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mat9906

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Thought id share with you my experience this week treated my 2004 freelander td4 to a Terraclean Home | TerraClean :clap2:O my word what an improvement tick over much quieter and very smooth I know its no sports car but acceleration is so much better and responsive well worth £108 would recommend it to anyone
 
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Littelwill said:
What do they do exactly?
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It decarbonises your engine in much the same way as a dozen other treatments Inc misting water into you inlet.

It might be better than some as it claims to go further post combustion and cleans cats as well but it's very expensive and garages that want to set up as agents have to make a considerable investment so a non biased opinion is hard to come by.

What IS a fact is forums are being flooded with people making wild claims
 
I'll throw my 2 pennyworth in here 'cos I'm a big fan of terraclean - but it does come with potential problems.

I had my x-type 2.0 diesel terracleaned at 60k miles a couple of years ago. I did a lot of research and reading and the Jag owners love it. My car was transformed with smoother driving and better acceleration and mpg.

Earlier this year I got my 05 TD4 with 107k miles on it. It was running a bit rough, and with the help of this forum and an iCarsoft i930 I narrowed this down to injectors. I decided to get it terracleaned knowing that it could solve the problem or make it worse by decarbonising a faulty injector - it made it worse so replacement injectors fitted (easier than I thought). When I took the old injectors out there wasn't any carbon build up on them so I'm pretty sure the terracleaning worked.

I also blanked egr, cleaned inlet manifold, changed hoses to silicone, replaced pressure rail sensor loom and cleaned all electrical connectors - it now runs like new.
 
The Mad Hat Man said:
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Why would you need to clean inlet manifold, doesn't the terraclean do that?
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The terraclean is connected to the fuel supply - I think it replaces the supply to HP pump.

I had a spare manifold and egr which I'd painstakingly cleaned too so didn't want to waste my efforts...
 
Terraclean is a replacement fuel supply that burns hotter than diesel. At best it has an effect on the injectors, chambers, and turbo, but does nothing for the entire air inlet tract which is where a lot of td4 engine needs proper cleaning (inlet manifold, EGR, intercooler and pipework).

Mike Brewer swears by it, but if you pay him enough money I think he would swear by whatever you wanted him to.

Personally I think its a load of old bollocks. An engine in reasonably good condition shouldnt have enough carbon buildup in the places terraclean can effect for it to be usefull. Until someone INDEPENDANT and UNBIASED can provide actual before and after results ie a rolling road plot* or a series of measured 30-60 accelerations, I remain unconvinced.


* - need to be careful with the rolling road.....these are mostly bollocks too and an operator who knows what he is doing can give any result he wants.
 
This^^^^ You can get the same results by using a decent fuel system cleaner to a full tank of fuel and driving the car. The results will be much the same but over a longer period of time.
 
dave21478 said:
Terraclean is a replacement fuel supply that burns hotter than diesel. At best it has an effect on the injectors, chambers, and turbo, but does nothing for the entire air inlet tract which is where a lot of td4 engine needs proper cleaning (inlet manifold, EGR, intercooler and pipework).

Mike Brewer swears by it, but if you pay him enough money I think he would swear by whatever you wanted him to.

Personally I think its a load of old bollocks. An engine in reasonably good condition shouldnt have enough carbon buildup in the places terraclean can effect for it to be usefull. Until someone INDEPENDANT and UNBIASED can provide actual before and after results ie a rolling road plot* or a series of measured 30-60 accelerations, I remain unconvinced.


* - need to be careful with the rolling road.....these are mostly bollocks too and an operator who knows what he is doing can give any result he wants.
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The Internet is full of people posting on forums with before and after emission test results and there's little doubt that it works.

It's a little meaningless though without comparison to other decarbonising treatments and impossible to say whether it's worth the considerable money. Taking a diesel for a blast on the motorway will improve emissions ffs.

What really annoys me is the number of threads started on forums across the net, typically by low post members, that start along the lines of "Wow I'd thought I'd share this with you guys...."

There seems to be a deliberate company spam policy and it leaves a nasty taste (of snake oil)
 
blue beasty said:
The Internet is full of people posting on forums with before and after emission test results and there's little doubt that it works.

It's a little meaningless though without comparison to other decarbonising treatments and impossible to say whether it's worth the considerable money. Taking a diesel for a blast on the motorway will improve emissions ffs.

What really annoys me is the number of threads started on forums across the net, typically by low post members, that start along the lines of "Wow I'd thought I'd share this with you guys...."

There seems to be a deliberate company spam policy and it leaves a nasty taste (of snake oil)
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bb is an expert on snake oil.. now i must go and drain my snake
 
Yes, there is no doubt that it reduces emissions, but like you say a hell of a lot of much simpler, cheaper solutions will do that too.
 
Nodge68 said:
This^^^^ You can get the same results by using a decent fuel system cleaner to a full tank of fuel and driving the car. The results will be much the same but over a longer period of time.
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I can only speak from my own experience and I did work for the fuel additives industry a few years ago, for several years, so have a reasonable understanding of the benefits.

I always use good fuel (Typically Shell nitro or BP equivalent), but I don't know what was used before I buy a second hand car (eg supermarket or biodiesel). I ran my x-type for approx 6 months on good fuel with cleaners added before the terraclean with no noticeable results until after terracleaning. However, it's also possible that terraclean is just more concentrated so works faster and you see the results straight away.

I also agree that if you have a car from new (or nearly) and service it correctly and use good fuel then these treatments become less necessary or not needed at all. For me, having the terraclean treatment on a highish mileage car returns it to good condition internally and then I keep it clean by servicing etc - no intention of terracleaning regularly.

End of the day terracleaning polarises peoples beliefs as to whether it works or not and no one will change their views. But sorry, didn't realise the thread was started by someone who appears to be selling it - my comments were from genuine experience and I always try to be objective.
 
The Mad Hat Man said:
How about yu all donate a quid and when we got enough, I will take my motor in and give my unbiased opinion ��
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MHM, before you did give you unbiased opinion, you would need to try thrashing the living daylights out of the engine for a couple of hours. This is basically what happens when this treatment is carried out.

I notice a definite improvement in my D3 if I give it a blast to Bristol from home. When used around town for months on end, it obviously gradually soots up. This happens slowly so goes pretty much unnoticed. Thump along at motorway speeds for a couple of hours, restores it's performance. This is why I think this treatment makes a perceived instant improvement.
 
Nodge68 said:
MHM, before you did give you unbiased opinion, you would need to try thrashing the living daylights out of the engine for a couple of hours. This is basically what happens when this treatment is carried out.

I notice a definite improvement in my D3 if I give it a blast to Bristol from home. When used around town for months on end, it obviously gradually soots up. This happens slowly so goes pretty much unnoticed. Thump along at motorway speeds for a couple of hours, restores it's performance. This is why I think this treatment makes a perceived instant improvement.
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That can be true too. I work away for 1 or 2 months at a time and leave my cars (x-type and now TD4) full of diesel for my wife to use on her 3 mile trips. First thing I do is fill her up with diesel and take for an Italian tune up to blow out the cobwebs - car not wife :D
 
Nodge.... If I took my D1 with 230K on the clock for a run at motorway speeds for a couple of hours, I would need a new engine!!


And bleeding ears.
 
blue beasty said:
8 posts in 2 years and you just had to rush here and tell us all the wonderful news huh?

Fook orf :mad:
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I was just out to share my experience I am in no way connected to terraclean and would never want to be, thanks for your comment your one of those people that has nothing better than to add your uncall for comments :wtf:
 
mat9906 said:
I was just out to share my experience I am in no way connected to terraclean and would never want to be, thanks for your comment your one of those people that has nothing better than to add your uncall for comments :wtf:
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Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realise I had to be invited to make a comment :doh::rolleyes:
 
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