Remap + Carbon Clean - 6 months on....

[DaftMule]

Hi,

Just thought I's post some thoughts having had a "balanced" remap + carbon clean back in March.

So, 6 months on:

Performance:

I don't see an appreciable improvement in performance but then the balanced remap is for a balance of fuel economy and performance.  She could lift her skirts pretty well already TBH and maybe she's a little more lively but nothing particularly obvious.

Fuel economy:

Here I have seen a definite improvement.  My normal use is 15 miles of back roads to work over the downs in the morning and a similar distance up the A34 dual carriageway in the evening...so mixed.  Before the work the trip would average about 31.5 to 32 mpg and having worked it out on paper a few times, it's pretty accurate to +/- 0.5 mpg or so.  Since the work, it has now settled down to around 34 to 35 mpg on average.  On one long motorway journey, I even had her up to the dizzy heights of 40 mpg (I'm not an aggressive driver but I like to get on with the job!).  

So, not sure whether it's the remap or the Carbon Clean or a combination of the two that has improved my economy but there is an improvement.  Worth the £325 or so to have it done?  Well, maybe, although having the remap does place a restriction on the number of potential insurers to choose from which is a side effect one has to consider.  In hindsight, it would have been interesting to do the remap and carbon clean separately so as to establish which has contributed most to the fuel economy.  

[DO55MAC]

I bought a 2007 X-type with 50 000 miles on the clock about 3 years ago. The first thing I had done was a Terraclean (decoke in my thought process!). The result was startling. Overnight I got a 10 mpg improvement, although this settled down to 5 after about a month, but the difference in drive was incredible. The pull away and acceleration was really smooth and instant, no lag or stutter. I'd recommend it to anybody with a few miles on the clock - worth every penny.