DPF removal

[ReganAndCarter]

Now what is the best way to try and reduce it ?

One good way is to stop letting millions more migrants into the country.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Yes, it's true. They're always trying to slow and restrict the flow of traffic here in the vain hope of pushing us onto public transport. One eg. is the traffic lights on main roads that turn to red on the main carriageway, to let cars out of lesser side roads. Except there are no cars coming out of the side roads. Why not leave the lights on the main road green all the time unless a car is waiting to join from a side road? I'm often driving along the main road at night and have to stop on a red, while the side roads at that junction go green to let nothing out. Just stopped me for nothing.

That is conflating 2 different things

 

[Avocet]

Surely it's the other way around - he had to disable these devices because they are insanely complicated?

Nope. If people maintained their cars correctly, the air quality problem wouldn't be as bad, so the emissions regulations for new cars wouldn't have to be as tough. We reap what we sow...

Probably has to do it so his car keeps working without onerous maintenance so he can earn a living.

That would certainly be a "convenient" assumption...

..."greed" would be another...

Can hardly blame a cabby if the manufacturers, VW, etc, were producing cars that produce excess emissions and are fitted with cheat tech to cover up this fact.

VW cheat was nothing to do with DPFs or particulate emissions...

 

[Avocet]

Yes, it's true. They're always trying to slow and restrict the flow of traffic here in the vain hope of pushing us onto public transport. One eg. is the traffic lights on main roads that turn to red on the main carriageway, to let cars out of lesser side roads. Except there are no cars coming out of the side roads. Why not leave the lights on the main road green all the time unless a car is waiting to join from a side road? I'm often driving along the main road at night and have to stop on a red, while the side roads at that junction go green to let nothing out. Just stopped me for nothing.

Be careful what you wish for in rush hour!

 

[ReganAndCarter]

VW cheat was nothing to do with DPFs or particulate emissions...

Never said it was. However it has the same effect of disabling DPFs and EGRs - allowing the production of excess emissions.

 

[Avocet]

One good way is to stop letting millions more migrants into the country.

Ah... I can remember when it was "the EU" that was the source of all our problems... Of course, we can't use that excuse any more, so we need a new bogeyman to blame. How do immigrants contribute to traffic anyway? I thought they all used the helicopters that they got as part of their benefits package from the British taxpayer?

 

[Avocet]

Never said it was. However it has the same effect of disabling DPFs and EGRs - allowing the production of excess emissions.

No it doesn't. Disabling DPFs increases particulate emissions. Disabling EGRs increases NOx emissions. Neither DPFs nor EGRs were the subject of the VW cheat...

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Neither DPFs nor EGRs were the subject of the VW cheat...

Once again you're saying things I didn't say. You seem to be missing the point.

Disablinng emission reducing devices, EGRs, DPFs etc enables excess emissions. Having cheat tech to fool testing equipment enables excess emissions - otherwise why would there be a need for cheat tech?.

I can't make it any clearer for you, but if you want to spend your day splitting hairs - be my guest.

 

[Avocet]

Once again you're saying things I didn't say. You seem to be missing the point.

Disablinng emission reducing devices, EGRs, DPFs etc enables excess emissions. Having cheat tech to fool testing equipment enables excess emissions - otherwise why would there be a need for cheat tech?.

I can't make it any clearer for you, but if you want to spend your day splitting hairs - be my guest.

No, I understand exactly what you're saying, but can't see what that's got to do with a taxi driver knobbling his DPF? Are you trying to tell me that because VW cheated, everyone should be allowed to?

 

[ReganAndCarter]

No, I understand exactly what you're saying, but can't see what that's got to do with a taxi driver knobbling his DPF? Are you trying to tell me that because VW cheated, everyone should be allowed to?

No.

 

[Avocet]

No.

OK, well... that's my best guess down the toilet then... I admit it. I haven't a clue what your point is...