Easy GDI

[parshisa]

Have you guys heard about this? Looks...hmmm..questionable

https://team.valvoline.com/diy/help-prol...=general_market

 

[WyrTwister]

If I had a GDI engine , I would probably look into this .

 

[WobblyElvis]

I don't like the idea of softening a load of carbon and passing it through the engine with a load of chemicals and then dumping it into the catalytic converter. Must be the potential here to scratch the bore and damage the CAT.

 

[Danh]

Didn’t Ford prohibit these treatments in its TGDI engines? Iirc, the concern was dislodged bits of carbon damaging the downstream turbocharger.

 

[eyeofthetiger]

CRC has a this thing http://www.crcindustries.com/how-to-use-crc-gdi-ivd-intake-valve-turbo-cleaner/
but it just comes in a regular spray can. I am plan on implmenting this as regular maintenance, despite Ford's lack of approval.

 

[MuzzleFlash40]

Originally Posted By: eyeofthetiger
CRC has a this thing http://www.crcindustries.com/how-to-use-crc-gdi-ivd-intake-valve-turbo-cleaner/
but it just comes in a regular spray can. I am plan on implmenting this as regular maintenance, despite Ford's lack of approval.



Been using it on our non turbo GDI once a year for the past few years. Works really well, puts on a heck of a show out the exhaust for a few miles, lol

 

[thunderfog]

So glad I have a port-injected engine.

 

[Olas]

Originally Posted By: thunderfog
So glad I have a port-injected engine.


So glad I have a carb & modified crankcase ventilatin system, I'll bet anyone on here $1 that my inlet tract (post filter, pre inlet valve) is in the cleanest 3% of all board users.

 

[benjy]

not me but girlfriends 13 2.5L malibu is DI, + she drives slowly with many short trips said to be the worse along with turbo'd engines. shes at 50,xxx so far + all is good, but a bit of prevention is a good thing as well since thats pretty simple. thanks for the info.