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Rider90
10-26-2005, 11:13 PM
Well, the engine anyways.

I'm paranoid about the infamous carbon buildup our engines have, so tonight my brother and I motorvac'd the MM. No difference in performance or anything, it seems smoother at idle, but it could just be one of those reassuring things I keep thinking to myself :rolleyes:

I need to take it easy on this tank per the Motorvac instructions, which will be easy to do since it shifts like a grandpa car without the Predator. I will update if this makes a difference in the detonation I've been getting with the fuel around here with the stock tune.
SergntMac
10-26-2005, 11:56 PM
MotorVac?

www.motorvac.com

Didn't expect you would need this, Jason, but it does work.
metroplex
10-27-2005, 04:43 AM
It may work on an engine that has 200k miles or an ill-maintained engine with 50k-100k miles.
Rider90
10-27-2005, 08:54 AM
You guys don't think that after 30k miles our engines have carbon buildup? I could have swore I saw pictures of black pistons on a few people's engine disassemblies...
Marauder2005
10-28-2005, 07:58 AM
My winter beater ('91 Merc Tracer) W/ 47,000 had carbon build up. Sounds

like somthing I might do on my MM. I always take the extra step, its not like its

a Vic where I just would'nt care ;)
Warpath
10-28-2005, 09:00 AM
You can't burn gasoline without some carbon build up. The pictures that have been posted may have had oil and/or coolant on them which would have darkened the color and made it appear like a lot of build up. You should only get "excessive" build up if you are running rich.

I've read several posts on some Mustang boards about a product called Seaform. Apparently you suck it through a vacuum line and it cleans the build up off. It smokes like crazy at first then runs normally. I haven't used it myself. But, I've never read a bad review yet.
merc6
11-06-2005, 04:08 AM
woud'nt running seafom or other types of ccc need to be done closest to the next oil change? I also have been contemplating on doing it seeing it's 31k and i'm the 3rd owner.
Warpath
11-06-2005, 05:04 PM
You don't need to do it with only 31k.
Rider90
11-06-2005, 11:26 PM
You don't need to do it with only 31k.
You don't need to do it ever. In my case, it was free, but for you it all depends on the price.
hitchhiker
11-06-2005, 11:57 PM
Well, the engine anyways.

I'm paranoid about the infamous carbon buildup our engines have, so tonight my brother and I motorvac'd the MM. No difference in performance or anything, it seems smoother at idle, but it could just be one of those reassuring things I keep thinking to myself :rolleyes:

I need to take it easy on this tank per the Motorvac instructions, which will be easy to do since it shifts like a grandpa car without the Predator. I will update if this makes a difference in the detonation I've been getting with the fuel around here with the stock tune.

I'd like to hear more about this.

Thanks,

David

:D
Drock96Marquis
11-07-2005, 06:04 AM
woud'nt running seafom or other types of ccc need to be done closest to the next oil change? I also have been contemplating on doing it seeing it's 31k and i'm the 3rd owner.

I've read ...about a product called Seaform. Apparently you suck it through a vacuum line and it cleans the build up off. It smokes like crazy at first then runs normally. I haven't used it myself. But, I've never read a bad review yet.
Seafoam is popular with the CV/MGM guys as well, i personally haven't tried it but all said to do an oil change soon after. It gets rave reviews for curing pinging in our 4.6 2v's.
Most 'suck' it in through the PCV vacuum hose as its most accessable
RF Overlord
11-07-2005, 07:04 AM
You don't need to do it ever. In my case, it was free, but for you it all depends on the price.I think the salient point here is that none of us should need to do a Motorvac or a Seafoam treatment. Those processes work wonders on ex-police cars that were mistreated for most of their 180,000 miles, but are pretty much unnecessary for us.

Having said that, doing either one of these treatments certainly won't hurt anything (other than your wallet).

Rider, I think you may have confused some with your "infamous carbon buildup" comment. I don't believe our motor is any more prone to carbon buildup than any other, unless mistreated.