Hey Scotty what's up with these guys on YouTube injecting water and vinegar etc into the inlet, saying it all decarbonise the engine, I believe it's not true, please tell me what do you think about decarbonising using water injecting into the air intake , if it works then please explain how. If no please tell me the damages it would cause.
People have been using a water mist in the intake for 60 years and think it cleans carbon. Vinegar will etch metal parts so I would avoid that altogether. Years ago, some guy was trying to sell a water injections kit you put on the car but they were bunk. If you want to decarbonize your engine, use the appropriate solvent based cleaner made for the job, like Gumout or other proprietary product.
Another risk is if you somehow manage to get too much water into the intake and it exceeds the available volume in a cylinder during the compression stroke you’ll destroy the engine. Water can not be compressed so the connecting rod, head gasket or head itself will be the things to give way.
Vinegar will destroy your engine.
Please give us full information. What are you car symptoms?
