Mark love Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Hi. I was thinking on buying a 2011 fiesta s 1.6 tdi. It's got 148000 on the clock and some good service history,, But when I viewed it it had the amber/yellow oil warning light on. the guy I was buying it off said it just need a oil change which he was willing to do, The car drive really nice but I'm just a bit concerned after googling it some people have said there's a problem with these models dpf sensors. As I think the amber oil warning light meansl contaminated diesel in oil. Can any help,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldridge Andy Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 My first Fiesta that I did high miles ( for me ) in was a 2011 1.6TDCi Titanium, just over 60K in three years. Never let me down once, only ever visited the dealer for routine servicing. As any warning light flags concern to a potential purchaser, if it’s an easy fix such as changing the oil and filter, why hasn’t the seller done that job already? If he had you would probably have purchased the car! All Diesel engined cars require oil changes on time as DPF Regen can lead to diesel fuel in the engine oil. Get the the seller to fix the issue, then take another more critical look at the car. There will be loads more similar cars out there. If in any doubt walk away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldridge Andy Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 duplicate post - apologies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 I think I would be walking away from this one mate, like Andy says plenty more out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark love Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 Thanks guys, it was only £1200 ,but why was it so cheap,they said always trust you gut.. It must have been cheap for a reason, Regards Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Exactly Mark, I think you did the right thing considering there are plenty more fish in the sea. Good luck in your quest mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willowbob Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I agree with all of the above, not because I am in anyway a Fiesta expert, but, I have a fair bit of life experience and have bought many, many cars over the years. If I turn up to see a car and the seller hasn't bothered to fix a known obvious issue I ALWAYS walk away and never turn back. It just evidences to me that persons level of care and attention (for the car). Plenty of others out there which will be better cared for. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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