Black Smoke And Lack Of Power

[SDOHERTY-007]

THANKS FOR ALL REPLIES I GOT FOR THE BLACK SMOKE ISSUE ( 2008 2.0 TR D4D 32,000 MILES). THE PROBLEM GRATUALLY GOT WORST. BLACK SMOKE AND LACK OF POWER WITH MANAGEMENT, TRACTION OFF, VSC INDICATORS ALL LIGHT UP ON THE DASH. CAR WAS DRIVING VERY SLUGGISH. I PHONED TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING HER OUT TO THEM. SHE WAS DIAGNOISED AS HAVING A BROKEN EGR VALVE AND MANIFOLD NEEDS CLEANED OUT. ALL WORK COVERED FREE UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY EVEN GAVE HER A WAX AND SHINE. WILL USE ADDITIVE NOW TO HELP KEEP CLEAN. BESIDES ALL THAT HAPPENING SHE`S A GREAT CAR DRIVING AND ACCELERATION WITH EXCELLENT SPEC.

[dervdave]

I PHONED TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING HER OUT TO THEM. SHE WAS DIAGNOISED AS HAVING A BROKEN EGR VALVE AND MANIFOLD NEEDS CLEANED OUT. WILL USE ADDITIVE NOW TO HELP KEEP CLEAN.

Did the dealer advise using an additive, if so, out of interest which one ?