D5 (2005 on) - sprayed egr cleaner and died!

twaiter · Oct 22nd, 2013, 16:16

ok so im an idiot..

2009 s40 d5 on 77k miles, has been running fine but thought it was loosing some power..

i bought egr3 spray to clean the intake, took of the pipe after the afm and sprayed with revs at 1500rpm, took a break and sprayed again etc.

all seemed fine, went to drive and had no boost!

errors come back as egr error and dpf blocked or something.

i took it on the motorway for 15 mins at high rpm but no difference.

any thoughts? i was going to buy redex and run it thru with low fuel so its richer..

do you reckon the spray has took the clogged up goo and its went to the egr dpr?

whats your thoughts guys?

tt82 · Oct 22nd, 2013, 16:20

Think you may need to strip it down and clean it. I put the spray in my 09 V70 D5 but only after I'd cleaned out as much gunk as possible. Only thing I couldn't do was intake manifold. So far I've had no issues.

twaiter · Oct 22nd, 2013, 16:23

thanks for the reply, i have a lot of driving tomorrow which is a big problem, i will just have to drive it and hope it cleans out!

can you advise me what it is that needs cleaned? ive been searching for the egr cleaning page but nothing seems relevant..

do you think running fuel cleaner and driving it would do much? surely it will clean out..

tt82 · Oct 22nd, 2013, 16:39

Fuel cleaner won't do much as that will come with the diesel via the injectors, and your problem is in the air intake, well before that. There is a guide for a S60 D5 (163bhp engine) which I used for help, though the 185bhp EGR is different in some aspects. At the moment I can't remember the author, or if it's in this section or S60/V70 2000-2007 section. Use the forum search function and you should find it.

Basically all I did was remove the pipe connecting the EGR to the intake manifold and cleaned it. I then cleaned the EGR in situ as removing it is quite tricky.

Ps, I think the guide is by S60MDS, or a name very similar.

twaiter · Oct 22nd, 2013, 19:02

thank you very much for your help buddy, im sure i'll sort it. ill keep searching!

thanks again, have a nice night pal.

tt82 · Oct 23rd, 2013, 14:27

Just to add, when I cleaned the EGR I used a plastic sheet to protect the engine and funnel all the rubbish down into a tray. After I'd cleaned it as much as I could I reassembled it all. Thats actually quite tricky, getting the connecting pipe back into position. I then sprayed the EGR cleaner in affer the MAF sensor. I also used the same cleaner to clean everything. Took 2 cans to clean the pipe and EGR and to spray through afterwards.

The spray I used recommended spraying short 1sec burst with the engine at idle. I did about 10 sprays and then raised the revs to 1,500rpm for 30 secs. Keep doing this until the spray is empty. Then take the car for a drive, progressively using more and more revs as you go.

Good luck getting it sorted.

5cilinder · Oct 25th, 2013, 23:42

Never ever clean an EGR like that, dpf or no dpf its both bad for the engine and dpf
Your dpf needs to be forced regenerated or the dpf needs to be baked out and compressed aired

tommy309 · Nov 8th, 2013, 17:58

hi, did you get sorted, your problem might be that you were running your engine with it essentially sucking in all the air it needed from behind the afm, which would register a fault and may or may not have put it into limp mode and restricted your power

twaiter · Nov 11th, 2013, 18:26

sorry for the late reply.
the engine sorted its self which was strange..
i left it to cool for a few hours and when i started it and ran again it ran perfect!

no error displayed or anything..

i had a feeling thje dpf would have been effected somehow im just glad it sorted its self out!

Oct 22nd, 2013, 16:16	#1
twaiter Junior Member Last Online: Oct 3rd, 2014 12:26 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: glasgow	sprayed egr cleaner and died! ok so im an idiot.. 2009 s40 d5 on 77k miles, has been running fine but thought it was loosing some power.. i bought egr3 spray to clean the intake, took of the pipe after the afm and sprayed with revs at 1500rpm, took a break and sprayed again etc. all seemed fine, went to drive and had no boost! errors come back as egr error and dpf blocked or something. i took it on the motorway for 15 mins at high rpm but no difference. any thoughts? i was going to buy redex and run it thru with low fuel so its richer.. do you reckon the spray has took the clogged up goo and its went to the egr dpr? whats your thoughts guys?

Oct 22nd, 2013, 16:20	#2
tt82 Forum Support Team Last Online: Nov 28th, 2022 17:33 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Here.... obviously!	Think you may need to strip it down and clean it. I put the spray in my 09 V70 D5 but only after I'd cleaned out as much gunk as possible. Only thing I couldn't do was intake manifold. So far I've had no issues. __________________ The more people I meet, the more I like my dog! 2009 V70 D5 R-Design - Jeade'en

Oct 22nd, 2013, 16:39	#4
tt82 Forum Support Team Last Online: Nov 28th, 2022 17:33 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Here.... obviously!	Fuel cleaner won't do much as that will come with the diesel via the injectors, and your problem is in the air intake, well before that. There is a guide for a S60 D5 (163bhp engine) which I used for help, though the 185bhp EGR is different in some aspects. At the moment I can't remember the author, or if it's in this section or S60/V70 2000-2007 section. Use the forum search function and you should find it. Basically all I did was remove the pipe connecting the EGR to the intake manifold and cleaned it. I then cleaned the EGR in situ as removing it is quite tricky. Ps, I think the guide is by S60MDS, or a name very similar. __________________ The more people I meet, the more I like my dog! 2009 V70 D5 R-Design - Jeade'en

Oct 23rd, 2013, 14:27	#6
tt82 Forum Support Team Last Online: Nov 28th, 2022 17:33 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Here.... obviously!	Just to add, when I cleaned the EGR I used a plastic sheet to protect the engine and funnel all the rubbish down into a tray. After I'd cleaned it as much as I could I reassembled it all. Thats actually quite tricky, getting the connecting pipe back into position. I then sprayed the EGR cleaner in affer the MAF sensor. I also used the same cleaner to clean everything. Took 2 cans to clean the pipe and EGR and to spray through afterwards. The spray I used recommended spraying short 1sec burst with the engine at idle. I did about 10 sprays and then raised the revs to 1,500rpm for 30 secs. Keep doing this until the spray is empty. Then take the car for a drive, progressively using more and more revs as you go. Good luck getting it sorted. __________________ The more people I meet, the more I like my dog! 2009 V70 D5 R-Design - Jeade'en

Oct 22nd, 2013, 16:23	#3
twaiter Junior Member Last Online: Oct 3rd, 2014 12:26 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: glasgow	thanks for the reply, i have a lot of driving tomorrow which is a big problem, i will just have to drive it and hope it cleans out! can you advise me what it is that needs cleaned? ive been searching for the egr cleaning page but nothing seems relevant.. do you think running fuel cleaner and driving it would do much? surely it will clean out..

Oct 22nd, 2013, 19:02	#5
twaiter Junior Member Last Online: Oct 3rd, 2014 12:26 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: glasgow	thank you very much for your help buddy, im sure i'll sort it. ill keep searching! thanks again, have a nice night pal.

Oct 25th, 2013, 23:42	#7
5cilinder Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 21:40 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Groningen	Never ever clean an EGR like that, dpf or no dpf its both bad for the engine and dpf Your dpf needs to be forced regenerated or the dpf needs to be baked out and compressed aired

Nov 8th, 2013, 17:58	#8
tommy309 Junior Member Last Online: Dec 5th, 2013 16:36 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Antrim	hi, did you get sorted, your problem might be that you were running your engine with it essentially sucking in all the air it needed from behind the afm, which would register a fault and may or may not have put it into limp mode and restricted your power

Nov 11th, 2013, 18:26	#9
twaiter Junior Member Last Online: Oct 3rd, 2014 12:26 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: glasgow	sorry for the late reply. the engine sorted its self which was strange.. i left it to cool for a few hours and when i started it and ran again it ran perfect! no error displayed or anything.. i had a feeling thje dpf would have been effected somehow im just glad it sorted its self out!

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