The engine is an important component of every car as it makes the car move, and hence it deserves utmost attention. A dirty engine poses serious safety risks. Were you thinking of making your car engine an efficient and clean machine? Then along with cleaning the exterior of your car engine, you must be interested in performing engine carbon cleaning to clean carbon buildup inside the engine.
Before going into detail about carbon cleaning of your engine, let’s dive into how to clean your engine externally to prevent grease and rust.
Before cleaning your car’s engine, you need to ensure that it is cool to touch. However, don’t spray water to speed up the cooling process, which can damage your engine. Lift the hood and cover its sensitive components with plastic bags and tape. Afterwards, disconnect the battery terminals and remove the battery. Then remove debris from the windshield wiper and from around your engine. Also, check for potential oil leaks.
Pressure Washer Directions
Before cleaning your engine through a pressure washer, make sure that you are using the high-pressure washer and appropriate nozzle tips and PSI. for avoiding any damage; it is recommended to start cleaning at 3-5 feet from the surface and then move close where needed.
● First of all, you need to clean debris from around your engine.
● Afterwards, add cleaner into the detergent tank of the pressure washer.
● Then apply the solution to the engine through a foam cannon or low-pressure spray nozzle. Allow the cleaner to penetrate for 3-5 minutes.
● Rinse with a high-pressure nozzle while maintaining a safe distance to prevent causing damage to sensitive areas, such as your carburettor.
● Dry by using compressed air or a towel to remove the remaining water.
Engine carbon cleaning
Incomplete fuel combustion results in carbon buildup inside the engine. As a result, the engine emits black soot, which sticks inside the cylinder walls, injector nozzles, intake valves, etc., making these components hard. Modern engines are even more susceptible to carbon buildup. Abundant carbon deposits affect the performance of your car engine and hence can damage your engine and even lead to component failure. It is very common for carbon to build up in engines during incomplete combustion, and as carbon accumulates within engines, corrosion and wear severity are increased.
What is carbon cleaning?
Carbon cleaning is the removal of carbon or sooting from your engine. The carbon deposits may clog your engines and other parts like a turbocharger, EGR valve, particulate filter, etc.
A special filter collects engine carbon that is naturally dissolved inside your engine and captured when the exhaust gases are naturally evacuated with the engine air-fuel mixture. After the engine carbon cleaning process, your engine regains its original performance.
Symptoms of carbon buildup
Your engine operator may not instantly be able to detect carbon buildup inside your car’s engine because carbon deposits appear in subtle ways. Then a point arrives when your car’s engine ceases to perform normal functioning. However, listed below are some symptoms that indicate carbon deposits inside your car’s engine.
● Black soot from the exhaust system
● Failing sensors from fouling
● Hard starts/ rough idle.
● Decreased acceleration/ performance
● Engine cylinder misfires
How does engine carbon cleaning work?
Engine carbon cleaning uses tap water to create oxygen and hydrogen gas that passes through the engine via air intake and the exhaust system. It also removes excess carbon accumulated inside the engine during the process, thereby affecting its performance.
Carbon cleaning of the engine is a very simple process that does not use harmful chemical products and does not require the dismantling of engine parts. Hence, it is suggested to include engine carbon clean service as a part of the regular vehicle maintenance schedule. Hydrogen has been tested and proven to reduce emissions substantially with independent, market-leading equipment.
Whether you own petrol, LPG, or diesel engine, static or mobile, engine carbon clean is very effective against carbon buildup on engines ranging from 1 to even 100 litres.
Perks of carbon cleaning
Having your engine carbon cleaned offers dozens of benefits, from enhancing the life of your vehicle, improving your driving experience, and better performance to helping you save money in the long run. Some of its benefits include
● It helps you regain the original performance of your vehicle.
● Engine carbon clean makes it easy for you to pass your MOT check.
● Let’s you forget about expensive breakdowns.
● It consumes less fuel and hence helps you save money.
● Reduce CO2 emission and help reduce pollution.
Final words
After knowing in detail the importance of engine carbon clean and external engine cleaning, you must be interested in finding some certified, equipped, and trained engine carbon clean service. Let DKU performance do hydrocarbon cleaning of your car engine through its hydro flow machine that comprises a 2-stage cleaning process.
