Decarbonising diesels

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What’s everyone’s thoughts on all the various magical elixirs for decarbonising modern diesels (specifically CRD)?

I need to get a new vehicle since the brand new company 4X4 got yanked out from under me. So, I’m considering if decarbonising is worthwhile for any used vehicle I may get.

Do you have a preferred method/mixture?


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Dave,
I used this on my hilux,
No complaints.

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I’ve alway wondered if it would be better to dump the contents in the tank so it has a longer soak time than a short in/out the engine.


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The Raven wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 9:26 pm I’ve alway wondered if it would be better to dump the contents in the tank so it has a longer soak time than a short in/out the engine.


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Dunno, I didnt spend the millions in R&D. I use as directed.
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Fair enough, but the sellers don’t take responsibility either :lol:


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The Raven wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 9:44 pm Fair enough, but the sellers don’t take responsibility either :lol:


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KFC dont take responsibility for fat fuckers either......
They do however advise on calorific content, and from there its your choice.
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Pull the intake off and clean it manually.


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mick_762 wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 9:36 pm
The Raven wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 9:26 pm I’ve alway wondered if it would be better to dump the contents in the tank so it has a longer soak time than a short in/out the engine.


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Dunno, I didnt spend the millions in R&D. I use as directed.
I realised my suggestion was silly. Adding the decarb treatment to the tank would do nothing for the intake on diesel :oops:
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kickinback wrote: Tue May 26, 2020 5:49 am Pull the intake off and clean it manually.


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I looked into that and it would be quite an involved task so I went for option 2: LiquiMoly treatment used as directed.

It did the job well but using my little endoscope camera I can still see some carbon build-up way back in the manifold. Suffice to say the vehicle feels a bit smoother/powerful...but that could be the placebo effect. :wink:
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mick_762 wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 10:31 pm
The Raven wrote: Mon May 25, 2020 9:44 pm Fair enough, but the sellers don’t take responsibility either :lol:


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KFC dont take responsibility for fat fuckers either......
They do however advise on calorific content, and from there its your choice.
My choice is to generally avoid KFC :lol:
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