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can anyone tell me if they have had their diesel engine terracleaned and if there had been any noticeable benefits.
 
Mixed feed back on this. Some say snake oil, others swear by it. Reading between the lines, diesels fare better, but any benefits don't last that long. Shifting/cleaning carbon from an engine on paper sounds like a good idea, but again there can be drawbacks such rogue matter loosened & clogging. Personally when an engine gets to the cleaning stage this aint the answer. Also, not cheap for a decoke that basicly not going to last that long.
 
jimboy said:
Mixed feed back on this. Some say snake oil, others swear by it. Reading between the lines, diesels fare better, but any benefits don't last that long. Shifting/cleaning carbon from an engine on paper sounds like a good idea, but again there can be drawbacks such rogue matter loosened & clogging. Personally when an engine gets to the cleaning stage this aint the answer. Also, not cheap for a decoke that basicly not going to last that long.
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thanks for the reply. i am just weighing up the options as a new dpf starts from £200 plus fitting. also i can only find ones for the 1.9 so presume they fit the 2ltr.
 
Diesel fuel is a dirty fuel, creating soot when burnt. The cleanest combustion occurs when the injectors are clean and able to spray a fine mist, in all designed directions, without any larger droplets. A regular dose of injector cleaner will help keep the injectors clean.

Any soot build-up in the engine will be addressed by the high detergent levels in the engine oil, and any left as deposits will do no harm. Soot/particulates entering the DPF will be minimised if the injectors are clean.

The Terraclean website seems to say a lot without saying much at all. Cynical me is suspicious. As combustion temperatures are around 650 degrees celcius in a diesel, anything passing through this is remarkable, especially if it is then still able to clean the DPF. Terraclean, and other similar companies don't seem to explain how their cleaning agent passes through the combustion process.

A simple, cheap injector cleaner will do a lot, especially if used regularly, twice a year for a normal domestic car is fine. If the DPF is clogged, it is a result, not a cause in itself. If it needs cleaning, carburettor or brake cleaner will do this quite well, and cheaply.
 
portland_bill said:
Diesel fuel is a dirty fuel, creating soot when burnt. The cleanest combustion occurs when the injectors are clean and able to spray a fine mist, in all designed directions, without any larger droplets. A regular dose of injector cleaner will help keep the injectors clean.

Any soot build-up in the engine will be addressed by the high detergent levels in the engine oil, and any left as deposits will do no harm. Soot/particulates entering the DPF will be minimised if the injectors are clean.

The Terraclean website seems to say a lot without saying much at all. Cynical me is suspicious. As combustion temperatures are around 650 degrees celcius in a diesel, anything passing through this is remarkable, especially if it is then still able to clean the DPF. Terraclean, and other similar companies don't seem to explain how their cleaning agent passes through the combustion process.

A simple, cheap injector cleaner will do a lot, especially if used regularly, twice a year for a normal domestic car is fine. If the DPF is clogged, it is a result, not a cause in itself. If it needs cleaning, carburettor or brake cleaner will do this quite well, and cheaply.
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Amazing. Info from someone that,s straight to the point. thank you. it goes to show that if you ask the right person the right question, you get the right answer. My issue seemed to be a split hose on top of the turbo in the end. £11.40!!!
 
Had mine 150mjet cleaned and all the black smoke from the exhaust is gone, but it only last for less than 10miles and its back, not noticed other different, so don't wasted your money IMO.
 
Although your probably gutted at money wasted for that precious 10 miles there will defiantly be a lot of other club members very great-full for your info. So a very big thank you from me
 
I have had this treatment done on a previous diesel. I could not tell any difference. I suspect it only improves things if there is enough muck in the system for it to make a tangible difference.

I have been told by a few decent mechanics thatit is goodand does some good so I do believe in the principle.

DPF valve repair is covered by a thread on here, but I think I would just change this if it plays up enough as the cost of fuel clean treatments is B expensive in comparison.

I have used a fuel additive which is supposed to help clean the system and to assist lubrication of such things and it does seem to have done some good.

I would not go down this route unless there are issues and you are also replacing other parts, and want to give them a start in life without accumulated gunge in the fuel system. In which case have the treatment and then fit the parts.

Hope this helps, its just an opinion from a fellow DPF sufferer. Why do they fit these things if they cannot make them reliable.........
 
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