Pulled my intake on my 03 Honda 2.4 4 cylinder to replace my starter today. I've literally never seen an intake so sludged up. The runners were literally 1/3 of the way clogged up or worse with carbon build up. I burn a ton of oil too, but oil shouldn't be making it that far upstream. A friend of mine claims it's cheap gas. Unburnt fuel vapors rising back up the intake and building up.
I do use cheap gas. Sheetz, royal farms, etc. not no name gas but not top tier.
I was associating it to my kn air filter. Every time I clean it it's barely dirty. Figured it's not stopping all the exhaust in the air and it's building up in the engine.
Is there any proof this is from cheap gas? I mean the damage is already done to the motor the rings must be shot and I'm pretty sure it's irreversible at this point. Just trying to satisfy some curiosity.
I do use cheap gas. Sheetz, royal farms, etc. not no name gas but not top tier.
I was associating it to my kn air filter. Every time I clean it it's barely dirty. Figured it's not stopping all the exhaust in the air and it's building up in the engine.
Is there any proof this is from cheap gas? I mean the damage is already done to the motor the rings must be shot and I'm pretty sure it's irreversible at this point. Just trying to satisfy some curiosity.