It wasn't my car that was being carbon cleaned with hydrogen, it was my Dad's (V70 D5, P3 shape). I just wanted to see if anyone on here had it done, but I assume its not that popular judging by the number of replies. He decided to go for it anyway.
Its a simple process really;
-Undo the jubilee clip around the air intake.
-Insert the probe from the machine into the air intake, but the probe must pass the MAF sensor.
-Turn the machine on for 60 minutes.
-Rev the car to 1500rpm & leave it running for 30 minutes with the probe still connected (with a pole/stick on the accelerator).
-Let it idle for 30 minutes with the probe connected.
-After 60 minutes, disconnect the probe & the job is done.
I have to say, the difference is night & day. The car is much more lively, the throttle response is much sharper. I'm very impressed & so is he.
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Originally Posted by Adrian888
Personally you are better off spending your brass on quality/premium fuel (such as Vpower) all the time and best quality oil at service time. Forget the 21st Century snake oil cures.
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The oil is changed every year without fail, even though its not doing anywhere near the 18k service interval specified by Volvo, at present anyway. Quality parts & fluids are used when servicing, plus the fuel filter & air filter are changed regularly too.
For what it cost to have the hydrogen carbon clean done, it wouldn't even put a
single half tank of VPower in the car. As its a workhorse with just shy of 160k on it, using VPower isn't really viable. Maybe the odd treat every now & again, but he certainly won't be filling it every week with VPower fuel. Diesel is dear enough!
My Dad has a fleet of vans, all of which do big miles. Not one of them gets VPower fuel or premium fuel because its not viable. He has a business account with Texaco & every vehicle is filled with ordinary diesel from Texaco only (nowhere else).
Not one van has had a drop of VPower or Texaco premium diesel... never had any issues with just the "ordinary" fuel.
I do treat my car to the odd sup of premium fuel, but certainly not on a constant basis.