Terra clean

[mattyb6]

Well had my car terra cleaned today
And wow!!!!

What a difference! I have a 1.9 pd130 saloon non Quattro with 182k

No major issues other than a tandem pump on it's way out.

The process took about an hour in total and cost £90 which is defiantly worth it.

As soon as I drove it the turbo spooled up quicker and the waste gate released easier, the egr didn't stick as much and the ASV wasn't as harsh.

Il be giving the car a full service tomorrow to compliment the terra clean too. All new filters and oil, even put v power in too.

It's really given a new lease of life in the old girl, and I have restored faith which I was beginning to loose.


So if anyone was thinking if greeting it done, do it!

 

[MooLard]

Hum, interesting especially for people with a few miles on their engine, like me! So they change the content of the fuel supply, what else is connected to the engine and where? I only had a quick browse of the website, I do wonder the reasons for needing the floor standing equipment!

 

[Paul @ Unit 9 Remaps]

Great Matty who done that' A1 terra clean. If you need a map come see me 15% off at the moment

 

[wesmaster]

Well had my car terra cleaned today
And wow!!!!

What a difference! I have a 1.9 pd130 saloon non Quattro with 182k

No major issues other than a tandem pump on it's way out.

The process took about an hour in total and cost £90 which is defiantly worth it.

As soon as I drove it the turbo spooled up quicker and the waste gate released easier, the egr didn't stick as much and the ASV wasn't as harsh.

Il be giving the car a full service tomorrow to compliment the terra clean too. All new filters and oil, even put v power in too.

It's really given a new lease of life in the old girl, and I have restored faith which I was beginning to loose.


So if anyone was thinking if greeting it done, do it!

You say the EGR didn't stick as much....in you sig it says "EGR Delete"
I have nothing but bad news about terraclean, especially on high mileage cars. My advice: Don't bother!

 

[mattyb6]

I still have a egr as such just the pipe has a blank plate on. With the vac lines still attached.

I had a feeling the valve was sticking. And it was weeping.


Anyway, it's basically an aircon style machine that hooks up to your fuel lines after the filter.
They inject a pure fuel at a high pressure for about an hour.
Rpm say about 2k with a pedal clamp thing.
The machine cycles through various stages to prime the system, flush it, etc but I could see all the cycle details on the machine light up. And the bloke talked me through it.


Paul I got it done at Washington auto electrics with my brothers mk5 aswell as we both got a discount for getting them done together.

He has both the petrol and diesel machines, a1 wanted £200 each although he is mobile.

 

[Paul @ Unit 9 Remaps]

Yeah £90 sounds right a1 is really good. Didn't think he was that dear'

 

[mattyb6]

Yeah my brother rang him and couldn't believe the price

I'm still getting a 'tapping, ticking sound'

I'm going to change the oil and filter tomorrow, and if that sorts it. If not I think it's going to be a tandem pump change as I know it's on it's way out anyway and been suffering with it for months

 

[ruffrida]

Been chatting to a bloke about this today,said best £90 you can spend. WG tuning they were called

 

[mattyb6]

Get it done mate
The bloke said he would sort me out next tone I want it done too

 

[Chrismawa]

I need to get mine done, been thinking about it for a while!

 

[AudiLeon]

Just use premium diesel all year round.
What is the service history like? At 182k, you might simply need new tappets.

 

[Greeny233]

Got mine booked in on Monday at the local garage to have this done.

 

[mattyb6]

Full service history mate, always had used good oil.
Timing belts and what not always been done on time.

I think il whip the rocker off tomorrow and have a quick look. Don't wanna spend money on things I don't have too, such as injectors. Lol

Due to it's age, and mileage, I was thinking of getting the injector seals changed, the tandem pump replaced when I get the timing belt done.

Just for peace of mind really, and to shed some new life into the engine

 

[DieselJake]

Have heard bad things about similar services, would like to do this but potential cons outweigh pros.