wheeler dealers

[Iain430]

did anyone see the episode the other week with the jag xk8 and the decoke system they used
Videos on DiscoveryUK.com
has anyone had this done and is it any good

 

[wemorgan]

It seems to be talked of in all the motoring forums I read - great product placement.

The general consensus from what I've read is that it's not worth the money. Spend less money on your own fuel additive and the occasional Italian tune-up.

 

[Vlad]

I've seen another system in operation which takes a fluid that gets pulsed through the induction system. Takes an hour and cleans out the EGR, cleans up the valves and will also clean the CAT and DPF (if fitted) on the way out.

Was highly sceptical, but changed my mind when I saw the results on my mates Audi A6 2.5TDi Allroad which had 130,000 miles on the clock.

He owns a VAG specialist, and prior to the demo from the company looking to sell the system to him he pulled the EGR out of his car which was pretty coked up and refitted it uncleaned and then pulled it out again after the demo and it was as clean as a whistle.

Car emissions were notably better, as was throttle response and it also cleared up the smoke from the exhaust when booting it.

The same company then sold the sytem to another mate who owns a BMW specialist and they used it on a BMW 5 series with a clogged up DPF that wouldn't regenerate....customer was facing a £1600 bill so they used the cleaning system and DPF de-clogged itself and went back to working within factory specifications.

I for one have been impressed.