UK vs. AUS Engine. Why is their diesel 140kW

[Davros Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Davros]

1 - Does the current model Prado have a Diesel Particulate Filter?

No they do not

2 - Have there been any issues with it (as VW's, BMW's, Audi's and countless other European cars have had)?

N/A.

[Kowolski Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kowolski]

Perfect
That explains our 127kW here then.
Glad I'm buying a Kakadu soon while it has no DPF! 127kW is just fine.
Glad the D4D is 4 cylinder, won't be long until the spread between 4 & 6 cyl rego will be $500 I expect.

[kieranu Member Find all posts View Profile Close kieranu]

I thought that the diesel quality may be a good reason or a limited stock availability of some part used to upgrade the engine.

Again, no difference between Oz and Euro diesel. Besides, isn't that the point of the diesel particulate filter?

[Kev7762 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kev7762]

Are you sure there is not a diesel particulate filter, pretty sure that there is one directly after the dump pipe.
Could be wrong though, but that can sure stays hot after you shutoff like a DPF.

[rags Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close rags]

Just looking at the safari snorkel web site and i note that for the 150 series they have "coming soon" a snorkel for the 5l-E diesel motor. Is this some new ubeaut motor or is it a motor that is being used in countries that don,t worry about about euro 4/5 specs etc,i thought that the L family series of motors where old hat like the old 2L,3L as used in hI luxes etc and the E being electronic.

[wooley Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close wooley]

Just looking at the safari snorkel web site and i note that for the 150 series they have "coming soon" a snorkel for the 5l-E diesel motor. Is this some new ubeaut motor or is it a motor that is being used in countries that don,t worry about about euro 4/5 specs etc,i thought that the L family series of motors where old hat like the old 2L,3L as used in hI luxes etc and the E being electronic.

they're a third world spec motor. you'll find them in africa. they go and go and go and go. but they're a bit shit.

[DieselSmart Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close DieselSmart]

Probably because our diesel is shit in Aus compared to Euro Diesel, hence the motors are detuned for out crap fuel. I think we run higher Sulfur content in our diesel than euro. Im not 100% on this so dont quote me as gospel!

correct, diesel in europe and asia is higher octane then our diesel here so they burn cleaner and are more efficient. this is also the reason for diesel rattle in commonrail diesels - they are designed not to rattle but our shitty fuel makes sure that they do hahah

[wooley Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close wooley]

correct, diesel in europe and asia is higher octane then our diesel here so they burn cleaner and are more efficient. this is also the reason for diesel rattle in commonrail diesels - they are designed not to rattle but our shitty fuel makes sure that they do hahah

...oh dear.

[DieselSmart Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close DieselSmart]

...oh dear.

what is this about?

as far as i'm aware australian fuel has the same sulfur rating as other places such as europe and japan but I was under the impression they had a higher cetane rating meaning their fuel burns easier. I could be wrong here as I'm not a diesel refiner or involved in running petrol stations lol

point is you can tune diesel rattle out by adjusting timing and fuel as CRD's don't have diesel rattle in other countries.

[kieranu Member Find all posts View Profile Close kieranu]

what is this about?

as far as i'm aware australian fuel has the same sulfur rating as other places such as europe and japan but I was under the impression they had a higher cetane rating meaning their fuel burns easier. I could be wrong here as I'm not a diesel refiner or involved in running petrol stations lol

point is you can tune diesel rattle out by adjusting timing and fuel as CRD's don't have diesel rattle in other countries.

I'm guessing the 'oh dear' is because the same BS about cetane / octane [lol] rating is going round in circles in this thread - Australia in fact has identical diesel fuel standards to Europe in terms of cetane, sulphur, etc.

[DieselSmart Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close DieselSmart]

I'm guessing the 'oh dear' is because the same BS about cetane / octane [lol] rating is going round in circles in this thread - Australia in fact has identical diesel fuel standards to Europe in terms of cetane, sulphur, etc.

figured as much haha.. but there you go, learn new things everyday!

[maxjj Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close maxjj]

the diesel fuel in OZ and the UK is both the same shit, I think the confusion comes about for cetane index and cetane number. but if we keep repeating that our fuel is more shit we should believe it.