Engine Carbon Clean

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Engine Carbon Clean

Post by jangol » Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:25 pm

Advice please,

Went up to MRC last weekend for an Dyno run health check, on the whole Doug get me a clean bill of hell (my C5 gave me nightmares post it’s health check )

Power was down to 407hp..

It’s had a map elsewhere from previous owner & is sporting a beautiful jcweldfab full system

Doug suggested a carbon clean at approx £900, been looking at mobile companies that can do a 40 min hydrogen carbon clean for under £100...

Has anyone tried one, what’s the difference that has a £800 delta...

Confused & want to ensure if a carbon cleans is a good step that it choose wisely...


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Re: Engine Carbon Clean

Post by Eddie555 » Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:58 pm

Been discussed many many times.

Try using the Search facility. Here 1 time.

viewtopic.php?f=35&t=126711&hilit=Hydrogen
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Re: Engine Carbon Clean

Post by jangol » Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:19 pm

Thanks good read
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Re: Engine Carbon Clean

Post by Thundercliffe81 » Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:59 pm

Hi.

What mileage are you at just now? Wondering when best time to do it might be. Health check would be best bet obviously but I'm based up north so MRC is a bit far to go. Might try Unit20.

I'm at 45k miles. Just bought it at 44k.


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Re: Engine Carbon Clean

Post by RS4LAD » Thu Sep 27, 2018 11:48 pm

Don’t do that snake oil crap, do it the right way and do a full clean (intake, ports and valves cleaned and finished and also get your injectors serviced) combined with a stage 2 map you’ll drive out of there with a HUGE smile on your face.
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Re: Engine Carbon Clean

Post by Thundercliffe81 » Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:12 am

RS4LAD wrote:Don’t do that snake oil crap, do it the right way and do a full clean (intake, ports and valves cleaned and finished and also get your injectors serviced) combined with a stage 2 map you’ll drive out of there with a HUGE smile on your face.
Yeah absolutely. You can't beat hands on agitation or shell blasting. No short cuts.

Think I need to hit the dyno but going to enjoy just having the car for a little while.


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Re: Engine Carbon Clean

Post by RS4LAD » Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:42 am

Thundercliffe81 wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:12 am
RS4LAD wrote:Don’t do that snake oil crap, do it the right way and do a full clean (intake, ports and valves cleaned and finished and also get your injectors serviced) combined with a stage 2 map you’ll drive out of there with a HUGE smile on your face.
Yeah absolutely. You can't beat hands on agitation or shell blasting. No short cuts.

Think I need to hit the dyno but going to enjoy just having the car for a little while.


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If it has never been done in its lifetime you’ll have lost a fair few horses by now. They start coking up again within a few thousand miles. B8’s are not as bad as b7’s though, you have to actually thrash them to keep the buildup down. Oh and good quality fuel always helps vpower or Tesco99. ‘A redline a day keeps the carbon away’
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Re: Engine Carbon Clean

Post by Thundercliffe81 » Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:49 am

RS4LAD wrote:
Thundercliffe81 wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 28, 2018 12:12 am
RS4LAD wrote:Don’t do that snake oil crap, do it the right way and do a full clean (intake, ports and valves cleaned and finished and also get your injectors serviced) combined with a stage 2 map you’ll drive out of there with a HUGE smile on your face.
Yeah absolutely. You can't beat hands on agitation or shell blasting. No short cuts.

Think I need to hit the dyno but going to enjoy just having the car for a little while.


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If it has never been done in its lifetime you’ll have lost a fair few horses by now. They start coking up again within a few thousand miles. B8’s are not as bad as b7’s though, you have to actually thrash them to keep the buildup down. Oh and good quality fuel always helps vpower or Tesco99. ‘A redline a day keeps the carbon away’
Actually, without knowing about this Italian Tuning method until today, I do actually take it up to the redline and just have a blast on each journey. Even if just for 5 mins. Something just told me it was a good idea so it could breathe haha.

Fuel not an issue. Always V power or 99. But you're right, it's inevitable! And I will get it done. Just need the bank account to settle down again after buying this thing Image


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Re: Engine Carbon Clean

Post by FaisalJ » Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:10 am

Hydrogen cleaning is a crock of <beep>. Read this...

viewtopic.php?t=117463

More importantly- how’s the JCWF exhaust on the B8??


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Re: Engine Carbon Clean

Post by Surrey Sam » Fri Sep 28, 2018 9:50 am

Yeah I always wanted to hear that system, as Ross took it back many times to JCWF in the development phase to get it just right. In fact, I'm sure his old car is currently for sale, no mention of an exhaust in the advert though.
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Re: Engine Carbon Clean

Post by Thundercliffe81 » Fri Sep 28, 2018 10:02 am

FaisalJ wrote:Hydrogen cleaning is a crock of &lt;beep&gt;. Read this...

viewtopic.php?t=117463

More importantly- how’s the JCWF exhaust on the B8??


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Yeah I've heard great things about these guys. Heard a C6 RS6 one that sounded perfect. I'm considering the MTM for this.


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Re: Engine Carbon Clean

Post by jangol » Fri Sep 28, 2018 9:11 pm

Thundercliffe81 wrote:
FaisalJ wrote:Hydrogen cleaning is a crock of &lt;beep&gt;. Read this...

viewtopic.php?t=117463

More importantly- how’s the JCWF exhaust on the B8??


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Yeah I've heard great things about these guys. Heard a C6 RS6 one that sounded perfect. I'm considering the MTM for this.


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Thanks all, MRC will once again get my pennies for a carbon clean, thought the £100 clean was too good to
Be true....

As for my exhaust, a work of art... sounds amazing, even better in Dynamic modeImage


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Re: Engine Carbon Clean

Post by Thundercliffe81 » Fri Sep 28, 2018 11:31 pm

jangol wrote:
Thundercliffe81 wrote:
FaisalJ wrote:Hydrogen cleaning is a crock of &lt;beep&gt;. Read this...

viewtopic.php?t=117463

More importantly- how’s the JCWF exhaust on the B8??


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Yeah I've heard great things about these guys. Heard a C6 RS6 one that sounded perfect. I'm considering the MTM for this.


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Thanks all, MRC will once again get my pennies for a carbon clean, thought the £100 clean was too good to
Be true....

As for my exhaust, a work of art... sounds amazing, even better in Dynamic modeImage


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I'm definitely gonna need some YouTube clips of this! ?


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Re: Engine Carbon Clean

Post by Thundercliffe81 » Sat Sep 29, 2018 12:09 am

Of course, you could always just try this method:

https://youtu.be/nOoIuBu5xO4

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