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Originally Posted by Gadgetman
One other comment re my D4 is that colleagues who work in the engine sensor world advise me to redline the engine for a couple of miles every month or so when the engine is nice and hot. I do this and also mentioned it a while ago to a Volvo technician. He confirmed its good to get the hot gases flowing quickly through the EGR system. I don’t honestly know if it’s does any good but it’s what I do. I’ve probably just been lucky. At the hint of any trouble I’ll just get rid and go for a new D4 with the ad blue system. The whole subject makes me slightly nervous.
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That is actually what I do, ever since my previous XC70 D3 triggered an EMS light at 60K, and dealer recommended same treatment. After a day of spirited driving with bursts of 4000 rpm, the exhaust exhumed a stream of dirty smoke for a mile or so, the EMS light disappeared and the engine behaved sweetly for another 65K miles. I have done the same with the D4, so maybe it's a way of managing the build up.