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Overtime, carbon from burning your fuel mixture can accumulate in your head. | |||
= Signs | = Signs you need to decarbonate your engine? = | ||
* Engine keeps running on after turn it off | |||
= = | = How to decarbonise your engine = | ||
== The easy way == | |||
Using a mister, spray some water into your carby while running the engine, until no more carbon comes out of your exhaust. | |||
Be careful not to let your engine die during this process. | |||
== The hard way == | |||
Take your head apart, and clean it. | |||
Until someone writes a guide specific to a Corolla engine, refer to http://www.elsham.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/cx500/decoke/. This page refers to a motorbike engine, but the theory should be the same. |
Revision as of 10:56, 28 April 2005
Overtime, carbon from burning your fuel mixture can accumulate in your head.
Signs you need to decarbonate your engine?
- Engine keeps running on after turn it off
How to decarbonise your engine
The easy way
Using a mister, spray some water into your carby while running the engine, until no more carbon comes out of your exhaust.
Be careful not to let your engine die during this process.
The hard way
Take your head apart, and clean it.
Until someone writes a guide specific to a Corolla engine, refer to http://www.elsham.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/cx500/decoke/. This page refers to a motorbike engine, but the theory should be the same.