Hi, I am having issues with my turbo vanes sticking and can't find anywhere a written example of how to do the Mr Muscle approach on this model (Skoda Octavia mk2 vRS 2.0 170 pd BMN). I am struggling to locate the EGR on the turbo to allow for Mr Muscle action. Can anyone advise on whether the have managed to do this and provide a quick guide?

Thanks

Edited 27 October, 20178 yr by smaz92

Hi smaz92 you will probably struggle to find the info you need on here, i would advise going onto seat cupra.net and doing a search there is loads of info on there for the pd170 i used it loads when i had my pd170 .  

Try Archoil first, it cleared mine.

This solution was popular on the Mk 1 Octy with the 1.9 engine but having seen videos of how much soot is thrown out afterwards, I would be worried if you had a DPF.  On my Mk 1 1.9 ASV  engine I didn't use the messy Mr Muscle Oven Cleaner as I had much success with Forte turbo Cleaner.

Thanks, after much reading on here I finally found some vague guidance and managed to preform the mr muscle clean yesterday. The car has got power low down again. I may chuck a forte turbo cleaner in as well in the weeks to come to ensure a comprehensive clean! Thanks for the advice. 

On ‎28‎/‎10‎/‎2017 at 11:39, Doofy said:

Try Archoil first, it cleared mine.

What is Archoil? it looks just like a lubricant on their website? how does this help keep the vanes on a VNT moving?

Mr muscle freeing up soot won't affect the dpf. Its designed to cope with soot. Up to 25grams in a single regen.

 

Archoille is an additive with cleaners and lubricant that lowers emissions.

The main part is 2-ehn which is an octane booster, this can be bought from a chemical company alot cheaper and can be used 1000:1 mix.

It does help a little,  Especially cold starts

 

Just a point to note. Mr muscle doesn't really help unless your turbo is VNT.

Normally dpf cars create enough heat to keep the turbo clean anyway. I would suggest if you were getting limp mode that you need to adjust driving style and/or do some longer trips at 75+ mph

Edited 19 December, 20178 yr by Lofty79

7 hours ago, Lofty79 said:

Mr muscle freeing up soot won't affect the dpf. Its designed to cope with soot. Up to 25grams in a single regen.

 

 

When I made the comment about DPF damage in my post above, I was not just worried about soot but that burning the oven cleaner in the DPF at high temperature would risk leaving a deposit that would block the very small holes in the DPF structure. Not a risk I would take.

Nah it's flammable so would combust with the rest of it.

 

But yes of course if it worries you, don't use it.

Edited 19 December, 20178 yr by Lofty79