Cleaning a PD. EGR value, manifold, turbo vanes...etc

[StevoTDI]

Hello!

My PD150 has done 158k and I want to get the insides cleaned as best possible. I think I may have a problem somewhere because when I boost I'm getting a slight judder.

I've heard of things you can mix into the fuel. I was going to get a garage to clean the turbo vanes, EGR etc but if there's a quicker, cheaper way I'm open to ideas!

Thanks
Steve

 

[jase750]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Innotec-D...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a1729748f
this stuff is pretty good, I've used it not a five minuet job bet certainly works well
take the egr and manifold off the engine so you can get right in there with brake/carb cleaner but make sure you let it evaporate away before you put it all back together

 

[sonnex22]

i cleaned my non PD engines turbo with Mr Muscle oven cleaner, unbolt the turbo to egr pipe and spray the cleaner into the exhaust side of the turbo. takes about 1/2 hour to strip and about 1 to clean, it made a noticable difference on my car.

 

[StevoTDI]

Thanks, I'll have a look into that. I was hoping to get something I could mix with the fuel but I may just take it to a friends garage get them to do it this way!

I'm not sure if I could do this on my own without some sort of guidance!

 

[M20FES]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Innotec-D...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a1729748f
this stuff is pretty good, I've used it not a five minuet job bet certainly works well
take the egr and manifold off the engine so you can get right in there with brake/carb cleaner but make sure you let it evaporate away before you put it all back together

Thanks for the link, might have to look in to this just as routine maintenance on my turbo

 

[d1n93r]

How hard is it to use that cleaner kit and how long did it take you to do? I've 72k on my car do you think it would be worth doing ?

 

[sssstew]

Thanks, I'll have a look into that. I was hoping to get something I could mix with the fuel but I may just take it to a friends garage get them to do it this way!

I'm not sure if I could do this on my own without some sort of guidance!

theres nothing you can mix with fuel to do this. it needs to be done properly and stripped down and cleaned up really.

 

[jase750]

it took about 3 hours to do everything but that's downpipe off, egr off, etc like i said it's not a quick thing but did work well noticed a real difference. but that was on an Ibiza i would imagine you'll have more room aroud the turbo on a Leon ?

 

[sssstew]

yeah a little bit more.

 

[shadyshades91]

Like a nob i bought mr muscle oeven cleaner and it was foam lol

 

[F3rAL]

That is the one you need, but please google or search here. mr muscle is very strong cleaner and it eats aluminum, whoever suggested this should give you a warning because you can damage your turbo and your engine big time !!!

 

[mk4 cupra]

There is always seafoam!!!!!! Cleans everything

 

[wolfie150]

Interesting!

 

[Mannybee]

Why dont you go to a company that specialises in that type of thing, I know that R * Tech in Hinckley or Get Dyno'd in Chester do this for reasonable money.

http://www.removal-dpf.co.uk/

 

[F3rAL]

I was thinking about that but when you think about it. £300 px to reman unit or clean it for lets say £100, you get like new unit and you know you will not get problems again if you look after it properly.

 

[virdi]

Why don't you just remove the EGR....

 

[F3rAL]

Virdi ? Remove EGR ? How would that help ?

 

[sssstew]

cause removing it will stop half of the problem, ie sooty exhaust gas into the intake, now just sort out the CCV and it will be job done.

 

[Seatmann]

Remove the egr and intake mani to clean, then use Mr Muscle, don't want that stuff going through the engine.
Just spray it in and let it work then rinse thoroughly.

As for the turbo just get the vnt lever moving nicely and give the car a good blast, it'll soon burn off any crud if you keep using the revs properly. I regularly get mine upto at least 4500rpm once in a while, probably about once a fortnight at least. It can be good to remove and sometimes necessary but a lot of the time the above works just fine.

As for the egr you can just pull the vac pipe off the top and plug it, that'll disable it but depending on the age of car you might get a light on the dash. Only way to remove it is to have it tuned out by a tuner.

 

[virdi]

Virdi ? Remove EGR ? How would that help ?

Buy a kit

http://www.egrvalve.co.uk/index.php?page=Purchase-EGR-Kits