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BG Products: Complete DPF and emissions system service by Mike Ruff, GW Editor
REPORTS suggest that the number of vehicles suffering DPF-related issues is still on the rise and while there are a variety of different solutions available for such problems, BG Products say its approach is “unique”. CURIOUS to find out more, GWTV joined BG Products at Springbok Garage in Chesterfield, where a Vauxhall Insignia was to be treated with the BG DPF and emissions system service. Paul Dobbyn, director of BG Products explained that while other options tend to tackle the symptom of a blocked DPF, BG Products attacks the cause of soot build-up by additionally restoring poor combustion. The service cleans from the air intake, through the engine and on to the DPF. Paul said: “The less efficient the combustion, the more soot is produced and deposited
down into the DPF. “If you’re going to clean the DPF, you need to restore the engine as well. “What we’re doing is restoring the three vital components of a diesel engine. “If we restore atomisation of the injectors, if we restore compression and if we restore good air flow, then we’ll have good combustion, minimising soot production and therefore prolonging further DPF blockages.” After explaining the science behind service, the BG team got to work cleaning the Insignia’s air inlet and DPF. The DPF was held at regeneration temperature and fed four litres of BG’s atomised cleaner, through the air inlet manifold.
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