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 Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:31 am |
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Seen the ad on TV presented by the famous mechanic Ed China. Does this really work?
If it does work then when do and how often do I get my car terracleaned?
Is it worth it? Does it make the engine feel like new/refined/smoother like it was from the 1st day brand new from the showroom?
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:39 am |
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i would say on a old high mileage car it may well make a diffrence to the mpg and emissions of the car as for how often not got a clue have you looked on there website ??
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:39 am |
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From what I've researched online, I've found that it's generally useful to do on cars which have been mostly used around town/have high mileage on them. Many people say that there engine is much more quiet/refined and offers a small increase in power and mpg. I myself have been looking into getting my car Terracleaned however the possiblity of problems becoming apparent after removing the carbon deposits is something that worries me. I'd rather not risk it as the car is fine the way it is.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:12 pm |
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| David1156 wrote: |
| From what I've researched online, I've found that it's generally useful to do on cars which have been mostly used around town/have high mileage on them. Many people say that there engine is much more quiet/refined and offers a small increase in power and mpg. I myself have been looking into getting my car Terracleaned however the possiblity of problems becoming apparent after removing the carbon deposits is something that worries me. I'd rather not risk it as the car is fine the way it is. |
Ok what possible harms can be done by removing the carbon?
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2014 2:43 pm |
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There aren't many cases but they do exist:
www.jaguarforum.co.uk/...53808.html
Just want to say that it can bring to light existing problems. Not create new problems. I'm probably being quite too cautious but you know what they say, if it ain't broke don't fix it.
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:07 am |
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I had mine done.
My car is a 206 GTI and as it was an X reg with only 68,000 miles when i bought it, it was obvious it had done a lot of small journeys and therefore the carbon build up would have been high. Personally i think it was well worth doing, the change afterwards was amazing. the car feels a lot smoother as a result.
When talking to the guy that did it, he advised me that it is an ultra refined fuel and because of this ultra refinement, it is able to burn off carbon deposits throughout the system
Apparently it originated in a Canadian university where they were trying to produce a fuel that burned off at zero emissions or as close to as they could get. It worked with the readings being very low, but the cost of producing the fuel was too expensive.
However when they stripped the engine down to examine it, it was immaculate, so they tried running it through an older engine and found it cleaned the engine. apparently thats how Terra Clean was born.
The cost i got quoted was £106 for the small cans (this is suitable for cars up to 2.0l) and the bigger cans for cars over 2.0l was £126 so i actually went for the larger cans as it was only £20 difference.
From what i understand there is an RRP but agents can pretty much charge what they want within reason so the price you get quoted can differ.
My most local agent did quote a price of £90 for the small cans but they dont open on Saturdays and were unable to offer a remote service.
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 11:41 am |
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| David1156 wrote: |
There aren't many cases but they do exist:
www.jaguarforum.co.uk/...53808.html
Just want to say that it can bring to light existing problems. Not create new problems. I'm probably being quite too cautious but you know what they say, if it ain't broke don't fix it. |
So what you saying that it simply relocates the carbon deposits to somewhere else in the engine that can cause blockages/problems?
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:42 pm |
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I Googled it,and it sounds a great idea,and don't cost much.
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Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2014 2:18 pm |
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From my perspective nothing like that will ever help engine life or reliability down the line. The only true fix if you have problems would be to rip it apart
If its not broke, why try to fix it?
Side note, ragging the living s**t out of your car for a good 30 mins or even a taster session on a track day will do the same job
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 1:20 pm |
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| Addaz wrote: |
From my perspective nothing like that will ever help engine life or reliability down the line. The only true fix if you have problems would be to rip it apart
If its not broke, why try to fix it?
Side note, ragging the living s**t out of your car for a good 30 mins or even a taster session on a track day will do the same job |
Ok what about being on a motorway for 2-3 hours at 70mph at 3500rpm. Will that get rid of all the carbon gunk to the back of my exhaust? Or do I have to rev higher to 5000-6000 rpm on a race track like you said?
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Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:35 pm |
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| very_452001 wrote: |
| Addaz wrote: |
From my perspective nothing like that will ever help engine life or reliability down the line. The only true fix if you have problems would be to rip it apart
If its not broke, why try to fix it?
Side note, ragging the living s**t out of your car for a good 30 mins or even a taster session on a track day will do the same job |
Ok what about being on a motorway for 2-3 hours at 70mph at 3500rpm. Will that get rid of all the carbon gunk to the back of my exhaust? Or do I have to rev higher to 5000-6000 rpm on a race track like you said? |
Yes and no, as long as you put a lot of heat through the combustion chamber through prolonged higher revs that 'could' enable the reduction of carbon build up
The amount of carbon build up a petrol indirect low pressure injection has is minimal though
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