Ref has anyone got a new 2.2 land rover

[b101uk]

But the regs for DPF are different than for the “cats” put on diesels, I.E. it was not illegal for an “end user” to remove a “cat” off their diesel vehicle nor was it required for an MoT under euro 1, 2 or 3 regs,

 

Euro 4 and 5 DPF + EGR valves or adblue systems on commercial vehicles etc are a different matter as its mandated in law that they are required by the end users as the vehicle taxed accordingly with regard to emissions, the only people who can get away without them are emergency service vehicles, export vehicles outside the EU or other people with a good excuse like people who will be traveling outside the EU for extended periods.

[WorcsWuss]

Well there's a thriving market for removing them... 700 quid for a BMW 730D including remap..... So long as China, India, America etc continue to smoke their way through fossil fuels like they do, if I had a car new enough to have a DPF I would be happy to ignore this EU 'law'.... along with many others... 'Up Yours, Delors' as they used to say....!

[Treewolf]

I expect also that even if you do want to risk removing the DPF it is going to get a lot harder to do.

 

For example, removing the EGR valve from the TD5 was dead easy with no side effects, but removing the EGR valve from the 2.4 TDCi (Puma) can only be done in conjuction with a reprogrammed ECU or else the engine malfuction light will come one permanently. A lot more hassle.

 

De-catting either TD5 or 2.4 TDCi is easy and legal at the moment.

 

Not sure what would be involved in removing the DPF, but since it is electronically managed it will almost certainly not be straightforward.

 

Won't be long at this rate before the horse and cart makes a comeback!