CARBON CLEANING PROCEDURE

Carbon Doctor recommends the first clean to be done prior to 50,000km. The onset of the negative affects start prior to this with consumption taking a dive as soon as 30,000km. Many car owners buy their vehicles used and have never realized how the car ran from day one. Various examples of build up over different mileage can be seen in our gallery.

All customers have shown a increase in engine efficiency with some models showing as much as a 3L/100km improvement after the carbon clean. The improvement is due to a change in the torque characteristic of the engine resulting in less throttle useage.

Most vehicles show a large increase of torque from idle. On naturally aspirated cars it’s a serious restriction of the ports resulting in significant power losses.

On turbo cars the spool up is far quicker and the boost hold at high rpm lasts longer. Cars with detonation problems benefit greatly allowing the DME to adapt and use more timing.

All vehicles show a smoother and quieter idle and ride.

The DME will correct for the more airflow over the initial first 30km. A retune is not necessary unless vehicles where having difficulty running higher stage modified ecu maps.

At Carbon Doctor we perform a maintenance clean that is non detectable by the agents. OEM gaskets and seals are used on all vehicles and utmost care is taken in re installing the stock components using recommended manufacturer torque settings.

We aim for a same day turnaround but prefer receiving the vehicle the evening before. This allows the cylinder head to cool down and the carbon build up hardens from a hot tar like paiste to a harder compound allowing for a more effective clean.