How to Walnut Blast Your Intake Valves (CARBON BUILDUP REMOVAL)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video, I get rid of the carbon buildup that is found on my intake valves. Most direct injection engines that have the fuel injector spraying fuel directly into the cylinder, will have problems similar to this and they need to be addressed from time to time. Since gasoline is not hitting the backside of the intake valves, there will be a decent amount of buildup and it will reduce fuel efficiency, engine responsiveness, power, and you may even run into problems like I did were I started to have a misfire.
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It is crucial to get this procedure done from time to time, but going to the stealership is not going to be a fun trip for this repair. I was quoted well over $1000 to get this done at my local BMW/Mini dealer, and I can’t say that I had any intention to waste all of that money. This is a fairly easy procedure as long as you do the process correctly, just like how I’ve outlined in this video. The tools to do this will be less than 1/4th of the cost of what BMW wants to get this done, and then at the end of the day, you will have the tools to do it again down the road.
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A new profession created thanks to direct injection. A walnut blaster!
yeah but itll just be for all the cars that have the early direct injection. now theyre doing a combo of port/direct on the new cars to counter this. (amazed the engineers didnt account for it in the first place but oh well) but there are definitely a lot of cars right now (including my 2019 silverado) that will need this eventually
Chandler Ley I’m pretty sure they absolutely 100% accounted for the issues keep making money off your products weather it be catch cans to slow process down or 1k 1/2 every couple years to “fix” issue that keeps coming back. I have been looking into just building my fsi into port injection but this seems like something your gonna have no matter what just different mile frame wise. I’m at 180,000 on my 06 and have never taken it in to do this ran oil additives from liquid molly and sea foam in fuel “pointless” and the spray in manifold got it torn apart isn’t too bad buildup intake side haven’t looked at exhaust yet but gonna sparkle like a diamond in a goats ass when done
This has been around for decades and it’s not new
@@chanman1197 Not really..Your Silverado has a design that mostly eliminates this build up, by baffling the cylinder head valve cover and re routes the EGR vapors as well as late spark firing to clean the intake valves.
*thanks to emissions regulations which forced manufacturers to jump through absurd hoops to meet emissions and fuel economy regs
I watched about six videos and your video is by far THE BEST. Better than all of these huge shops. Good work bro, keep it up!
Yeah u should open a shop most never heard of this. & you dont look a day over 18 LOL.
One more thing you should note. As mentioned in the video, some of the walnut dust and shell might be stuck on the edge of the valve and drop into the cylinder. If this happens, just stick a small plastic tube (ie. a slurpee straw) down the spark plug holes and vacuum it out. A small inspection camera to fully ensure no walnut media is in the cylinder may be a wise investment as well. hand held units aren't too expensive, couple hundred bucks or so. If you're saving all this money doing this job yourself, may as well buy some new toys while you're at it!
Very well done video. I learned a lot from it. Sure there are a few areas that could be improved yet my hat is off to men like you that will take the time to create this kind of content and post it for the public to view. Boy oh boy is TH-cam ever full of opinionated armchair experts. As a point if information, this in-car-technique is actually how Mini dealerships perform the service. Only one difference, their machines have a defibrillator attached to the side so that customers can be resuscitated after they see the invoice. ;)
Milan, it's time to add an oil catch can to that PVC system on that engine. Great video thank you.
Most out there wouldn't want to do this much or spend this money. CRC Intake Valve Cleaner worked well for me. With higher miles you could do it a few times or more often.
I've used CRC on my DI engine it really works.
Gain a few mpg , I crc my engine before each oil change and I have a sealed oil catch can. It’s a must for DI engines
That is awesome! I never seen or even knew about that. Amazing my man. I said since I found your channel about a year ago you are a very smart young man. If you remember the last time I commented on this about just removing the head and intake and having a complete fully port matched,polish, and complete race valve job done to beef up the power but this is truly amazing. Even though this is a great way for side work but you are using the Mini for a race car so the complete machine shop head work would have been best but this is an great video for a DIY repair video and great work once again young man. You always are surprising me and I am so proud of you I think I am going to cry. I guess down the road you can beef up the engine and now you got a great new way to make side money. Absolutely impressive. Golf clap. Everyone give this young man a round of applause.
Job on your video. That tool is the bomb. I'll be doing my mini this week. It's been done 5 times already by the dealer in the last hundred thousand miles. Now that it's no longer under warranty I will be doing it myself. Thanks again for all your hard work in putting this video together. Would like to see a follow up video of the car running.
Oil selection is important with GDI as a tactic to spread out service intervals -- ideally a low Noack volatility (so as not to react with fuel and form junk) and a thin base (so as to evaporate before it ever gets a chance to bind to the valve). Those two things do not go together naturally, so pick carefully.
Very well and nicely explained!!!!!!!!!!! Nice keep it up. I really appreciate how you explain and stress the importance of the piston being at TDC when both valves are completely sealed at the end of the compression or exhaust stroke so particles dont get inside the cylinder
Great presentation.
And if anybody's wondering what "GDI" stands for:
For dealerships: Great Dealer Income
For car owners: Greatly Decreases Income
nah... God Damned Idiots.. made it that way.. :)
Thank you sir, beats paying $2k at a shop. Knowledge is worth way more 👍
GDI increases performance - until it doesn't
Glad I never have to deal with this with my V6 Acura. All you need to do with that motor is clean the EGR passages which is only a few bolts and a can of carb cleaner.
I was very concerned about the carbon build up since my ecoboost is a DI engine but after watching this video now I'm more relaxed about the maintenance on the long run. Every 60k miles valve service isnt really a big deal even if a shop charges $600 to do, although I think I'll do it myself and save me money on labor. Also I might just consider a auxiliary port injection system just for this reason.
This is the most rational take on carbon buildup I've seen. People overreact to everything. Direct injection is responsible for huge increases in power and efficiency so this is probably worth it
i was hoping you'd do a startup with the clean cylinders now
It runs a lot better!! :)
clean valves* he just cleaned the valves, he should clean the cilinders
nahuel luna but he cleaned all the ports as well so thats also much better and cleaner airflow.
Max Trsinski you can chrome your intake ans never ever get that carbon shit
It don't run cus of the drive belt 🤣
You need a catch can on the PVC system as this is where most of the deposits come from. As the oil vapor condensates out of the air and lines the runner walls it leaves a nice oily place for the EGR gasses to stick to. The catch can will remove the oil vapor and stop the oily wall problem. This has been a huge problem on the 3.5l Ecoboost from Ford.
Is a catch can available for all engines?
@@dimmacommunication Not if you're in California. They're illegal there because although they improve your emissions, installing them means you've (gasp!) altered your emission system.
@@anthony2816 I'm From Italy , it's even worse here... LOL
New cars are like a step back in evolution.
Matej Sommer all has to do with emissions. Just vent pcv to atmosphere or run a catch can and you can eliminate this issue. same crap is ingested with older engines it just gets cleaned off by gas with port injection and builds up on newer DI engines
Car manufacturer have no choice, you can thank the EPA.
Bitch please! You can thank the free market.
Direct injection allowed manufacturers to kill 3 birds with one stone: better emissions, better fuel economy and better performance. The fuel economy and performance are HUGE selling points to the general public, thus the industry push to GDI motors.
@Richard Skipper Correct!
Today's high tech engines are so efficient that a 3.8L V-6 makes *more* power than a 5.7L V-8 engine out of a Camaro from the 80s. AND they make that power with almost twice the fuel mileage.
Matej Sommer It is a step back for sure
Usually, most of the carbon deposits are from the EGR valve - there's not a whole lot you can do except install a water/methanol injector, it will tell the computer to open the EGR less frequently. Also, install a PVC valve oil separator - it will help reduce the oil/carbon deposits. Incidentally, you can use a gun cleaning kit to help clean out some of the stubborn carbon in the ports. I've even used oven cleaner with with a modified shop-vac with some success.
Kudos to you! Your video is the most thorough and correct! Watched many of these with professional mechanics that still did it wrong!
Looks fantastic.
Nice clean and ofcourse i'm sure it is better.
But what about the edges of the valves.
Because they are closed, the edges stay dirty.
How can you clean that?
marcello033 i was wondering about this too.
There are a handful of products you spray into the intake while the engine is running that are meant to replace this procedure, obviously nothing that comes in a can will replace this depth of work but it will help control buildup all around. Various forums recommend it as a complement to walnut blasting
This is a job for beginners and backyard mechs. I recommend doing it to any engine.
Tip:
With a normal manual gearbox and If you have a normal diff you can lock one wheel, by doing one wheel in the air and one on the ground than you dont have to push the car forward/back. just turn the wheel thats in the air :) so you can turn the engine in the good position without removing a wheel ;) (sorry for my bad english :P)
Very nice video and thank you for not playing any music while you were talking through your procedure ...
Decades ago we used walnut shells to clean Rolls Royce Dart Turboprop engine compressors. Only diff was we injected the shells into the engine from a hopper at full power. Very effective on power restoration. Direct injection fuel mileage gains lost to mechanic labor costs to clean out ports which is complicated on some engines. Net gain nil.
Graeme Williams at that point it's for the insurance that your vehicle will run right
Or you could buy a Toyota with direct and port injection...
Darksyne, The Toyota idea sounds good,Since direct injection engines usually have higher compression ratios, and lower octane fuel can lead to pre ignition and pinging, is it the case that the port injection squirts in so little fuel that pre ignition is not a problem?
Graeme Williams Net gain is huge when they are so dirty you keep getting limp mode. That being said, performance restoration was huge in my 335i. Car was terrible
Plastic bristles of a tooth brush are too soft to damage aluminum or steel so new or old won't matter.
Yeah, he's got to pull back a bit. Still, impressive attention to detail.
Specialized tools make a world of difference. You shoud buy these tools for professional results or pay the dealership $$$. Nice job!
you can jerry one of those special tools together with an old radiator hose.
Hi, nice job, did it help?
You forget the test it.
I really want to see the difference.
Yes it made a very big difference!! Runs a lot smoother than before
Dude u should form a group and open a shop U'd be making so much, love ur videos im following u since u had 15k subs❤️
That was a really good job. Hard effort or not a good job. The diff between before/after hopefully correlates with before/after engine operation
mathomaatuark it won’t because the valve seats haven’t been cleaned because they were closed while cleaning also depending on how bad it was the seats may already be damaged
So what were your results? Any improvements? You left us hanging.
Wow, really clean job ! This is cause by EGR and PVC valve. Thanks for sharing!
It's not. Any di engine has it
Looks to me like direct injection sucks really bad. Cars should go back to how it was before, keeping the intakes clean. (thanks for the video!)
Theres actually some better benefits using di over pfi
You can clip the head of the toothbrush at 30 degrees off to make a scraper. Also as other videos show after a good vacuum, a spray of your favorite valve cleaner would be good. Wiping off the excess, after a soak.(Check your EGR valve)
Walnut media....
Good name for a TH-cam channel.
Good video! NEVER use an engine running solvent based cleaning as the deposits on GDI engines is NOT the soft carbon of past port injection. Solvents that loosen these hard crystalline deposits always results in some forced between the pistons and cylinder walls and causes scouring damage!!!
Hey guys wanted to let you know about some unknown risks with walnut blasting, a man just died a couple weeks ago in Alberta due to walnut blasting. If anyone has a nut allergy or specific allergy to walnuts keep in mind that the walnut blasting could potentially be fatal when exposing to the atmosphere - PLEASE check and make sure no one on site is allergic to walnuts.
WC Blast
Not mentioning all engines that have died?
"Patrick Wetterskog"
luckily, engines have no allergic symptoms to walnut.
100% correct,, but..
Carbondeposits and nutshells that are trapped in the tight space between the valve and the seat sucks in when starting engine, and might score the cylinders and hurt valveseats.
You can never be sure of that you never leave any deposits unless you take the engine apart.
Patrick Wetterskog you are 100% correct on that, especially when your valves have already started to build up carbon deposits close to their edges and might not properly sit in their seats anymore.
Disassembling the head for an overhaul and cleanup is the preferrable option. And that way, you can also change the valve shaft gaskets which also contribute to sludge buildup on the intake side. Plus, you can clean the pistons as well if necessary.
Very good, here in Brazil in São Paulo there is a specialized workshop for repairs on ships, (Luxury and high performance cars) the name is Avant Garde that uses this method to clean the valve body and intake manifolds, excellent service!
Maybe use a cloth instead of the vacuum and wrap it around the gun tip. Then make sure its seals the intake to prevent any from shooting out of the intake. Then you shoot a few in there and remove the gun and cloth and then only vacuum it out...
Wonder if dry ice blasting would remove the carbon.
Awesome video it would have been really helpful if you would have demonstrated turning the engine over and ensuring the values were closed
Good instruction for walnut-media blasting to clean intake ports and valves. The ones in my 2012 GTI are probably soon due, though there are zero running problems. The VW E888 engines are a bit more complex as you also have to clean the variable-length intake runners, however Intake port/valve cleaning is an occasional necessary evil with DFI engine designs, especially if the design of their crankcase ventilation system is less than optimal - a topic for another day!
I'd like to add several observations, however: 1. I find the probably that enough carbon/gunk in your #4 port & would create enough disturbance of airflow to cause an actual and persistent misfire is extremely low. Sure, I'd expect reduced power at higher RPMs due to impaired charge filling on the intake stroke, but not a regular or even occasional misfire, so long as you were getting mixture, compression and spark at the proper times.
Unfortunately, you'd didn't mention under what sort of temp/load/throttle position/boost or RPM conditions your misfire was happening. Nor did you tell us how you could be certain which of your 4 cylinders was a fault unless you assumed everyone had OBDII readers and knew ho to use them. Of course, one could always employ the old-school, but effective, technology of sequentially disconnecting the other plug wires to make an ID of the dead cylinder.
As misfire problems tend to indicate an ignition flaw; seeking a fouled spark plug and/or a bad coil-pack would always be my first look. A plugged, damaged or simply worn-out injector would be something to rule out next, provided the ignition system was shown to be functioning properly.
Example: I very easily confirmed a bad coil-pack on the wife's 2002 Audi A4 Quattro 5-Speed manual when the car was relatively new; maybe 30-40K miles? Plugging in my OBDII reader immediately identified the misfire on cyl #2. I cleared the code, and ran it again until it reappeared for confirmation. Next, I swapped the #2 coil with the one from cyl 3. Refiring the engine, the OBD still detected a misfire but it had "migrated" to cyl3, while 1, 2, & 4 were now firing normally. Bad coil pack detected.
Since this problem was "surfacing" among that generation of 5-valve VW/AUDI 1.8L Turbo engines, the dealer simply gave me 4 new AUDI coil packs, and I confirmed there were indeed a newer part and of slightly different construction. Cool. The service manager said he saw no point in waiting for me to come back as each coil pack eventually failed, and ordered the parts chick to toss me a set of four, no charge. I swapped them out and experienced no further misfires. We sold the car with ~240,000 miles on the clock to a young lady headed off to college in Boulder where the AWD system would be a plus.
did you ever clean the intake valves?
The Audi 5 cylinder needed this done in the mid 1980s, the intake valves carboned so bad the engine struggled to run. We had a walnut blaster in the dealership that got used frequently.
After doing a walnut blast or spray and soak intake valve cleaning you might as well install a catch can kit. That will help catch the crap that comes from the EGR and you can manually empty the can every once in a while.
Dashcam Dumbasses egr is separate. Catch cans only work off pcv's. Egr needs to be deleted/blocked off.
Brake fluid is the best product to clean carbon. Squirt it in, leave it for 30 mins and clean up the residue. You can even run the engine and let it burn off the brake fluid. It makes a ton of smoke but it works a treat. I've cleaned my engine like this for 40 years.
Dave Leighton where do you squirt it in from? Intake valve or throttle body?
many intakes on DI cars are plastic. brake fluid would destroy them.
Yeah the old guy that has been doing things for xxxx years checking in. I love when smartasses like you come to the shop with off reading maf and 02 sensors asking why their car is in limp mode.
It is fairly easy. Do it every 60,000 miles and you're good to go. I wonder what the 715 thumbs down are all about. Maybe they expected the dude to go to their home and do their engines for free?
I once had a 2014 Beetle convertible with a turbocharged engine. I really loved that little car. It really hurt me to have to let it go, but I needed a truck, and had a small budget, so I was forced to trade it in for a new Toyota Tacoma. Anyhow, I think I’d drop the motor, just to be able to comfortably media blast the engine’s combustion chambers outside of the car, then push out the engine and the vehicle outside, to power wash it, and engine bay while I’m at it. I’m a neat freak, so I have an obsession of keeping the engine bay clean. I would probably do the same thing with major engine work. Water pump, timing chains.... etc.
Buy a new GDI car for 20k plus then 2 years later walnut blast your engine, where to I sign......NOT!
It really isnt that bad lol
@Induction by Force Ooooh look at you lol
I can comment on anything I like, including engines I may or may not have.
But I do own a GDI engine, I've had it from new, only done just over 4000 miles. But have decided now that using brands rater than cheap supermarket fuel may be better because it has cleaning additives in them.
Whether that works out better in the long run, I don't know. But I thought about a catch can and have 2 issues. One I can't be asked and two it might invalidate the warranty.
But of this issue I did seriously think about buying a Toyota because the engine on there car didn't have this issue.
We have the same brand of car though :) xxx
Was this the first time the valves were cleaned?
120K km = 75K miles.
I heard these Minis need a cleaning as often as 15K miles.
try extend the blaster nozzle (you can even bend the nozzle into a curve so you don't have to go all the way in), drill a hole on the vacuum hose (for insertion of the nozzle). Since your manifold is facing inwards, you might want tape a scope camera to the nozzle which you can view the valve chamber (rather than doing it blindly) thru wifi on your mobile phone. Anyway, thanks for sharing.
I cleaned mine the hard way. Carb cleaner and a nylon bristle cylinder brush on a power drill. Took me an entire day. About 1-2 hours per valve port. I wish I could have used the walnut blaster and been done in 15 minutes
I'll just keep my port injection engine. 158K MILES and runs great
I'm on 300k miles, quite happy with it too. I had the inlet manifold off a few weekends ago to do the PCV system, valves were spotless.
Damn that drive belt is clapped....
I went and found the belt in the video and laughed just because of your comment XD
Bahaha great catch. True mechanic here, ladies and gentlemen. Bravo.
RedLineBandits i
RedLineBandits just an accessory belt, but def clapped
3:18
The one thing I can't understand is how do you clock the crank shaft exactly to seal each valve port? How do you know to stop at the end of valve travel?
When you turn the crank clockwise, you don't have an angle to see the ports. I would imagine you're not testing it, just pouring cleaner to see it sealed shut. Thanks for all these details
At what miles did you do this? And how often should I do it?
Nice work - did you fix the problem ?
Problem: 4th valve was giving out misfires
Result: Not confirmed
Get a custom dyno remap!
Oh I will!! There's still lots I want to do to the mini :)
this is by far the most cleanest results
Learned a lot with this video
The real solution: Don't buy Direct Injection.
Nowadays they are the standard :(
well glad I installed a catch can on my solstice.
You will get that anyway.
That's just natural,combustion produce carbon.
Maybe it's going to be slower...
Not recommended since its not very effective.
That's only on old engines. Modern Opel engines don't have oil catch can since it causes more problems later because it just makes the DI engine fail while it's out of warranty.
240Z that makes no sense
Ask VW ,they removed oil catch can because it would clog up the engine just when warranty runs out which for average user would cause damaged pistons because they have no idea about valve cleaning and stuff.
Tight! You did a great job! Thanks a lot for adding the links to tools, that helps a lot and saves time looking for them..
Nice tool, better than giving BMW Service Dept your money. Isn't nice that you have the skills to perform this maintenance, I felt bad for you when I saw the vacuum and the walnuts flying all over the place.
So the new tooth brush is good for your teeth but not for the engine head because too harsh ?
No chemical neither ?
Are you serious ?
you have acid oil vapors ,acid exhaust gases rom the egr , and you don't want to use a petroleum based product to clean that crap ?
Walnuts are environmentally friendly at least.
Citroën and Peugeot are doing the same process but with sand ... So a tooth brush will not damage valves. Some people are doing it with a screwdriver ^^
Direct injection is bull crap and only looks good on paper "in the window" when you visit the car dealer. Repair cost far out way MPG saved. These things are going to put my kids through college.
Yeah, spend $1k in extra maintenance every say 50k miles doesn't come close to the fuel savings. Direct Injection is a waste!
i recently cleaned my valves with crc valve and turbo cleaner and man immediately felt a difference.. the turbo kicks like it used to when it was new and my mpg went up.. i think you can avoid your car getting this bad if you do preventative maintenance... i did mine at 50k.. wish i woulda done it at 25 then at 50 a second time..either way direct injection is a pain for the avg person that dont have the time, tools, or just don't know their way around an engine.. they are pretty much guaranteed to have to spend money on a valve job from a dealer which is pricey
Hey buddy what’s up, you did an amazing job I really appreciate video as well constructed as yours. You’re pretty knowledgeable you do a great job explaining things. Great job buddy!
BMW, German incompetence at it's finest.
After seeing this, never will I ever buy a GDI engine.....
I`m watching your channel for 2 years now, and I saw by coincidence the warning sign with your name on it after 2 years xD
The warning sign?
On the wall above the fan, at the start of your film on the right of you.
That’s happens so bad in direct inject engines due to lack of pcv valves to stop oil from going into induction system and causing build up, a good catch can in the right location will make cleaning needing to be done way less frequently, and don’t forget to check and empty it every time you service the vehicle
A catch can is something will will 100% prevent this from happening so fast
That car would benefit greatly with an oil catch can.
I have yet to see anyone post anywhere a fair comparison of with and without catch can. For example, a 30,000 mile test starting with clean valves and run without catch can. Then another 30000 after cleaning the valves again and run with catch can. Until then, it's just a theory.
@@ACitizenOfOurWorld I am a mechanic and I can tell you some cars should have an oil catch can. Others don't need it as bad. My Cadillac Escalade and most GM trucks could use them .I've gotten a tad better throttle response and fuel mileage.
@@ACitizenOfOurWorld look down the intake if you see oil residue. It will help. My intake was wet with oil 170k miles.
This convinced me not to buy a car that has direct injection.
Enjoy using bicycle.
@Ua la Halizeti Toyota and ford are now using both direct and port injection at the same time to prevent this carbon problem. I do like ridding bikes to
@Kristen555 not necessarily... the lexus IS250 is a direct injection motor that suffers from this issue aswell.. they fixed it in the last 5-6 years by swapping to direct + port Injection. But yes, they're guilty aswell.
@Induction by Force not a cure, direct injection has other issues that even without carbon build up, can still ruin a long engine life. The compression ratio of all DI engines puts wear and tear fast, even with dual ports (multi port & DI). Also the 10% ethanol in gas that we all use adds to fast wear and tear in any engine.
@@joshc9846 @Induction by Force not a cure, direct injection has other issues that even without carbon build up, can still ruin a long engine life. The compression ratio of all DI engines puts wear and tear fast, even with dual ports (multi port & DI). Also the 10% ethanol in gas that we all use adds to fast wear and tear in any engine.
The problem is you are mostly just cleaning the visual part of the valve which doesn't do anything..the important part is the sealing part that hits the valve seat..the carbon gets inebtween and wedged in and destroys the valve sealing surface, you will leak through the valve secret time. I've seen it on cars we take apart
Very detailed description. Thanks for the level of detail.
what if we use one of the solvents then suck it with a tube
They almost don't do anything,but walnut blast will clean it like brand new.
That is what I would do. Soak with cleaner for hours, brush it, and suck cleaner out. Repeat as many times as you are satisfied with the results.
BG makes a two stage soaking cleaner that you do that way and it works great
Seafoam wouldn't help?
No. It does more harm than good in direct injection engines.
ohh okay
Jake Edgington depends if you spray it through the intake or fuel system.
i think you need around 10 bottles of seamfoam to totally clean it
@ast5515 Why do you say that? Please explain. There are many online videos that prove it works. I am about to use it on my R56.
For the advise need to clean up the cylinder of carbon, it helps to prevent piston ring damage faster and prevent misfiring.
Ok, you show us to turn the crank shaft when needed. My question is this : Do i need to put the cylinders into the starting position ? Does the timing will be affected?
Cute little engines 😂
I'm confused why you would need to take out your spark plugs...
So you can inspect the cylinder to make sure you didn't get any walnuts past the valves.
Also makes turn the engine over by hand a lot easier.
If you place a long straw/stick/screwdriver in the spark plug hole, when you turn the engine by hand you can better tell if any given cylinder is at top dead center, which means the valves are completely closed. The stick will be in it's highest position possible.
@@milanmastracci Let's assume on inspection you find walnuts in the combustion chamber. What do you do now?
@@robertjohnson4401 You get off the internet and take your car to a shop or a dealer before you kill your valve seats
Hey, hello from Buffalo NY! Great mini related videos! Noticed you have a stock air inlet tube. Consider switching to Alta's hard inlet tube as JCW turbos tend to eat the rubber insert. Will be cool to see you driving this animal at Cayuga!
Very thorough demonstration video. Well done.
Where's the on camera start up?
on camera start up was deleted after rod knock and a rod exiting the crank case from foreeign debri in cylinder when running (walnut shells)
video currently being re titled how to watch a dumb ass blow his motor with walnut shells the hard way .. the easy way was video taped 2 years ago and a guy simply pored the walnuts into car while running ... this dip shit took the long way to that conclusion
11:07 owl 🦉
WHOA! Splendid! Well done, Thanks for the dome & info............ UK
I am glad my Son bought a Kona, as it has port injection, Tucson's and bigger Hyundai's and Kia's appear to have direct injection.
I've heard that american fuel is very bad qualitiy in comparision to european fuel, is that true?
Promocable Yes, it is absolutely true!!! I live in Europe and we have here 98 octanes with a lot of additives to help the motor and the fuel system to be always clean, i have 0 problems related to fuel... my BMW runs on 98oct very smooth!!!
They said it's better but I don't think it is,that just to justify the price.
In eu fuel is expensive af.
technopro 2000 I have 93 Oct. but we also have 98 in some stations. our gas is cheaper. I pay $2.12 for 4 liters of 93 oct
IMNOTA nope, is not to justify the price, it is really better! A lot of test has been made, because the Europe regulations are very strict and petroleum company's must exceed the quality of the product, if not, they can receive a big penalty. Also, if the country have no pretroleum in his own land, of course it is more expensive! Here in my country, the price is 1,50 Dollars per litre of 98oct... No pretroleum at all in this piece of land!!!
T1GR3S13 Well... keep enjoying the price Buddy... here is 1.50 Dollars per litre :(
I thought my Audi was retarded by having access to intake on side...but this is just Ignorant, intake in the back? Yea
Sir... Are those fittings available for a 2006 LEXUS IS250 . Thanks in advance for your help .
Ok, I'm not a mechanic, but I know this: Egr systems put part of the exhaust gas back to the cylinder, where it gets mixed with gasoline and air (this gas has to pass throug the intake valves), this leads to a loss of power and keeps fuel consumtion and emissions low, with conventional or indirect injection if you want, carbon build up takes longer to happen because the injectors spray fuel behind the intake valves, so they clean the carbon deposits accumulated thanks to the Egr system (the exhaust gases that are coming back) Toyota has a solution, where they use 2 injectors per cylinder, indirect injection when idling and direct injection when normal driving, like a self clean feature, I wonder if you can delete the whole Egr system?, but I don't know if this could cause something else to go wrong, remember, I'm not a technician I just like Cars.
Oh that would be awesome, but I feel like that has to do with the engineering side of cars, not the modifying them.
holy crap that's a lot of work for very little benefits
avoid direct injection engine like plague
ur missing 4 additional cylinders
We've all had to learn from our mistakes just not so publicly. The proper tools makes all the difference .
Amazing job! Having last been in the motor trade when carbs and manifold injection were king, could this not be prevented by filtering the oily crankcase fumes through a separate filter, rather than allowing the engine to 'inhale' them? Avoiding this would make more sense to me than having to treat the symptoms later.
I think that would clog up pretty fast and lead to high crankcase pressure
Is that a PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD???!!!
Yes. A lot of cars are made with plastic intake manifolds
Plastic manifolds are not bad. Plastic surfaces are smooth, has low thermodynamic coef and are less expensive and cooperate to manufacture of complex geometries easily
Warp.
Yes, it's a "PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD???!!!" like pretty much every modern car since about 2003
Patric I got a 1996 S10
. Plastic manifold lol
Older Minis as are ideal for self fix experts, you'll have plenty of work to do. The n14 engine is garbage as it was made by Peugeot for BMW Mini.
Bill Ding made by BMW, used by peugeot!
A catch can will help with that carbon buildup I have one on my truck, now my intake and intake valve and throttle body stay nice and clean! Idk if you can put one on a car with a turbo have no clue about turbos
Have you thought about installing an oil catch can to reduce future carbon build up?