Subaru Upper Engine Cleaner review...

[graemebc]

There's a product called "seafoam" that's a marine cleaner does the same thing. Some swear by it others would not touch it with a barge pole. If you do get a can of the liquid not spray and have a bash. Be real careful not to hydrolock your engine.... not pretty heh

[16bit]

what about doing it in say thirds or quarters? would that reduce the risk?

[graemebc]

The pressurised can should be fine as far as amount at a time goes. Liquid form needs to be treated with care. Too much too quickly and you will can up with bent rods.
Seals on old cars have been known to let go to after chemical treatments. You should really change your oil after you do this too.

BTW there's an old trick of using water. about a 1/5th of a coke cans worth really slowly dribbled in to an intake. The water turns to super hot steam and does the same thing as the chemicals.

Oh and watch out for the cops they tend to take a dim view of belching out that much crap in a suburban street

[orx626]

BTW there's an old trick of using water. about a 1/5th of a coke cans worth really slowly dribbled in to an intake. The water turns to super hot steam and does the same thing as the chemicals.

Yep, just ask Uncle Arthur how to do it!!!

[fastfreddygassit]

Do it at FFG's house. The neighbours are used to it by now

Ben

very funny.
Don't forget BennyBoi that you will be my neighbour very soon...assuming your builders get off their collective asses

[NMX516]

I've used "carby cleaner" on an old car of mine, did the trick that was asked of it... I guess this Subaru gear is similar. Are there any downsides, or potential downsides to using this stuff?, aside from using too much and bending rods.

[green_comet]

I didn't say this in the review as I didnt want others to try it, but I actually took out my spark plugs, and sprayed it on the tops of my pistons. I didnt use heaps of it on them, was just enough to give them a nice coating. Then I replaced the plugs, let it sit for 15min then started it up no problems at all.

If you look in the first pic I have a second can in the background, as I did the cleaning process twice, and used a bit of the second can for the piston tops.

[bruce]

Yep, just ask Uncle Arthur how to do it!!!

Yup, don't do an Arthur.

[meanmx]

Do it at FFG's house. The neighbours are used to it by now

Ben

very funny.
Don't forget BennyBoi that you will be my neighbour very soon...assuming your builders get off their collective asses

That reminds me.
*commits to memory*
Don't call fire brigade when I see smoke over Hoppers Crossing. It's probably FFG going to work.
*end commitment*

Ok no more false call outs now. By the way, how many times have the firies been out to your place for "car on fire"?

Ben

[Moto]

Me and Cent did this to our cars, didn't make a huge difference on my car (only 30,000 odd k's on the clock) but made a massive difference to his car. If you engine has done a fair few k's, it's cheap horsepower in a can!!

[stevesports]

or rather, cheap recovery of horsepower =].

in any case i'll be purchasing a can.

[madboy]

put some through the 02 Pulsar, not as much smoke as above but i could still feel the difference, not quite so sluggish of the mark(butt dyno again) 125km on the clock, runs 91 most of the time.

I'll put a can thought the roadster soon

[doogle]

i'd be interested in a GB...

[graemebc]

i'd be interested in a GB...

Its 16 bucks a can how much off do you recon a group buy would be...?

[16bit]

i don't think you will be getting a group buy happening as you can only get it from subaru. and anyone else that has it gets if from subaru - mrt etc. i just put some through this morning and it feels much smoother. I have not strung it out as its a bit rude to redline at 8am on a saturday in the valley. my car has 77k on it and for the first 60 odd were on ulp. I may even do another can. got mine from subaru newstead for 17.67 (16 plus gst i think). very worth it.