biketeacherdave
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Why ??? Just why ???
kernowsvenski
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1988smithy
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Just keep it standard and serviced. Why on earth would you want to retro fit a known diesel killer to it 
Arctic2
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Clean the manifold EGR, and Map sensor, change the oil & oil filter every six months even if you only do 5,000 miles per year or 12,000 miles, maybe do an original EGR blank by gutting the EGR, new fuel filter every year, along with air filter and PCV filter and motor on you should get well over 250,000 if you look after it, a chap on our Rover 75 club his diesel with the same M47 engine has done over 425,000 miles only ever used super market fuel, still running on the same injectors.
I must admit I havnt done the manifold - will do - PCV changed - I've always stayed away from additives, use good quality oil every 10,000 - which injector additive do you use ?Follow Arctics advice above… get the manifold off and clean it out, and do the PCV filter if you haven’t already.
Also stick some injector magic through the tank - I generally stick it in on half a tank of fuel.
Give it a ‘good run’Just before the MOT…
just worried about smoke emission test in 6mths - last time tester said she only just passed .. yeah I get it - I'm odd ! but professioally I am familiar with arrestment equipment - and in principle dont see a problem with a correctly specced particulate filter (abvs needs changing from time to time) ... but perhaps that just my ignorance
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And don’t wait for 10k miles… I change my engine oil twice a year, and only do about 2k miles in it
Just keep it standard and serviced. Why on earth would you want to retro fit a known diesel killer to it
Thanks Artic - I will clean the manifold and map ! All the rest I have done/do - tbh I am just worried about the vaguries of the smoke emission mot test in 6mths - last time tester said she only just passed and am trying to figure a sure fire anti-smoke fix.. Professioally I am familiar with arrestment equipment - and in principle dont see a problem with a correctly specced particulate filter (obvs will need changing from time to time) ... but seems like that is just my ignorance
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Thanks for all your suggestions and sorry to cause alarm!
I wonder what % of smoke emmisions are caused by combustion product deposits building up within the exhaust system itself .. to be blown out on starting or revving hard ? (my annual dread.. the MOT test)
Can't help wondering about cheap disposable inline filtration tho' .. (sans the expensive metals) .. will have to have a look at what happens on Trucks ..
I wonder what % of smoke emmisions are caused by combustion product deposits building up within the exhaust system itself .. to be blown out on starting or revving hard ? (my annual dread.. the MOT test)
Can't help wondering about cheap disposable inline filtration tho' .. (sans the expensive metals) .. will have to have a look at what happens on Trucks ..
1988smithy
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Use the fuel cleaner as suggested above and make sure you take it a good run before MOT, get it nice and hot
Thanks for all your suggestions and sorry to cause alarm!
I wonder what % of smoke emmisions are caused by combustion product deposits building up within the exhaust system itself .. to be blown out on starting or revving hard ? (my annual dread.. the MOT test)
Can't help wondering about cheap disposable inline filtration tho' .. (sans the expensive metals) .. will have to have a look at what happens on Trucks ..
Generally speaking, trucks are much more modern, with modern technology, and run a whole lot more miles. But watch one of them when it goes through a (very regular) cleaning cycle!
biketeacherdave
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An mot tester once failed my van for " a vehicle fitted with a dpf making to much smoke".
I was very surprised it being a 2004 pre dpf so I pointed out the error of his ways it had passed its emmisions during the test he quickly retested it and passed it at my threat of reporting his incompetence to DVSA.
find and fix the issue if there is 1 drive it until its hot at high speeds then present for test.
I was very surprised it being a 2004 pre dpf so I pointed out the error of his ways it had passed its emmisions during the test he quickly retested it and passed it at my threat of reporting his incompetence to DVSA.
find and fix the issue if there is 1 drive it until its hot at high speeds then present for test.
