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Old Mar 28, 2024 | 04:22 PM
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DPF cleaner additives

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?

 
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Old Mar 28, 2024 | 05:11 PM
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Most of that kind of stuff is unproven, no matter what the people hawking it say.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2024 | 08:40 PM
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yea mines been in a deep clean in the garage. truck runs GREAT.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2024 | 09:07 PM
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Sure……. add something that might mess up the CP4.

Cleaning the DPF as you drive is called a regen.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2024 | 11:12 PM
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This is what I use as a proactive measure: https://betterdiesel.com/
 
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Old Mar 29, 2024 | 06:28 AM
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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.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2024 | 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by HRTKD
This is what I use as a proactive measure: https://betterdiesel.com/
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.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2024 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by ToMang07
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.
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.
 
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This stuff from Rislone will clean the DEF system and SCR.

https://rislone.com/products/diesel-...ystem-cleaner/
 
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Old Mar 29, 2024 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by redford
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.
 
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