Carbon Cleaning engine detox – Walnut Blasting

Part of our engine detox program is the Walnut blasting of the intake ports and valves. We also offer intake cleaning with a LiquiMoly product, as well as a Hydrogen Carbon Cleaning process. All three processes focus on different areas. All three combined would be the ultimate carbon detox short of dismantling the engine.

Walnut blasting is the one that takes the most time and is also the one that you get the most benefit from doing. Direct injection motors suffer from massive carbon build in the intake port area which gradually builds up over time.. The below picture is of a BMW 135 that we did earlier in the month, getting great results.

Why do it? Well in most cases it wont prevent the engine from running, and as the carbon build up happens gradually, so in most cases the driver wont notice the power and fuel economy dropping away. Worst cases scenarios are things like ‘Check engine lights’ coming on, misfires, and as mentioned, power loss and poorer fuel economy as the engine efficiency is reduced by the intake restriction.

We have about a 50/50 split of people doing this, either as a reactive remedy to a fault, or as part of their routine maintenance of the vehicle. The ‘car’ guys and girls in particular who like to read up on what they own and are in the forums are generally the ones wanting this done as they are usually the ones that want to get the most out of their machines!!