dpantazis
#12
bush-
the sludge on the intake is probably more related to the CCV/EGR dumping soot into the intake system. tdi's are notorious for this. 35k miles are not unheard of for clogged intakes running crappy fuel. then again, we are armchair quarter-backing here.
have a look at this picture- http://www.syncro.ca/TriStar/CloggedTDIManifold.jpg
for a mildly clogged intake.
i agree with you bush, WVO is very much labor intensive, cost benefit is negligible unless you own billy bob's chicken shack and are generating the WVO onsite.
Zooke40- how bad are the MB intakes? do they get as bad as the VW's? do you guys even clean them or just change them out?
dp
the sludge on the intake is probably more related to the CCV/EGR dumping soot into the intake system. tdi's are notorious for this. 35k miles are not unheard of for clogged intakes running crappy fuel. then again, we are armchair quarter-backing here.
have a look at this picture- http://www.syncro.ca/TriStar/CloggedTDIManifold.jpg
for a mildly clogged intake.
i agree with you bush, WVO is very much labor intensive, cost benefit is negligible unless you own billy bob's chicken shack and are generating the WVO onsite.
Zooke40- how bad are the MB intakes? do they get as bad as the VW's? do you guys even clean them or just change them out?
dp
at about 100,000 on the older models, after 04 they are a lot better, but still not GOOD. we dont touch them, warranty wont pay and the cost to a customer is too much. i havent seen any failures caused by the crud yet, if that makes it any better.....