Good on you for being cautious about trying new (to you) maintenanceIm having a hard time believing that. Im not about to try it either. Sounds like a expensive gamble when seafoam is 12$ a can vs a few thousand because it works better. I could be wrong but im not brave enough to try it. A video demonstration would convince me.
procedures on your engine. But, the folks who have been discussing
metering water into an engine in order to decarbonize the combustion
chamber/piston surface are telling you the absolute truth.
I have personally troubleshot mystery coolant consumption issues
back to a 'too-clean' spark plug. (I discuss it over here.)
In addition, I helped put together a car where an intercooled Procharger
setup was married to a high output V8 and the goal was to see
what a high VE 331ci engine would deliver while under ~2 atmos of boost.
And the answer to the resulting healthy octane appetite of this combo?
A Snow water/methanol injection system, indexed off of the MAP
sensor. (Here's the LINK to what we used. NOTE: If you go
partway down the page it talks about this side benefit: "Less
Deposits in the Combustion Chamber".)
So sure, pointing a stream of water from a garden hose into a
running engine's intake will absolutely give you a bent connecting
rod as shared above. Seriously bad juju. But if you meter the water the same
way that the Seafoam can meters their elixir, you will be A-OK.
(And, gasp, a lot easier on the environment. (!)
Food for thought, cheerfully shared. :0)
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