I've been doing some studies and have learned a few things about this matter. In this new EPA congested world there seems to be a few additives out there for cleaning the DPF as you drive, almost like a preventative measure or boost. My question is, has anyone out there done or been doing this to there trucks? I'm not a fan of snake oils, etc., but is this the next thing coming?

 

Most of that kind of stuff is unproven, no matter what the people hawking it say.

 

yea mines been in a deep clean in the garage. truck runs GREAT.

 

Sure……. add something that might mess up the CP4.

Cleaning the DPF as you drive is called a regen.

 

This is what I use as a proactive measure: https://betterdiesel.com/

 

Like I said in the other duplicate thread... the fact that it is a fuel treatment and not a DEF treatment alone is enough for a "Hard No" from me. I ain't screwing up my fuel system.

 

Same here. I also keep my OCR turned off until I need to perform a regen and normally for me it's about every 650 - 700 miles, at which point it's still only at 90 - 95%. I don't know if the FBC has anything to do with it, but things seem to be going well in this area, so I just continue to do what I am doing. Also, FWIW, the iron levels in my oil samples have remained low, even with the BD FBC used in every tank.

 

What about the DEF system are you trying to clean? The build up? If that's the case you could use the Peak Platinum DEF. I don't think it removes existing build up but does prevent further build up.

 

This stuff from Rislone will clean the DEF system and SCR.

https://rislone.com/products/diesel-...ystem-cleaner/

 

Thanks for the link. Unfortunately, the thread has forked into talking about DEF cleaner when the original topic was DPF cleaning.