E61 535d. Carbon/Terraclean after a new DPF?
Discussion
Hi All,
I may have been quite, quite idiotic.
Just before Christmas, well, Christmas Eve to be precise, I collected my 55 plate E61 535d Touring (123k miles) from the garage along with a nigh on £1400 bill. Through December it was occasionally losing power and struggling to hold just 50mph so it ended up under the knife. A split turbo inlet pipe was replaced, along with the glowplugs, glowplug relay, and with it the not-regenerating DPF. Deepest joy.
Since then it's been better, and following about another £1500 of work through March (oil, oil filter, air filter, new front discs, pads, wear sensors, brake fluid, and new rear tyres thanks to collapsed rear suspension causing massive toe-out - both rear rose joints, integral links and control arms replaced!) I'm kinda committed to keeping this delightfully expensive barge on the road.
History/preamble/much needed vent over. I'm wondering if, given the expense over the last few months, some kind of engine clean could be a plan... a carbon or Terraclean perhaps. My big concern is whether that could, effectively, ram about 12 years and nearly 130,000 miles worth of cack straight into my shiny new DPF. Which I guess might not be good for it! I'd like to keep it running well now it's mechanically spot on, but I'm just worried this could cause more harm than good.
Has anyone ever had an engine cleaning treatment done after their DPF was replaced, if so, how'd you get on? If I can improve (well, restore) its running and general cleanliness, great, if not I'll steer clear. Really interested to hear your thoughts.
Cheers in advance!
I may have been quite, quite idiotic.
Just before Christmas, well, Christmas Eve to be precise, I collected my 55 plate E61 535d Touring (123k miles) from the garage along with a nigh on £1400 bill. Through December it was occasionally losing power and struggling to hold just 50mph so it ended up under the knife. A split turbo inlet pipe was replaced, along with the glowplugs, glowplug relay, and with it the not-regenerating DPF. Deepest joy.
Since then it's been better, and following about another £1500 of work through March (oil, oil filter, air filter, new front discs, pads, wear sensors, brake fluid, and new rear tyres thanks to collapsed rear suspension causing massive toe-out - both rear rose joints, integral links and control arms replaced!) I'm kinda committed to keeping this delightfully expensive barge on the road.
History/preamble/much needed vent over. I'm wondering if, given the expense over the last few months, some kind of engine clean could be a plan... a carbon or Terraclean perhaps. My big concern is whether that could, effectively, ram about 12 years and nearly 130,000 miles worth of cack straight into my shiny new DPF. Which I guess might not be good for it! I'd like to keep it running well now it's mechanically spot on, but I'm just worried this could cause more harm than good.
Has anyone ever had an engine cleaning treatment done after their DPF was replaced, if so, how'd you get on? If I can improve (well, restore) its running and general cleanliness, great, if not I'll steer clear. Really interested to hear your thoughts.
Cheers in advance!
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