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Title: terraclean, is it worth it?
Post by: pablo_the_dogg on June 20, 2016, 12:53:47 pm: Ant thoughts?
Title: Re: terraclean, is it worth it?
Post by: xjay1337 on June 20, 2016, 01:50:18 pm: Absolute waste of time.
Title: Re: terraclean, is it worth it?
Post by: stuart-88 on June 20, 2016, 02:25:53 pm: ^what he said. TFSI are direct injection so terracleaning completely bypasses what you need cleaning. Better off doing it yourself by removing the inlet and getting some carbon off. Or paying someone to do it and walnut blasting the carbon off
Title: Re: terraclean, is it worth it?
Post by: oisinc on June 20, 2016, 02:37:50 pm: what about on the 1.8T engine from Audi a4..?
Title: Re: terraclean, is it worth it?
Post by: pablo_the_dogg on June 20, 2016, 03:43:18 pm: Quote from: stuart-88 on June 20, 2016, 02:25:53 pm
^what he said. TFSI are direct injection so terracleaning completely bypasses what you need cleaning. Better off doing it yourself by removing the inlet and getting some carbon off. Or paying someone to do it and walnut blasting the carbon off

How much are places charging for blasting mate?
Title: Re: terraclean, is it worth it?
Post by: FJ1000 on June 20, 2016, 03:58:42 pm: Quote from: xjay1337 on June 20, 2016, 01:50:18 pm
Absolute waste of time.

What he said.

Watch this, and read my comment below the vid too:

Terraclean offer a similar inlet "cleaning" service to EngineCarbonClean. It'll do precisely naff all.
Title: Re: terraclean, is it worth it?
Post by: flashp on June 20, 2016, 04:28:57 pm: Nope.
Title: Re: terraclean, is it worth it?
Post by: xjay1337 on June 20, 2016, 04:55:25 pm: Quote from: FJ1000 on June 20, 2016, 03:58:42 pm
Quote from: xjay1337 on June 20, 2016, 01:50:18 pm
Absolute waste of time.

What he said.

Watch this, and read my comment below the vid too:

Terraclean offer a similar inlet "cleaning" service to EngineCarbonClean. It'll do precisely naff all.

Interesting video.

i have seen rs4s do 350bhp on dynos due to carbon build up... ! :-)
Title: Re: terraclean, is it worth it?
Post by: leericho on June 20, 2016, 09:05:04 pm: Quote from: xjay1337 on June 20, 2016, 04:55:25 pm
Quote from: FJ1000 on June 20, 2016, 03:58:42 pm
Quote from: xjay1337 on June 20, 2016, 01:50:18 pm
Absolute waste of time.

What he said.

Watch this, and read my comment below the vid too:

Terraclean offer a similar inlet "cleaning" service to EngineCarbonClean. It'll do precisely naff all.

Interesting video.

i have seen rs4s do 350bhp on dynos due to carbon build up... ! :-)

Mine done 324!!! Was an accumulation of issues tho, carbon build up can be a factor but vacuum faults cause just as much loss in power