I've just had the dpf light come on followed by engine workshop light and it switched into limp home mode. It took 2 minutes from first warning to limp home mode. Thanks for giving plenty of warning, Skoda.

I assume from the manual that the DPF is now blocked because of the limp home mode, and I am looking at £1000 for a new DPF.

Problem is that I am 300 miles from home (Newcastle) and the local dealers wont be working over the next few days, so the chance of arranging a quick squirt of DPF fluid top up is unlikely. Just in case the resevevoir is empty after 68,000 miles and I could still clear the DPF with a good 5 hour thrash home at 70mph ?

So guys, should I book a 300 mile AA tow home in the hope of saving the DPF, or do I just limp home at 50 mph accepting that I will need to find £1000 anyway? My local Skoda dealer is unlikey to want to do anything more technical than replace the parts and I havent yet found an independent workshop in the Reading/Basingstoke area.

(I hate this car !!!!!)

Edited 30 December, 201114 yr by gremlin

I've just had the dpf light come on followed by engine workshop light and it switched into limp home mode. It took 2 minutes from first warning to limp home mode. Thanks for giving plenty of warning, Skoda.

I assume from the manual that the DPF is now blocked because of the limp home mode, and I am looking at £1000 for a new DPF.

Problem is that I am 300 miles from home (Newcastle) and the local dealers wont be working over the next few days, so the chance of arranging a quick squirt of DPF fluid top up is unlikely. Just in case the resevevoir is empty after 68,000 miles and I could still clear the DPF with a good 5 hour thrash home at 70mph ?

So guys, should I book a 300 mile AA tow home in the hope of saving the DPF, or do I just limp home at 50 mph accepting that I will need to find £1000 anyway? My local Skoda dealer is unlikey to want to do anything more technical than replace the parts and I havent yet found an independent workshop in the Reading/Basingstoke area.

(I hate this car !!!!!)

Can't help with the fault but live on teesside so not too far away, there are local independents such as volkswerk in Middlesbrough may be open tomorrow who can advise or maybe fix. As the name suggests they focus on vw Audi? Out of interest is it a 2.0 tdi?

There was a post a couple of weeks ago about cleaning out and putting ad blue in but don't know how successful it would be!!

Tom

Edited 30 December, 201114 yr by tomsuperb

thanks tomsupurb. Yes it is the 2.0tdi. I think only this model has the bodged DPI needing the cleaning fluid. I was aware of the need to top up the fluid at 80,000 miles but thought I had a bit more time yet. I saw the earlier post, and other posts in the forum on the DPF and using adblue....or not.

thanks tomsupurb. Yes it is the 2.0tdi. I think only this model has the bodged DPI needing the cleaning fluid. I was aware of the need to top up the fluid at 80,000 miles but thought I had a bit more time yet. I saw the earlier post, and other posts in the forum on the DPF and using adblue....or not.

Hope you get sorted, I went for a replacement service book and saw mine was done at 75k, must be about the mileage for it!! Diesel economy! Have put mine up for sale on the auto trader as don't do enough miles in it!!

thanks tomsupurb. Yes it is the 2.0tdi. I think only this model has the bodged DPI needing the cleaning fluid. I was aware of the need to top up the fluid at 80,000 miles but thought I had a bit more time yet. I saw the earlier post, and other posts in the forum on the DPF and using adblue....or not.

Mind if I ask what the final outcome was? It hasn't happened to mine but being prewarned is better than nothing

I hope it wasn't too wallet bending