Hello,

I’d like to buy an Octavia Mk3 and would appreciate some help.

As I understand it, at some point in the model’s life a petrol particulate filter (PPF) was added to the 1.4-litre engine. I suspect 2018(ish).

Is this true?

If so, how can we distinguish between cars that have a filter and those that don’t?

Thanks for your help.

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17 hours ago, Steve2 said:

Hello,

I’d like to buy an Octavia Mk3 and would appreciate some help.

As I understand it, at some point in the model’s life a petrol particulate filter (PPF) was added to the 1.4-litre engine. I suspect 2018(ish).

Is this true?

If so, how can we distinguish between cars that have a filter and those that don’t?

Thanks for your help.

Do not panic if your petrol car has a PPF (or GPF as they're sometimes called).

They are nothing like DPFs.

I cannot recall seeing a single issue with a PPF/GPF, other than people worrying about them.

I worried about my PPF and it's done nothing to make its presence known.

PPFs work passively, so don't need fuel to heat the process, they use lean-running to increase exhaust gas temperature to activate the burn cycle.

I haven't seen a downside to the PPF so far, other than the prospect at some point in the car's life that I may need to replace it.

Thanks for taking the time to reply.