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Originally Posted by jonbobshinigin
Diesel purge will not fix worn nozzles or a totally gunked up system...but there are lots of people who have had great results and restoration of power after using it. It can be used as a purge or as an additive to the fuel...like any other additive that no one else is knocking. It has its application and is inexpensive so if it doesn't work you are not losing much. You own an old Mercedes, if $7 is gonna hurt you, just sell the car now! If you do it as it says you will likely see the purge bottle turn black, which it wouldn't do with normal diesel so it must be doing something, even if the results are not instantly or ever noticed. That said my cars were well maintained and I did not see much improvement when I did it on my 123 or 124.
Kinda like seafoam for gas cars...my friend was quoted $550 for a IAC Valve replacement for rough idle on a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse. I suggested running a can of $10 "Snake Oil" through it at a chance of saving $550...well worth it even if it didn't work. As it turned out, it did work and he has not had a problem in a month or more.
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That was my exact thought on it. I mean, it's a can of liquid, you can't expect the world with it. But honestly when I did the purge and got the car running again, I did notice a bit smoother acceleration. Maybe all in my head, or maybe not. Either way, like you said, a $7 bottle is no biggie. The guy who had the car before me took good care of it, and had a good bit of work done on it, And I didn't even get a lot of black into the bottle.
09-12-2011, 12:36 PM
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