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Ares1000101

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I've done a fair amount of googling for a place that does engine carbon cleaning, and I only come across 2 or 3 places in CT but either not in my area or website doesn't inspire confidence.

Can anyone recommend a company that does carbon cleaning, in the Northern suburbs. Anywhere in the vicinity between Blackheath and Durbanville.
 
Where is the carbon? If you want to rid your engine of internal contaminants, just drive it like a hooligan for a while. If outside, wash it. You really don't need someone else's help.
 
Ares1000101 said:
you know... I service my car there. checked their site and no mention of it so I assumed its not what they do. Will whatsapp them.
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They should at least know who the best place to take it to would be. I hear their name mentioned here quite often and their workmanship sounds solid.
 
When you say carbon cleaning are you talking about something like walnut blasting? Are you looking at doing a head or something, or is this on the exhaust side or what?
 
UrBaN963 said:
When you say carbon cleaning are you talking about something like walnut blasting? Are you looking at doing a head or something, or is this on the exhaust side or what?
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yea walnut blasting on the intake. I've not inspected my intakes personally, but after 16 years and 220k km, I'm certain my car would enjoy some clean airways.
 
You won't notice any difference after cleaning. Waste of time and money IMHO.
 
Pax said:
Where is the carbon? If you want to rid your engine of internal contaminants, just drive it like a hooligan for a while. If outside, wash it. You really don't need someone else's help.
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Direct injection motors spray the petrol directly into combustion chamber. So no petrol washing over the intake valves. And with the oil breather from the top going into the intake manifold you now get a build-up of that gunk. no petrol to wash it off.

So now your Intake Valves have a build-up. start leaking, getting heavier. and that gunk gets hard, break off and go through the other valves and whatever sensors you have in the exhaust.
 
Ares1000101 said:
yea walnut blasting on the intake. I've not inspected my intakes personally, but after 16 years and 220k km, I'm certain my car would enjoy some clean airways.
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what car? Sure you have direct injection?
 
Ares1000101 said:
probably true to some extent. I just feel that having all that build up on the intake and valves must have some negative impact on the running of a vehicle.
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It is all fine until suddenly it isn't :laugh:
 
I had that done on my Defender after it turned 10. It was pretty gunked up, even with the EGR disabled since new.

I highly recommend Racing Technik, in Paarden Eiland: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9vnzh6pgFBEEiziZ6


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I also plan on having my RRS cleaned later in the year, since it also turns 10 this year.
 
Naks said:
I had that done on my Defender after it turned 10. It was pretty gunked up, even with the EGR disabled since new.

I highly recommend Racing Technik, in Paarden Eiland: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9vnzh6pgFBEEiziZ6


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I also plan on having my RRS cleaned later in the year, since it also turns 10 this year.
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Thanks for the info and pics!
Will give them a shout next week for pricing. Hopefully nothing too crazy as I have a bit of tlc planned for my car this year.
 
@Ares1000101 I forgot to point out that my Defender is a turbodiesel, so that gunk is expected.

However, as you point out, any DFI engine will also be gunked up pretty badly.

Ignore those who say you won't see a difference, you definitely will when you look at your fuel consumption.
 
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