DPF cleaning additives
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DPF cleaning 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? (Btw, I posted this in the +17 SD page also).
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I tried a few and some work…don’t know how they work…my dpf would not static regen below 12%, ran a tank of fuel with lucus dpf cleaner and Howe’s meaner cleaner, after running the tank with the additive…I was able to static regen down to 6% . When my truck was new..it would static regen down to 4%. So in this case I was able to confirm results. But on the other hand…don’t know what damage it causes…more wear on cp4 lobes, sensor contamination, scr/dpf honey comb damage, etc?
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I don't know about this stuff, but like some others around here I do use Better Diesel FBC as a preventative measure, and as far as I can tell, it seems to be helping... I 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 shown in my oil analysis remain low even with me using BD FBC in every fill up.
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The additive could make it to the DPF via vapors during the regen process, but is purely speculation on my part.
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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? (Btw, I posted this in the +17 SD page also).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbxLvWjlX5Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbxLvWjlX5Q
As to elevated iron levels while using this, my UOA reports have not indicated that at all.
Here's a link on one of the products he was talking about...
https://jlmlubricants.com/additive-s...pf-regen-plus/
These guys are across the pond and I haven't looked into whether you can get it on this side of the big pond.
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