Carbon Clearing?

[Marcz]

hi fellas, just wondering if there are any products that you can just dump into the petrol tank to clear carbon? i think going with a a few full tanks of vpower is a big hurting to the wallet

[Furrynadz]

take a trip north

[Apollo]

pump into fuel tank - stp complete fuel system, per bottle is $20, supposedly contain more octane den vpower. see terms n conditions on resticted use.

 

spray into throttle body - carb canister $9+

[Marcz]

where can i get it?

[Tploh]

But isn't a full tank of V-Power ( in terms of incremental cost vs. Ron-95/92 petorl ) cheaper than the $20 additive ?

[Apollo]

STP total fuel system? apart fr autobaccs, i supposed wud b stamford tyres.

 

carb cleaner u need to strip down the air intake to reach the throttle body, if u r noob, forget it. if u r not, do b careful and park in mscp so all screw/ bolts will not drop into the turf. hv an umbrella or long stick with a magnet on one end ready to reach hot spot to pick up missing items. canister can b bought fr any car parts shops in sing min/ waterloo/ bt merah.

[Marcz]

so once i've pumped up to full tank i just dump in the cleaner into the tank? will there be instructions on the can itself?

[Ozkaki]

just throw in the whole bottle and start driving. i think u can't do it too often, something like at least 4000 miles apart.

[Octopus]

Its better to put the cleaner into your fuel tank before topping up with petrol. That way it mixed better.

[Apollo]

no lah, at the petrol kiosk, u pour STP first den pump full tank, best is short drive, let the thing mix with ur petrol overnight or at least a few hours den drive.

 

but can feel the difference lor. only for a while.

[Marcz]

ahhh thanks alot! will do it soon..

[Octopus]

You're welcome.

 

One more advise which you might consider.........I hear those fuel additive may dilute or cause deterioration of the engine oil. Its better if you use it before your next oil change. That way you get fresh engine oil after finishing the 'addicted fuel' and engine protection won't be compromise. [inline SMOKE6.gif]

[Marcz]

HUH....i just went for my servicing like 4k km ago...

[Apollo]

no worries lah.... just drive.

 

but i would recommend u replan ur route, try to head for the highway whenever possible. u dun hv to hard rev the accelerator but the constant drive will help reduce carbon deposit, as compared to urban driving.

[Marcz]

ahhh...icic..thanks alot for the advice!

[Apollo]

anyway, goto the general discussion folder lah, got feller trying to trial his new Palm Oil product leh, not Palmolive shampoo lah, but said to better ur FC. free one.... go try lor.

[Johnchong]

haha, another method...

How about filling up with V-power and revving to the redline...

[Imuya]

a question from me..

 

revving redline/near redline at 2nd gear and 5th gear, what's the diff? other than the speed of course. if there's no diff then can do italian tune up in SG also? 2nd gear redline about 90km/h for most cars. Or is there other differences eg, amount of exhaust gas, engine load..

 

and also, any tech gurus can enlighten me on the following:

how to calculate the amount of air your engine is taking in at 6000rpm for a 1.5l 4 cylinder engine?

cos i have a nagging doubt that a normal 2.5inch CAI pipe is restrictive at 6000rpm for my car.

 

so...that's 2 questions..hmm...