. No DPF, DMF, EGR or AdBlue and no wet belts or cam belts at the gearbox-end either.

[@yorkshireman7025]

2001-2007 pd's you mean. They have egr but easily removed. They have sachs dmf if 6speed and you want 55+mpg 5speeds may not have dmf? but generally take alot of abuse. No adblue or dpfs to worry about, you can run them on anything (tried and tested) im on my 3rd pd130 currently running 312bhp 545nm 😊 i love the torque and i love the smoke. F greta and f khan and the ulez ❤😂

[@khalidacosta7133]

The ones where the oil pump shaft rounds off?

[@yorkshireman7025]

@@khalidacosta7133 thats before pd. alh engine code which have mechanical fuel pump in the likes of a mk3 golf. Pd's have chain driven cog oil pumps in sump. Never had issue there 👍

[@joskd8491]

@@khalidacosta7133 that was the famous 2.0 tdi, with the cracking cilinderhead, turbofailure, softwarefailure (no start at warm engine) and lots of clutch and flywheel issues.

[@joskd8491]

@@khalidacosta7133 I thought that was the 2.0 tdi with balanceshafts, in the more luxerious cars, like the Passat and Audi A 6. There was a modification to delete the balanceshaftassembly and install a proper drive for the oilpump

[@sidm3300]

I was a mechanic back in the 60's and 70's and gave it up before all this ridiculous electronic nonsense came out. I really feel for you blokes working on modern crap, sorry, cars.

[@oliveringram3056]

I started in the 60's, so simple then. Spent years renovating old tractors, Petrol mostly, 20's 30's 40's mostly. Worst part was cranking them on a cold day when the oil was thick.....

[@limyrob1383]

Thanks for this, its helped me to decide to stick with 30 year old cars!😀

[@confederatenationalist7283]

I recently had to get rid of a good solid 2015 1.8 petrol Zafira Tourer.Lost compression on all cylinders would easily have been worth the £3k price of a factory replacement engine.But parts were made no longer available for a less than 10 year old car. 30 years old no chance other than maybe a few cheap and nasty Chinese made pattern parts.

[@limyrob1383]

@confederatenationalist7283 Parts are OK for 30 year old Mercedes but can be pricey. Good news is these cars are very well made.

[@JoeFarrell-e3f]

Good call, modern cars are Garbage

[@confederatenationalist7283]

@JoeFarrell -e3f To be fair not all the fault of manufacturers.More like legislation. But no excuse for the deliberate and obvious shutting down of older car product support.There is no legislation against product support of the existing and classic fleet. To the point of new body shells and replacement engines and transmissions for stock.

[@shauntaylforth498]

Great video I agree with you new cars are terrible I work for a Land Rover dealer jlr cars are crap we have problems like that every day with exhaust sensors I heat up crack it of spray wd40 into it let it cool spray again and pray they don’t pull the threads im looking to get out of garage life

[@briancarton1804]

Holt's Rustola is way more effective than WD 40.

[@richardburns1287]

​@@briancarton1804AC 90 is best. That's what we use to strip locos and bogies down.

[@briancarton1804]

@@richardburns1287 I have used AC 90. I still prefer rustola.

[@shauntaylforth498]

The Land Rover garage i work for is to tight to pay for it

[@dankinesis]

Totally agree with becoming uneconomical to repair. Everything is mental money. I Work on evs and just to do even a basic hv harness is over £1k. No longer the satisfaction of diagnosing and then replacing one small part to fix the vehicle. It’s all £2k big units to replace but it’s where it’s going

[@composedlight6850]

And yet we are told to be green, but all tech stuff is made to last 5 years at best and can't be repaired economically . That's why I drive a 22 year old diesel 😂😂😂😂

[@tonymcnamara9368]

All these things supposed to make car's greener, do nothing but make motoring more expensive. They wear parts out faster - start/stop for example, which requires them replacing more frequently.

[@triv7252]

have you ever breathed in NOx? I dare you to try it

[@Nordkapp65]

Whole household here bailed out diesel cars early 2015, a Volvo S40 1.6d with elloys tank and a Golf 1.6d, both had errors for dpf . On petrol since, such a joy not having engine management codes popping up.

[@ryanwatterson4038]

Petrol cars don't have problems? Amazing

[@ivortoad]

​@@ryanwatterson4038 Try to avoid refilling with diesel if petrol dependent.

[@pencilme1n]

Citroen xsara picasso 1.6 hdi. I bought it new, now 18 years old with 150,000 miles. Still on original clutch, exhaust, alternator, etc. only new stuff has been tyres and battery. The sills need some attention for mots but it has done me proud on costs. I'm dreading getting a new car.

[@georgedaville4662]

I had two E Paces Baz, one from new and the second a 6 month old demo car. You can check the ad blue level from one of the sub-menus on the dashboard. The first one was when they first came out, and for 2/3 months always seemed to be at the dealership! Second one had the DPF replaced under warranty. Although I loved driving the car, it wasn’t a car to have out of a warranty, sold it just before the warranty ran out. Bought a Honda HRV eHybrid. 5 years warranty, 5 years servicing and 5 years BD cover all included in the price. Had it 19 months now - Swiss watch and 60mpg. Jag dealers are full of cars nobody wants now! Great video Baz, always wondered what they looked like underneath 👍😎

[@bazmeredith]

@@georgedaville4662 I think with the new branding jaguar will be the new rover.. they can't keep on making these expensive cars and all failing it must cost them a fortune to replace these parts under warranty or recall

[@JasonLawrie-q7f]

Switched from diesel to petrol and not looked back. I now have a £5k budget when buying a car, as soon as it gets uneconomical to repair it' will be sold off. With cost of repairs nowadays makes more sense

[@ArthurShelby481]

Same ish here. 12plate SkodaSuperb, no problem for the 10years I’ve had it. Now, estimate 2-3k for injectors, front spring, emission control unit, door regulator. Bought new Kia Sportage, 7 year warranty and at my age (71) willing to pay for stress free motoring. Might not even see end of warranty.😋

[@klawlor3659]

I'd like to add a shout out for my ultra reliable (touch wood) Honda Civic 2.2 diesel '12 plate currently sitting on 176k miles. Made in the UK, and has caused me zero grief in the 7 years I've had it. And a brief honourable mention to the Toyota Corolla (2005) that I had for several years before that! Bloody good car 😊

[@pencilme1n]

Citroen xsara picasso 1.6 hdi. I bought it new, now 18 years old with 150,000 miles. Still on original clutch, exhaust, alternator, etc. only new stuff has been tyres and battery. The sills need some attention for mots but it has done me proud on costs. I'm dreading getting a new car.

[@Martello--64]

Exhaust systems now over complicated, Exhausting the customers bank account. Ta for the videos, very interesting and honest.

[@Robinmuk]

I drive a car which weighs less that 700Kg's, yes seven hundred Kilograms. Bear with me. If all modern cars were less than 1000 Kg's (which trust me is possible) we would have no need for half of the strangled emissions and over-complex nonsense systems we find on cars today, also the damage to roads/particles from tyres/CO2 emissions would be a fraction of what is present now. The car makers and legislators have now gone so far down this blind alley, that now almost every vehicle on the road is an enormous, totally-strangled, 2 ton monster, spewing waste and particles like there is no tomorrow. Light weight was always the answer. Less really is more.

[@ndsd04]

The answer is nearly always a MX5, no turbo, 1050kg and you can pack your kids up and stick them in the boot…….. ok maybe not the last bit.

[@rodneypennington1086]

This is the best comment in this thread. If all cars were 2l or less the world would be saved, for a couple of decades anyway.

[@ndsd04]

@@rodneypennington1086 on a more serious note, yes I agree, he is right. The car isn’t suddenly going to disappear overnight is it but it would help if we all chose to drive lighter and smaller cars. We made that decision recently and our family car is a Honda Jazz, for the four of us and my car is a MX5, low tax and both can do over 50mpg. If I didn’t only have street parking the Jazz would have been electric. I’m a libertarian I guess so I’m not one for telling people what to do, but we sometimes have to make sensible choices, that said even the Jazz is a fun car and extremely reliable as is a MX5.

[@ndsd04]

@@Robinmuk what car do you have, an Elise? Trying to think of a modern car that weighs 700kg

[@davelowe1977]

Underated comment.

[@giogio4833]

This is why I've just spent two days welding my suzuki carry...super reliable... likes rusting unfortunately

[@-DC-]

Anyone expecting Reliability Good Design and Dependability out of a JLR product needs counselling lol, These Ingenuim Engines should have finished them as a Mass Manufacture.

[@Peterpanic-c3h]

I think their new marketing adverts will do that.

[@saltaireorangebicyclechopp8555]

Been buying petrol 2L chain drive Honda for 20 years as my daily cars, can honestly say l've never had an issue beyond consumables wearing out, no faults, nothing failing or breaking, currently got a 2007 CRV that looks 5 years old and will be going a few years yet.

[@rabhaw2327]

Citroen C4 115bhp flair 1.6 diesel 63 plate had it almost 10years only had discs and pads passed all MOT's with no advisories runs and performs like the day I bought it almost 10 years ago, love it.

[@Scottish-Nomad]

Quick tip, melt a crayon into the heated internal thread when removing those sensors & you might just get lucky! most looseall burns off within seconds of application as you will know trust me i thought i was bullshit first time i saw it but surprisingly it works 🔧

[@chrismcconnon]

Ah awful lot of that happening on euro 6, pure shite 👍

[@bazmeredith]

Getting worse that's a fact!!!!!!!

[@chrismcconnon]

@@bazmeredith no money in it for the manufacturers making them last. Had a 22 i30 in, injectors went, DPF broke away from the side walls, €3500 + vat for a replacement

[@cypeman8037]

Buy petrol.

[@Beauloqs]

Yet again reminded why i love my 2004 Lexus GX470.......with 412k on the clock and nothing but consumables, 1 set UJs, one set front CV shafts......and a rear wiper motor...

[@davidmehlhorn726]

An exhaust gas temp sensor failed on my 12 year old ( and since sold on) Qashqai a few years back and it was a pain in the rear end to get it out of the exhaust at the back of the engine in an almost impossible to reach spot. It took me three days of lying under the car swearing, grazed knuckles, pulled muscles from trying to get it out with ratchets, breaker bar and heat but it would not budge a millimetre. So I got a hacksaw and cut off the wiring and external metal bit and then I got a special socket for removing rounded off bolts (and it was well rounded off at that stage) and using the longest breaker bar I had, I pulled and pulled and slowly I felt it give way and finally come out. Luckily the threads in the bore were fine. I fitted the new sensor in and got it back up and running with no engine management light. Seeing as how a professional like Baz failed to get that sensor out with a pichler, I don’t feel so bad now that it took me three days of bloody mindedness to get my sensor out. Being stubborn and refusing to give in has its place I suppose!

[@bazmeredith]

Thing is I have to show the bad side of the repairs even with the expensive tooling as sometimes if it's going to snap or fail, I wish everything went smoothly all the time but unfortunately it don't we like to keep things real, glad you sorted it though and never gave up 🤙

[@davidmehlhorn726]

@ well it gives heart to a diy mechanic like me when a pro like you gets frustrated with a repair job too! I thought you’d take a mallet to that car at one point as I could sense the frustration! I agree with you that modern diesel cars have become a royal pain in the rear end, which is why I’ve gone back to petrol. So much easier to maintain than diesels now. Thanks for taking the time to make these videos Baz. All the best from Ireland

[@kevinpalmer7452]

Brill episode mate know your pain my boss buys n sells JLR stuff it keeps me busy I can tell you I’m 66 in four months and I won’t miss em. IDE never buy a euro 6 diesel. Remember the first time I came across that problem with the over filled add blue tank nearly 2 bloody days to sort it had to ask for help in the end apparently the tank level is measured by sonar and if you over fill the sonar can’t see the level 😫😡

[@dejanprsic159]

Prvi put vidim da je neko namontirao novi DPF. Ovo je lulsuz u Srbiji. Uglavnom to posečemo, a dijagnostičar isključi. Bravo za posao. Svaka čast tebi. Pozdrav iz Srbije...❤❤❤❤

[@Gneeznow]

We had so much DPF problems with my wife's car that for myself I got an old 1.4 HDI Peugeot that was made before DPFs were a thing, and the missus went to petrol. I wouldn't touch a modern diesel with a 10 foot pole

[@OrdinaryJoe12]

Same here, moved to Mazda petrol to get away from an Audi with all sorts of dpf and adblue faults

[@colinbrown3364]

Euro 4 diesel no adblue no dpf egr blanked 200k miles runs sweet. 🤙

[@Howt-ooo]

Thanks Baz. Your channel is gold. Thank you for your efforts 🙏

[@steveadams5519]

This is why don't want new car I have 2014 ford focus estate on 200 thousand plus miles I service it every 10 thousand miles and wot ever it needs it gets it runs sweet 😊

[@judelinton]

New cars are shocking! I own a Colt Ralliart nearly 15 year old on 65k, nothing goes wrong with it, I look after it with oil etc, my neighbour has an ev 2 year old cost him a fortune and is £15k negative equity in it.

[@klawlor3659]

As a famous millionaire said, the worst thing you can do with money is invest in a depreciating asset. Plenty of thickos out there who spunk monthly payments on a car (depreciating asset) in order to "keep up with the Jones's." Imagine borrowing money you can't afford to impress people who don't give two fucks!

[@CharlieHarper-d4x]

Il keep my 14 year old punto, very slow but very simple and very cheap. 👍

[@giogio4833]

Cracking engine that fire unit.

[@mikefarrar8071]

Great video Baz and for all those who say buy a petrol they are now being fitted with particulate filters😲 My cousin and husband have one of those awful E pace Jags and they are always having to put AdBlue in it and they do less mileage than me. My Peugeot 2.0ltr Blue HDI only uses 10ltr's per 10k miles, still I know which is the better engine

[@derektaylor6713]

I agree about ad blue. And it can go off! It can chrystalise in the tank which means a new expensive tank. Especially on motorhomes that are sitting around for months and only doing a short holiday run. We always kept our motorhome's ad blue level low so we could just put 5 litres in. New ad blue bottles have only a short shelf life so just just check the date manufactured before buying. But of course, I don't need to tell you this, do I, lol. Great video.

[@benjones1180]

For me the issue with the dpf on these is that it’s in the middle of the car , take a bmw the dpf is closer to the turbo so when you want something to get to 500c+ it’s better to be closer to the heat source I know they block for other reasons egr etc but it still adds to the problem

[@derekgb3780]

Diesels used to be such great, practical cars. Tough, reliable, less CO2 produced and economical - DPFs were a problem initially but nowadays with even more EGR activity and the need for a second (Ad Blue) fuel - they have become too complex, unreliable and expensive to fix. It's a shame. That particular DPF looked quite far from the engine - does that model of car struggle to produce enough exhaust heat to burn of the carbon naturally?

[@yeswaycommunications]

Yep. I started out with a Citoren 1.9 diesel (the most reliable, did 100k (to 187000) with no issues), next Citroen diesel a 2.0 hdi, and currently a Peugeot 1.6 hdi. Cars diesel cars are getting less reliable, though touch wood, mine have been great.

[@lesnorris]

Some manufacturers meet the euro 6 standard without needing ad blue, my crv is one, honda's take some beating.

[@williamb4726]

Does yours have any soot in tailpipe? My CRV has for over 40k miles but runs and regens perfectly. Wondering if there's a hence DPF isn't cracked...

[@lesnorris]

@@williamb4726 Its as clean as a whistle, no soot. Mines the 1.6 ex 2016

[@oojimmyflip]

Bought a 3 year old 2019 Citroen C5 1.5 add blue diesel automatic Aircross suv with 30k on the clock, alright it's not everyone's cup of tea but it's been 100% reliable so far with regular servicing, it's already had the gear box trans fluid changed 3 times. Parts are no more expensive than our our old 1998 Citroen Xantia. Bulbs are cheap and easy to fit no headlamps out takes 10 minutes to change the headlamp bulbs. No more handbrake turns since the electric handbrake came along but Citroen have started to use better quality electric calipers to the first ones available. I fill the addblue tank twice a year and have never had a warning light for low addblue all in all it's a pretty reliable modern car.

[@ladalout245]

Unfortunately, manufacturers have no choice but to engineer and fit these expensive and often unreliable emission control systems, they have to meet emissions standards, whatever it takes. If you think about countless millions of people living right next to busy roads 24/7 and the impact it's having on health, especially on children, it makes more sense. But I do feel sorry for mechanics and the repair bills the poorest people that have to drive older vehicles face. It could be enough to force people to use public transport if we had decent public transport, but we don't! I can see that you feel for your customers and do your level best to avoid expensive repair bills while still making a cracking job of it, I hope you get the thanks and appreciation you deserve!

[@Freba66]

You forget the tire grinding in the air. Especially by electric vehicles that eat tires, because of their weight and horsepower. Co2 is secondary. The earth has never been so green and people are living longer. Stop with that nonsense.

[@micky1up]

yes they do they can refuse to bend to government interference but do they?

[@ladalout245]

@@micky1up a quick Google search will reveal reality, which is that they will face huge fines if they fail to comply or submit incorrect emissions data. The size of the fines imposed in every country would make it unviable to comply with EU standards.

[@ladalout245]

@@Freba66 CO emissions are not secondary, fact. It isn't nonsense, nor are particulate and soot emissions. To deny hard evidence is like saying the world is flat. Good luck with that!

[@flyjayUK]

@@Freba66 The earth has never had more C02 in the atmosphere. We're already locked in for some serious warming, and more if we don't sort it out. I don't care though, no kids so the world can burn :D But to deny science, probably;y means you just don't understand it, maybe not even a GCSE in the subject?

[@alasdair4161]

A trick I learned a long time ago to get stubborn sensors out is to heat the fitting just below red, then quench it with a full hose pressure dousing with water to cool it really fast. They rarely need a second heating as the seize is broken. Cheers.

[@ihsanpenny9945]

Drill a hole through it Baz, and tell the ecu to ignore it 😅

[@zaneclone]

Oh my... The price of vanity.... I'll stick with my 2010 Kia Rio CRDI- which has no DPF or Dual Mass as standard lol...

[@jimp1646]

The price of vanity is a great way of putting it.

[@triv7252]

and they can't afford tyres with tread

[@Finglesham]

Very good video. I have a Focus 150 TDCi 2017 and that is Euro 6 without using AdBlue. I don't know how they do it but I am glad. Still got a DPF of course so no 2 mile journeys. Hate tp receive that owner's bill for the work.

[@lewisdonald766]

Could using a slitting disc on the temp sensor boses to give a slight relief to the threads might be enough to turn easily?

[@aficio698]

Run a fleet of 100 plus cars and the issues with adblue and Dpf is absurd! Even the servicing agents have difficulty fixing the problems. G8t vid Baz.

[@bazmeredith]

@@aficio698 cheers buddy this one is testing me I'm not going to lie, I've made many phone calls to people who specialise in jlr stuff even dealer techs and I've done everything right to the book it's just not playing ball but I'll get to the bottom of it, fortunately for me there's a great network of techs from all over the UK from all manufacturers and we all bounce off each other with various stuff which is really handy

[@danielseibert4082]

Then these servicing agents are completly bad trained. Issues on DPFs in general are relativly easy to fix if you know how this system work.

[@aficio698]

@ pay peanuts u get monkeys!

[@MegaReddevil71]

I work in a bodyshop we repair less stuff than we did 10yrs ago due to cost of parts when a headlamp costs £2k and u need 2 a car quickly uneconomical to repair

[@bazmeredith]

It's not so much the parts it's the component protection and gateways to get the new headlamps and adas stuff calibrated it's a nightmare

[@-sargntclashroyaleandmore-491]

@MegaReddevil71 that's why people go into shock when the bodyshop says their car is a write off even if it only has a smashed up front bumper and headlights

[@MegaReddevil71]

@@bazmeredith lucky we have a guy who comes in he's mobile and goes round all the bodyshops most he can do

[@peterwait641]

Manufacturers should use anti-seize grease on sensor threads to save sensors. People who mainly do short trips should not be sold modern diesels ! Expect the car has to go through engine ecu drive cycle before the add blue will reset its self , would be easy just to have reset button on dash.

[@esseel7896]

baz dude you can slice the side of the old sensor boss on the dpf with a slitting disc thru the threads carefully without effin up the sensor. can help a lot of times.

[@leeroysilk]

I will stick with my 241k 06 Ford Mondeo ST TDCI that I can service & repair myself. :)

[@richie674]

JLR should indeed sort this out , it’s embarrassing a company like that is going down the pan .

[@hedydd2]

Those Ingenium diesel engines are a total disaster. Absolute rubbish and to be avoided at all costs. It will need a timing chain next unless it grenades first.

[@AJ-qn6gd]

I worked in the retail motor trade we used to sell lots of Land Rovers and a few Jags but stopped dealing in them because people were getting rid of them with problems and we would end up with that problem plus the need to warrant these vehicles is prohibitive. The prep costs were too high and when you did sell it and have a profit out of it you ended up spending all of it on warranty work !

[@torquesteer2657]

Great vid Baz! I saw a video the other day of someone melting crayons onto the thread of these exhaust sensors to prevent the threads pulling. Could you try that next time to see if the crayon wax helps to preserve the threads?

[@2011buddha]

Use 22mm and 24mm o2 sensor tool for nox snd o2 sensor Never use heat on them it will strip the threads Never had a problem Did you change the cooler fliter egr low pressure The vehicle eml will return if not changed Filters easy to change once dpf allready removed

[@craigbrandom3096]

I have a massive Lazer tools tap and die set as many replacement catts have weld splatter in the threads and I've managed to save many a sensor thread with the set.doesnt work in every case but often gives enough thread to secure the damaged sensors 👍

[@bazmeredith]

@@craigbrandom3096 ye I've got the thread chasers for the exhaust side but not the sensor, I need to try find one somewhere as you only get about 5 threads to play with

[@craigbrandom3096]

@bazmeredith had the set for a few years now and does up to 18mm in a 1.5mm or 1.25mm pitch.absolute life saver sometimes for big bolt stuff 👊

[@craigbrandom3096]

Laser tool part number is 4554 hope this helps 👍

[@A1euro]

Thank you for reminding me why no one in their right mind should buy a Euro 6 compliant diesel. You'd need to be commuting from London to Edinburgh to get your money back on the maintenance of these nightmare vehicles.

[@dh1380]

Gave up on diesel cars four cars ago. Gave up on new cars this year. Bought a 15 year old Audi instead. Still a pain in the arse to fix with amount of overengineered vacuum system but luckily it's fairly solid overall and at least the basic maintenance is a sinch.

[@Willyfarns]

Just buy a Honda Jazz!!😂... just found you're channel Baz, this is the first vid & subscribed 👍

[@scottstrails9369]

Great video,what camera are you using ?

[@RichardStefanits]

What I kinda cannot understand why people get such an expensive car and then let the fuel level go that low, and also let the adblue system run almost dry (not necessarily in this case but in a lot of cases) and these two also can lead to problems with DPF issues. Just top up your fuel and keep your adblue from running low and you should be good in most of the cases. Yes I know there are cars that are problematic even then but most can go up to ridicolous miles if the owner tops up the fuel and adblue and does not only drive in the city.

[@bradc32]

yes ! and they always come in empty

[@stuart6973]

Jimmy will be proud of you 😂👌🏻

[@tomhuish6370]

The DPF on a 2011 Hyundai i20 1.4 crdi is a horrible job, it's behind the engine and takes ages to remove. New one costs £3,300 from Hyundai. The only other one I can remember that was hard was on a Lexus. A bad DPF can write a car off easily because they cost crazy money. Looks like he needs tyres too

[@paulp96275]

I think the folks in the trade should bring the designer to a repair and let them see the problems they have to overcome but their so smug that it’s the best design they wouldn’t get off their arses to come and participate I came across a wiring loom a mate brought me that every wire was white with little numbers printed on it absolutely mental ,modern keep it 🙈👍🇬🇧

[@petecurran3995]

Shocking, that, Baz. Well persevered! Lots of brands adblue-mytherin'.

[@geoffclarke3796]

Totally agree. I also find modern cars are boring in comparison with equivalents from the from the early 2000's whether family saloons, hot hatches or supercars.

[@Simon-fr4ts]

I have a 2011 Fiesta 1.6 diesel with 87k on it. Owned it for a year now and the only issue was a bad MAF sensor which cost me £30. It plods along like a little sowing machine. I have a substantial inheritance coming to me in the next few months and I wanted to get something newer and more comfortable and up to date like a 3 year old Audi A3 or VW Golf for around 23k. Newer premium brand cars now seem like disposable items after the manufacturer's warranty has ended. They also skimp on interior quality and most of them use wet belts. I really dont know what car to buy now. So many issues with these premium brand cars.

[@tonyrobinson362]

My last diesel was a Skoda 1.9sdi from new, pxd at 500,000 brilliant estate No dpf No egr No problem will never touch a new diesel, Now running a Skoda petrol 1.0tsi nice 55mpg, Take care.

[@LB-W]

So what sort of car is now best to buy for reliability and cost effectiveness?

[@malcolmlerette2243]

When removing sensors from the old exhaust heat the metal at thread entry then with a damp cloth cool the the threaded sensor this will cool the thread and undo sensor the difference in expansion in metals will help, I carry this out in the heating industry with large threaded fittings, let me know how you get on.

[@DaveH-t9s]

looking for a second car so what would you recommend Baz? Thanks Dave

[@kennethprocak5176]

My old disco 4 has had no issues with DPF or adblue 360,000 km still kicking. Live in Australia no cold climate might make a difference..

[@clothedwiththesun]

Ah, they didn’t tell us that with exponential technologies comes exponential maintenance problems. Will we ever go back to simple lives? Hat off mate….you know your stuff xx

[@bazmeredith]

@@clothedwiththesun would be nice to have simple things, modern technology will be the end of us

[@robinburn4974]

After the recent jaguar advert , jags willbe a thing of the past soon 😂

[@Mal_Outdoors]

Problem easily solved. Don't buy a Euro 6 diesel, a JLR Ingenuim or Ford wet belt engine. Why are people buying diesel? - It can't because it's cheaper to run since you can expect to pay £'000s in repairs even with a newish car! All manufacturers are offering petrol versions these days (and even the "mild hybrid" versions don't seem to cause problems).

[@oddbod4442]

They’ve got so good at engineering that they can guarantee the vehicles won’t last but will still last long enough to avoid legal issues

[@graeme130]

I find that after you have heated the sensor and just cracked it off tip some cold water over it to cool it off and then they usually unscrew without stripping the threads.

[@nomebear]

Looking for parts for me 30-year-old Mercedes, I'm shocked to see how many new cars that are apparently undamaged and piling up in the auto scrapyards. Electronic failures seem to be at the root of the failures and the autos being a total loss. These new cars are a crap shoot if you intend to keep them beyond the lease expiration. The more complicated, the more likely they are to be scrapped early on. I personally ran into this problem with a 2000 E-class when I shipped the instrument cluster off to have it repaired when an LED screen quit.

[@stevecoinitin7521]

I've completely lost interest in buying any new car or one younger than 9 years old. Too much needless clutter, adding weight, cost, more garage visits etc! Will need another car soon, something Corsa sized and hopefully not full of bloody sensors. I think petrol will be my next choice.

[@ndsd04]

@@stevecoinitin7521 can I recommend a Honda Jazz , if you bought a 2016 model only £35 road tax and can do over 50mpg. Also very reliable, light and only a 1.3l engine.

[@philgt4]

The way they design the DPF to include the downpipe, flexi section and everything else included in 1 piece. My MK2 kuga DPF is just that a dpf. The vapouriser and stuff is attached to the exhaust before and after the dpf. I believe the only senser is the temp sensor screwed into the DPF itself?

[@roybm3124]

Glad I have a 2012 TDI where I can still remove the dpf but paying a bit more tax every month. Resulting in better fuel economy and no dpf repair cost. Sad they ruined the diesel cars.

[@101thenuke]

Bloody hell Baz, can that launch do Planes as well, seen an option to erase Flight recorder there. 😂😂

[@user-bz9cb8bp2y]

Daughters land rover new dpf same fault.. New engine 50 thousand miles (2ltre ingenium)... Finally sorted it with a new citroen 😢... Good buy, not a money pit like the last one , hello affordable motoring... ♥️🇬🇧

[@davidlewis4399]

Very reason I wont buy an oil burner the savings in fuel lost in repairs and maintenance.

[@primafacie6442]

Why not apply copper antiseize grease on the knock sensor threads ?

[@piggypiggypig1746]

I miss my old 1962 vw beetle. I could replace the engine in 15 minutes. A trolley jack, four bolts and it's out. Simpler times.

[@tautliners]

What a pain, ridiculous how newer cars have got like this. No wonder second hand values are so low on prestige named cars. 😫

[@ashleyreid3141]

Curious as to what caused DPF to fail on this Baz?

[@AA-os1sg]

Stick with LEXUS not a single issue in 5 years ownership. Moved away from German Mercs and BMW a while bsck they drive & feel great whilst newish. Anything more than 5 year old develop random faults and they arent exactly cheap. Its the trend thats why people buy them to blend in learning the hard way.

[@Mcfreddo]

What if one only purchases a new Toyota or Honda and forget about the rest?

[@frank03s]

Would you not be better off , popping pipe off and cutting around the threaded section since your replacing everything anyway?

[@gren509]

Expensive and crazy parts required, plus labour costs - a nasty shock for the owner.

[@StuartHolmes-w2x]

Cut the sensors out with a grinder and a slitting disc it's easy and you cut the threads away work 100% every tim

[@henrytudor7058]

How much would it be for a straight piece of pipe to be fitted?

[@simon35795]

if you have a sensor that won't come out, warm up the thread well and then pour cold water over it afterwards, it gives it a shock so it comes loose without smashing the thread

[@williamb4726]

My 2015 euro 6 CRV has had some soot in the tailpipe for over 40k miles but runs and regens perfectly. Is there a chance the DPF isn't cracked?

[@equaliser2265]

Why dont they put a high temperature antiseize on them.

[@simonbailey2151]

That looked an absolute bar steward of a job. Fiddly, frustrating and ultimately expensive. Go and get warm mate.

[@devonstable9913]

...which is why I keep my petrol 2006 X-Type, owned since 2008, despite the punitive £700 road tax.

[@triv7252]

I'd be more concerned about the state of those tyres than some warning lights

[@deanstanley5799]

Absolute disgrace that modern vehicles need dpfs to get through emissions 😡😡😡

[@TABRO284]

Legislation needs to change, reduced, slashed. Plus the six moths in a year of road salt is destroying cars and the road surface.

[@jmw-qt2ih]

My 2 1/2 year old Skoda Scala broke down and the dealer has told me it will need a new engine due to "internal failures" which by the time I get it back it will have took 18 weeks to fix, is this normal? Also when they say it will get a new engine does that mean the entire engine will be replaced or just certain parts , have to ask as my mechanical knowledge is almost nil.

[@bradc32]

maybe a dumb question,but have you ever thought of slicing the old bung off and welding a new threaded bung nut on?i know a dealership would be a no go but the repair costs on some these cars crazy

[@jamesdocherty5919]

All thanks to government regulations. If you want to phase out a particular car, ie diesel. Hit it with impossibly expensive servicing and rules.