Renault Trafic Owner's Bible (Phase 2, 2014 onwards - also Vauxhall Vivaro)

The complete owner's and operator's guide to the Renault Trafic Phase 2, from 2014 onwards. Also covers the Vauxhall Vivaro built alongside it - same van, same engine, same faults.

These are working vans. Every day one is off the road is a day of lost earnings, and the faults on this platform are entirely predictable if you know what to watch for.

27 pages. Every price in it is a real 2026 UK figure.

WHAT'S INSIDE

DPF: how regeneration actually works, the codes, and why the sensor pipes are worth checking before anyone quotes you for a filter

EGR valve failures: the codes, when cleaning works and when it is a wasted Saturday

Swirl flaps on the 1.6 dCi, and how to tell them from a failing turbo

Injectors: the leak-off test that tells you whether you need one injector or four

Glow plugs: how to test them with a multimeter, and a full step-by-step replacement

Front discs and pads, step by step, with the socket sizes

The pollen filter - both halves, which is the bit that catches people out

The service schedule, why I halve Renault's interval, and the fuel filter warning

Resetting the service light without a diagnostic tool

Fault code reference and a symptom lookup table

What a six-year-old Trafic really costs to run in 2026

Buying used: walk-away signs, the inspection in order, and a table for negotiating

SIX TECHNICAL DIAGRAMS

The injector leak-off test, showing how the failing injector gives itself away

DPF soot loading over nine weeks: short trips against one weekly motorway run

Glow plug testing, with the resistance readings that mean healthy, dying and dead

The swirl flap failure sequence, with both spend points marked

Renault's service interval against the one I recommend

WHO IT'S FOR

Tradespeople, van owners and small fleet operators running a Trafic Phase 2 or a Vivaro, and anyone about to buy one.

WHAT YOU GET

Instant PDF download, 27 pages. Keep it on your phone in the van.

MY GUARANTEE

If it isn't worth what you paid, email me within 7 days and I'll refund you. No questions.

Jamie, Mr Auto Fixer

mrautofixer.co.uk