What's going to clog first

[Michael9]

With stop/start trips and about 5-7000 miles a yr with a 60 mile round trip once a fortnight/month.

A 1.9tdi egr

Or 2.0 duratec pcv

Or best to get another make of petrol engine that's not got it.

[pragmatix]

 I wouldn't have a diesel doing those low miles or that type of journey

[Michael9]

That's not what I asked

[TomsFocus]

Isn't your 1.9TDI massive mileage anyway?  EGR is probably already blocked or broken by now but it doesn't throw engine lights on those.  Mine was well clogged at 130k/10 years, bought a nice shiny Allard EGR delete for it back then, won't be MOT passable after next month though.

It'll be the EGR rather than the PCV that blocks or sticks first on pretty much any engine though.

[CGGR]

4 hours ago, Michael9 said:

That's not what I asked

 

5 hours ago, pragmatix said:

 I wouldn't have a diesel doing those low miles or that type of journey

That is what you asked, @Michael9 - He's saying go with a Petrol based on those factors... You wrote at the bottom:

16 hours ago, Michael9 said:

Or best to get another make of petrol engine that's not got it.

[Luke4efc]

EGR I'd say, seems to be the number one common thing to be cleaned out on older cars without a DPF.

[Michael9]

7 hours ago, TomsFocus said:

Isn't your 1.9TDI massive mileage anyway?  EGR is probably already blocked or broken by now but it doesn't throw engine lights on those.  Mine was well clogged at 130k/10 years, bought a nice shiny Allard EGR delete for it back then, won't be MOT passable after next month though.

It'll be the EGR rather than the PCV that blocks or sticks first on pretty much any engine though.

It is yes but runs nice, no it's not it pulls from down low to the red (only did it once but can if I want) no hiccup or lag at all in it so I guess all's good.

[Michael9]

I guess this old diesel isn't like modern ones and so far is fine, and goin by the masses of replies lol it must be right. I know doing short trips isn't good for anything but you get away with a bit better in older diesels time will tell.