Friday, September 30, 2022

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Service a DGI engine before you have to repair it

 



Check engine light, rough running, hard starting, poor performance, failed smog test, low miles per gallon, low mileage, hesitation on acceleration and stumble on acceleration are the most common complaints we hear before a client brings their vehicle for repairs.

This is a serious and common problem to engines with DGI (direct gas injection) and turbochargers. It is caused by engine design. Then why would manufacturers build DGI engines you may ask?  The difference between a DGI engine and one that is not, it's a whopping 15% increase in efficiently for the DGI engine, but it does come at a cost, and there are a lot of DGI engines on the market. Practically all the European cars, Audi, Volkswagen, BMW, Porsche all have a DGI offering, Asian such as Toyota, Lexus, Acura, Honda, Nissan, Infinity, Mazda, and Subaru all do as well. Ford, Chrysler, and GM are not immune to it.  Typically, these problems start around 50,000 miles and by 75,000 miles, pretty much they all have the problems          . However, there is a company called BG that offers a kit that works tremendously well to prevent the problem, you just have to be diligent and use that product every 20,000 miles. I conducted a study to find out how the economics of the problem work out for the vehicle owner. And it goes like this.

The cost to do 3 BG services up to the first 60,000 miles is, in today's price, is around $1380.00

The cost to repair the problems caused by the lack of service starts (please notice the word “starts”) at around $1250.00, However, before the vehicle owner gets to the point where the vehicle has been properly diagnosed, they've already spent a large sum of money on repeated check engine lights, repeated replacement of some sensors, e.g., oxygen sensors, range sensors, pressure sensors, all these makes the repair price go up tremendously.

Finally, finding the problems caused by the lack of fuel management service to these engines is not as easy and has a high propensity for a wrong diagnosis, which also causes the prices to go up even higher.

So, how do I know if my car has a DGI engine?  Well! the easiest way, just call us and give us the vehicle id number or the license plate, then we'll tell you if your vehicle has one of those engines.

Want to know how BG combats this problem? click on the link below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYe6l5mWJkI&ab_channel=BGProducts%2CInc.