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Re: bloody car!!
« Reply #20 on: 25 April 2007, 21:35 »
unsure! tbh i am waiting for a baking day to see if its been effective enough. it does seem to have reduced pinking considerably though.


I don't think a semi will give the same results

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Re: bloody car!!
« Reply #21 on: 25 April 2007, 21:45 »
the "pint of water" trick is very commonly discussed on't other forum, have a look see!

which vac hose would you use on a KR Jon?



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Re: bloody car!!
« Reply #22 on: 25 April 2007, 22:11 »
http://www.clubgti.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13991&PN=5

even the mechanics at work didnt know about this one...  :cool:

all i can say is i was impressed by the el-cheapo decoke :)


I don't think a semi will give the same results

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Re: bloody car!!
« Reply #23 on: 26 April 2007, 00:02 »
Toofunkyhouse: Yep sure will, it'll work on any car! I did this on my 1.6 driver, and it made a HUGE difference becasue it had been running rich for months due to a dead autochoke.  It was also dead easy to do, I could just trickle water straight down the carb, unlike a GTI where it wont run without the inlet system attached.

Rowlers: I would use a vacuum hose as close to the throttle body as possible, you should be able to find a handy one somewhere :)

I have to add you don't usually need to do this, but if the car has been running badly for a while and you suspect carbon has been building up, its a nice free thing you can try.  When an engine is running well it should be relatively clean inside, though lots of short journeys can cause the carbon to start building up.

Oh and make sure the engine is warmed up before you get it sucking water :)
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Re: bloody car!!
« Reply #24 on: 28 April 2007, 15:04 »
i think mine needs another dose! its absolutely fine at an oil temp of 100 degrees or below, but 102...104... (i.e. in traffic, hot day) it starts to pink again!!

we'll see how it goes!  :cool:


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Re: bloody car!!
« Reply #25 on: 30 April 2007, 11:47 »
if it needs another dose so soon I'd suspect its running quite rich!
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