looking for a "how to" on steam cleaning the inside of
your engine.
Saw it posted here once, it involved using a vacuum line.
Anybody have any experience with this?
thanks

 

I don't know how this Internal Steam Cleaning idea got started. Please don't do it. It can cause more harm than good.

1) What makes you think the inside of your engine is dirty?

2) What makes you think your engine would run better if it were clean?

3) What makes you think Internal Steam Cleaning is the right way to clean an engine?

4) If this procedure was useful wouldn't the dealer and every Quicky-Jiffy-Iffy Lube in the country be offering the service?

I am not disparaging a legitimate fuel system cleaner. I do question the benefit of this so-called Internal Steam Cleaning. It involves introduction of water, and then solvent, into the intake tract of your engine by means of a vacuum hose. There is no means to precisely control the rate of water input. There is no assurance that each of the six cylinders receives an equal amount of water. There is no evidence that water is an effective cleaner. Water or solvent introduced to the intake manifold completely bypasses the fuel injectors so it cannot dissolve deposits inside the injectors. Please forgive this rant, but this Internal Steam Cleaning idea reeks of voodoo, not science.

 

Thanks for the reply you helped answer a curiosity ? of mine.
I wanted to review it.I was curious about carbon build up
from using bad gas.

 

What is "bad gas"? Why does it cause carbon build-up? I'm not saying you are wrong, but I've never heard of this before. I'm always eager to learn more.

 

Maybe I have it wrong.
By bad I meant very low octane, causing ignition point to
be off. causing pinging by, I believe ,the valves.
Now I have run an octane boost for a couple tanks and the
noise is reduced greatly but not gone completly.

Back to steaming..
I read an article way back about how in the 50s or 60s
guys would steam the inside of there engines using a
vacuum line.
The exact purpose for this I cant remember.

 

It was a bad idea then. It is a bad idea now.

 

I washed my engine once, a little Simple Green on the tough spots, and quick squirts of a garden hose, nothing big. Since then, I just wipe down the surfaces and hoses with a rag.

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I beleive you may have been referring to used to be on Cheston's site under the HOW2 section. www.maximadriver.com

I don't think it's up there anymore though. But if you want it I'd be more than happy to scan the printed copy I have and email it or post it for you.

 

The INSIDE of the engine, not the outside silly.

 

and the water thing is not to clean the injectors but to steam clean the carbon deposits. But why not do it the safer way of just pouring valve cleaner/injector cleaner into your fuel tank.

 

Inside? What? Why?
never mind, I'll return to my cave....(exit stage left)

 

I have no idea on how you could steam clean the inside of your engine. Water+inside of engine=Bad. If you could clean the inside of your engine it would be cool though.

 

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That's an oldass thread!

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I miss Daniel B. anyone know how he's doing?

 

Hell, some people these days don't even know who he is...