The italian tune up

[Khare]

So who here has don the Italian tune up? Just wondering what people's views are on it. My car gets stick daily so there's not much coke inside but I'm going to fill up with V power and stick some redex in there soon and do it, try and get it running proper smooth 

[clipperjay]

LOL prepare to break something how many miles on it and sometimes that coke helps to keep your car going LOL

[Jay]

Almost every time I try an Italian tune up I get the sticky vanes (  ) problem and the turbo cuts out.

Need to get up to rtech sometime for a turbo clean.

[Khare]

 

And there I go and think it's beneficial 

[DOA]

Easier way of doing it is to put one of your vacuum hoses into a cup of water and let the engine ingest a small amount of the water. De-cokes engines a treat (dates back to WW1!) but be aware of the risks of hydraulic locking your engine before you go thinking you can pour water down the inlet. This is the reason for using a vacuum hose as this wont suck the liquid in too quickly (hopefully  ).

[Khare]

Easier way of doing it is to put one of your vacuum hoses into a cup of water and let the engine ingest a small amount of the water. De-cokes engines a treat (dates back to WW1!) but be aware of the risks of hydraulic locking your engine before you go thinking you can pour water down the inlet. This is the reason for using a vacuum hose as this wont suck the liquid in too quickly (hopefully  ).

Is this another comment like de-icer to stop squealing belts? 

[DazVR6]

Easier way of doing it is to put one of your vacuum hoses into a cup of water and let the engine ingest a small amount of the water. De-cokes engines a treat (dates back to WW1!) but be aware of the risks of hydraulic locking your engine before you go thinking you can pour water down the inlet. This is the reason for using a vacuum hose as this wont suck the liquid in too quickly (hopefully  ).

Is this another comment like de-icer to stop squealing belts? 

Ive heard/read quite abit about this on clubgti but to be honest i'd stick to your original plan of Redex and V-Power+a good blast.

[Khare]

Another good one I think, is get a can of carb cleaner, remove the air intake pipe and start the car. Open the throttle out wide and spray the carb cleaner, it bogs the engine down, burst spray so it keeps the car on. If you know what I mean....I did it with the old engine a few times and it was pretty sweet.

[clipperjay]

Oldie but fav I wont post up how its done becuase for the bellow reasons!
Warning #1:
The following procedure can blow your engine to: smithereens, bits, pieces, orts, perdition and kingdom-come. If you own a high-mileage, low-compression, oil-swilling, rod-knocking, piece o' crap car (you know who you are, don't you), don't bother with the "Italian Tune Up" because you will end up walking home from what's left of your sorry pile of smoking and hissing ex-VW junk. OK? (I'm not kidding.)

:-)

have this vision of four wonderfully hot whitish blue flames pouring out of each exhaust port into the downpipe. Sort of like getting the mixture just right on a Bunsen burner or an oxyacetylene torch, or how about on a 1650 hp Rolls Royce Merlin V12 at just under "war emergency" power?  Nice!

[DazVR6]

Another good one I think, is get a can of carb cleaner, remove the air intake pipe and start the car. Open the throttle out wide and spray the carb cleaner, it bogs the engine down, burst spray so it keeps the car on. If you know what I mean....I did it with the old engine a few times and it was pretty sweet.

Did this when cleaning my throttle body on my 16v aswell as my vr and never caused any problems.