Thinking about buying a Seat Leon P1 diesel. How is maintenance

If it has dpf, doc or scr then it'll be worse.
If it's pre all that bullshit then it's easier and cheaper. Just oil and filters.

>>17186578
I drive about 31 miles to work, and then 31 back home again in a day.
Will it still be a problem?

>diesel seat

Quite similar, although diesels typically have longer service intervals

Still - if you run a diesel daily without letting it get to its operating temperature and also run at it for atleast five minutes or so there is a big chance you'll get trouble with the EGR fouling up

>>17186770
>EGR
Just toss that thing out and have it remapped.
It's like eating part of your own feces.

>>17186770
>if you run a diesel daily without letting it get to its operating temperature
As stated. I drive about 31 miles each way to, and from work. Mostly highway and freeway.

Wouldn't that make for an ideal environment for a diesel car?

>>17186770
Not just egr but dpf must be a consideration as well these days.
If the exhaust never gets hot it'll at best force a regen cycle and at worst cause the unit to fail which will be expensive.

Steady state driving on freeways/motorways is the best environment for these systems as they'll be lots of passive or assisted passive regen of the dpf.

>>17186828
It does - I guess you guys also have the diesel being cheaper than petrol?

I can recommend an engine heater if you live somewhere with colder temperatures, as you'll safe yourself alot of carbon buildup, aswell as the fact that you'll have warm air right away instead of waiting +5 minutes for the temperature needle to even start moving

>>17186984
Diesel is cheaper yes
How cold is colder temperatures?

>dieselgate VAG

KYS

>>17187602
Usually I'd say below freezing (0c and colder), but its especially relevant at -8c and colder as thats when the gelification of the diesel fuel starts for standard #2 diesel

>>17187727
It happens from time to time in winter. But it's not often it gets that cold

>>17187638
>implying it's bad for the consumer