doolyd

I was reading a thread on a different forum about build up caused by direct injected engines. My question is how do you take care of this. I take the bus to work so I only drive 7 miles to the bus stop and the same home. I don't run it hard and my concern is premature carbon build up. Should I "drive it like I stole it" for the 7 miles....kind of hard to do in the city. Does anyone use BG products to help with this?

MadocHandyman

If you don't drive much then just get the good gas with cleaners in it.

hydro

Hot rod that bad boy on the weekend. If a cop pulls you over just calmly explain to him you're just caring for your engine.

pat247

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As to your question about BG products, I used BG 44K in my last vehicle(SVT Focus) and never had a single problem in 75k miles. The ecoBoost engine needs to be flogged occasionally so take it for a long drive on the weekend and put the pedal to the metal a few times. Ford does recommend a de-carbon treatment for the ecoBoost every 15K miles according to the service advisor at the ford dealership where I bought my truck, cost around $250.

MadocHandyman

Really? I would have hit that interval twice now and Ford service has ever recommended this treatment.

FlameBlueFX4

At the first oil change I switched over to Castrol Edge 5w-20 oil. Put a can of Seafoam in the fuel tank and started running non-ethanol gas. That would I hope take care of deposits on the intake valves.

Seafoam will go in the fuel tank every oil change.

shazam

Please don't tell us you fell for this malarkey.

dieselhunter44

Putting a cleaner into the gas tank on a DI engine won't do a thing to the intake valves, since the fuel is sprayed directly into the combustion chamber. Not saying it wouldn't clean the combustion chamber a little. It just has a greater effect on port-injected engine where the fuel comes into direct contact with the intake valves

pat247

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Yes, I started a post about it and asked if this was true and a member on this forum screen name RegCab who is a service manager at a ford dealership replied that it was recommended by ford but they usually recommend doing it at 20-25K miles.

pat247

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I don't think it is a scam as it is a known fact that DI engines carbon up fairly quickly. I did not have the procedure performed at 15K but I will have it done at around 20-25K as RegCab recommended.