Yep..but Malone and Rawtek apparently do a "brisk" business with numerous "off road only" vehicles......
Only a question of time until they get hit with a consent order:
http://www2.epa.gov/enforcement/edge-products-llc-settlement
Yep..but Malone and Rawtek apparently do a "brisk" business with numerous "off road only" vehicles......
Ding, ding, ding! The "drive it 500,000 miles and save lots of money" ship sailed a long time ago. Even then, someone had to be mechanically able to perform the maintenance they required.
Ding, ding, ding! The "drive it 500,000 miles and save lots of money" ship sailed a long time ago. Even then, someone had to be mechanically able to perform the maintenance they required.
Only a question of time until they get hit with a consent order:
http://www2.epa.gov/enforcement/edge-products-llc-settlement
If the EPA wants to go after anyone they should go after the truck tuners that poor out the black smoke.
(Cross post from another thread, but I really want help with this DPF thing! The light is on and we need to do something.)
We have owned a 2010 Jetta TDI since we bought it new. I like the way the car drives, and I like the fuel mileage. But MY GOD--now, at 98,000 miles, we have had two EXPENSIVE charges . . . for "maintenance items". We replaced the timing belt recently, and that was $1,200. Now the DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) light is on, so my son took it to the dealer and was told that TO SERVICE THAT WOULD BE $3,200 !!!!
Looking into this on the internet, it looks like, with other manufacturers (certainly heavy trucks), cleaning a DPF is a routine matter and easily done. With VW, however, one cannot even get to the DPF easily. I think it involves lifting the engine. He was told that several components of the exhaust system would have to be replaced. My reading on the internet suggests that others might have tried to clean or replace the DPF themselves, but a chip in the car's computer needs to be reset or replaced and that is causing some problems.
I would welcome suggestions for this. (We have not yet done the DPF thing). I bought a diesel for the "economy" of the thing! I am quite sure that this will be the last VW tha I ever own.
Wells
If the EPA wants to go after anyone they should go after the truck tuners that poor out the black smoke.