It took maybe an hour or so to get the manifold off. Its not particularly hard, just lots of dismantling.
I did mine as i wanted to replace the glowplugs and blank the swirl flaps.
I didnt clean my manifold. ideally you'd want some thin pipe cleaners and some sort of solvent that was going to dissolve the gunk but not harm the plastic manifold. I didnt have either, and it was such a thin layer on the sides that it wasnt worth messing with.
abeardo: if the DPF isnt regenerating automatically you need to make sure the engines warming up properly (thermostats) and make sure it gets a decent run every couple hundred miles.
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