Thanks goes to Todd.Niles.
Sounds like it takes a bit of dedication to the task. Maybe a good P.M. procedure every oil change?
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Sounds like it takes a bit of dedication to the task. Maybe a good P.M. procedure every oil change?
Some other information.2008 Dodge Sprinter 2500, turbo 6, 112,000 miles
Fixed stuck swirl valves by injecting 90%diesel/10%Sea Foam Detergent into turbo intake, while driving. Inject through a squirt bottle (on dash board), fuel hose run through the firewall, and needle valve (normally for inflating basketballs) into black air intake hose just before the turbo. Squirt about one table spoon every five miles while driving for six weeks.
In the mean time, manually un-jam the swirl valve's by grabbing the linkage with a long metal hook, gently rocking free. Manually exercise valves full through, then insert key and start engine. (You may have to warm the engine first to loosen the sludge in the intake manifolds.) Van will run in normal mode (not limp mode) and after a few days, the check engine light will shut off. YOU WILL HAVE TO MANUALLY UN-JAM THE SWIRL VALVES A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE DIESEL/SEA FOAM SOLUTION BEGINS TO WORK. Then it is just an occasional squirt every 100 miles or so the rest of the life of the van. THERE IS NO NEED TO REPLACE YOUR INTAKE MANIFOLDS. Dodge diesel mechanic says this will not do any damage to your Sprinter. It worked on my Sprinter.
Todd from Wisconsin, USA
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