Carbon Build Up
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Glazed carbon build up on pistons Toyota Prius wrong fuel mistakeMay 04, 2012
UPDATE 3 - All back together and running like a dream, only replaced the piston rings after one was found to be broken, everything else is was just cleaned up and put back in. Great to have my magical car back! :-)) UPDATE 2 - Got it all cleaned up - now to put it back together with new rings (as well as the usual gaskets etc.). UPDATE 1 - have started to clean up the pistons, the bearings are showing no signs of wear and will be reused, I did find a broken piston ring, so good clean up and a new set of rings will be required to get back on the road. In 43 years of taking engines to bits, this is the very worst engine gum up my garage mechnic has ever seen - no wonder it came up with a 'check engine' light. Engine is very good quality and coped with no damage other then a broken ring. A video of my Toyota Prius engine after I put the wrong fuel in it four tankfulls of petrol ago, the video is 'back to front' - meaning that the first part is the dismantled pistons, the secont part is before the pistons have come out - I now believe that the wrong fuel a gallon or so of bio diesel (oops!) clogged up the rings, allowing the oil to escape past the pistons and foul everything up during the few hundreds of miles I did on petrol after the misfill - I started to hear knocking sounds from the top of the engine, both my local mechanic, an experienced engine rebuilder, and myself thought the diesel 'knock' had broken a little end bearing, but the bearings are fine, the noise may be ...
Small Engine Repair: Cleaning Carbon Buildup on the Exhaust Port & Muffler on a 2 Stroke EngineMay 14, 2012
**Always follow the instructions in your repair manual when doing repair or maintenance work on Outdoor Power Equipment. Manuals can be found at the manufacturers website.** Small engines used in outdoor power equipment often suffer from carbon build up in the cylinder head, exhaust port and muffler. The is more common in 2 stroke engines than 4, but it does occur in both. In this video I inspect the exhaust port and muffler on a Echo SRM-230 trimmer. The muffler was very clean, but the exhaust port had carbon build up that blocked half the port. To clean the port, rotate the engine until the piston skirt is covering the exhaust port, and take a screw driver and lightly scrape the port to remove the carbon. Than take compressed air and blow out the port to remove the carbon pieces. Mufflers on small engines are usually sealed units, so cleaning them is very difficult if not impossible. Its easy and less expensive to replace a sealed muffler with a new one. Some mufflers have screens, which can be cleaned with a wire brush and compressed air. This trimmer was run by the previous owner without a trimmer line knife attached to the deflector. This allows the trimmer line to extend beyond the manufacturers recommended length, and this causes a excessive load on the engine. I believe this is primary responsible for the carbon build up on the port.
Intake Valve Carbon Buildup After 50k Miles, Post-Seafoam Treatments, Post-PipecleanerMay 18, 2012
Carbon buildup on my 2009 MINI Cooper S intake valves after 50k miles and two Seafoam treatments (2/3 of a bottle) through the intake manifold PCV hose and ramming a fat pipecleaner a few times down each port. Counting passenger side to driver side, the order of cylinders shown is 4, 3, 2, 1.
Carbon build on TT01 Drift carMay 18, 2012
After lots of work building the car I decided to change the chassis heres a quick vid hope you like. Try swag bucks for free stuff while you surf the net works for me. www.swagbucks.com
Crosby Stills Nash A Long Time Gone Woodstock 1969May 20, 2012
watch the build-up of Woodstock's stages while CS&N are playing on the background.
GSG 1911 Review Final UpgradesMay 14, 2012
Why did I build up my GSG-1911? I was going to get an airsoft gun but never found one that I liked at a low enough entry point and all the accessories to push me over the edge to buy. So for the $320 price this was the closest thing I could come up with that had full function of a 1911 or Glock. There are other options but this one I could put in hand. Plus the carbon and stuff from the 22 is more and I did not want to gunk up my 1911's that I spent X dollars on tunning. This was the best choice for me, and I had all of the other parts to upgrade it already. Colt series 80 parts are not that uncommon but there are some differences because of metric parts to watch out for. Thanks for watching!
Engine coolant system and compression testingMay 17, 2012
There are lots of ways to diagnose a head gasket or to check the general health of an engine, but this video is focusing on 3 major systems. 1) The coolant system 2) The combustion chamber 3) The valvetrain COOLANT SYSTEM PRESSURE TEST: The boiling point of water (coolant) RISES under pressure. It's imperative that the coolant system has NO AIR in it, no leaks, a known-good thermostat, and a good radiator cap in order to function properly. If the pressure stamped on your radiator cap is not being achieved, Boyle's law is not taking affect, and your coolant will boil when the car is being driven at it's normal operating temperature, and may exhibit signs of a blown head gasket. Many have cursed the process of burping all the air out, sometimes even taking several days and heat cycles to complete the process. COMPRESSION TEST: The point of a compression test is to diagnose the health of each combustion chamber. A compression test is a crude test to determine if a ring, valve seal, valve, or a head gasket problem exists. It will show immediately in this test because the gauge will not rise to the pressure specified for your engine. There are 3 numbers you need regarding your car's setup. High limit, Low Limit and Range. The high limit is specified by your car's manufacturer and reflects the equipment they used to build the engine. If you EXCEED the high limit, chances are it's caused by excessive carbon build-up, and a Seafoam or MCCC treatment will usually remove the carbon ...
1999 Honda Odyssey Van EGR Valve Port Carbon Problem Repair Fix Code P0401May 19, 2012
My 1999 Honda Odyssey Van was throwing code P0401. I did some research online about it and the consensus was that the EGR port on these vans are notorious for clogging up with carbon. I found a great download to help me do it myself at gopaultech.com You have to scroll down his article and he has a link to a pdf file that you can download and open and print off the directions that I followed. They were good. They were instructions for a Honda Mechanic to use when putting in a new teflon tube into the port hole that's supposed to stop it from caking up with carbon but over time they're all going to do it. Of course you will not be installing a new tube. It's not needed and would probably clog up too over time. Just clean up your existing hole and it will resolve the problem just as it did with mine. My check engine light stayed off and we passed Marta with flying colors so we're good to go and you should be too. I did not replace the EGR valve. I only cleaned out the port hole. The only cost for this was what I paid for the carb cleaner and that's it. I used the same gaskets for everything I took apart. The gasket for the throttle body may break or tear on you so you may want to buy one of those but mine looked just fine so I used the same one. In the end I paid far less than what Honda would have charged I'm sure. It only took me about an hour or so to do it...if that. Be encouraged. I know very little about mechanics but was smart enough to get this done and you can too.
2011 Scott Scale 29 Pro BuildMay 10, 2012
A short video of me building up my 2011 Scott Scale 29 Pro race bike. I recorded it just out of interest using my iPhone 4 and thought I'd share it with the world. Nothing overly exciting. You can see more photos from the bike build on my blog at ow.ly If you're a cyclist, mountain biker or geek you might find it interesting/annoying to follow me on Twitter @scootabug_au
Complete Beginner's Guide to Basic Gun MaintenanceMay 18, 2012
0:00 - Introduction, Tools you might need, Why Clean? 5:37 - Basic Pistol Maintenance. Glock Pistol used as example 17:51 - Basics Rimfire Pistol Maintenance. Beretta Minx used as Example 19:24 - Ruger 10/22 20:28 - Bore Guides and Basic Barrel Cleaning 21:40 - Detailed Carbon Build up on Ruger 10/22 Bolt 23:02 - Lubricating your Firearm prior to assembly 23:50 - Disassembling Ruger BX-25 Magazines 25:26 - SKS basics and a few notes of Corrosive Primed Ammunition 30:03 - Final Notes
Seafoam How To 1996 Ford Explorer 5.0May 18, 2012
Dedicated to all the great guys at www.explorerforum.com Dont forget to rate, comment, and subscribe. PLENTY more vids coming! Seafoam is an engine cleaner that cleans your intake, combustion chamber, and exhaust when put through a vacuum line. Cleans everything the oil touches when put in your oil and cleans everything the fuel touches when put in your gas tank. This explorer only has 87k on it so it didnt smoke as much as some vehicles.
6.9 diesel diagnoses and troubleshootingApr 15, 2012
The first purchase of this truck showed major signs of smoke. After testing the compression all the way around one of the cylinders compression was low, around 150psi, and all the rest were around 350psi. Pulling all the injectors for replacement, the one cylinder with low compression had substantial carbon build up around that injector. New injectors still had smoking problems. Next replaced head gaskets due to the eventual head gasket breaking apart even more and causing cylinder compression to enter the coolant system. the radiator blew apart from the pressure and smoke along with water were shooting out the radiator inlet. New head gaskets were installed. Smoke was still coming out the pipe. tested compression all the way around with all around 400psi. Tried using tranny fluid and diesel mix to clean out injection pump, did not help. Last resort new/used injection pump for $54. After the replacement of the pump the engine ran without any smoke. Total tune up cost: $100 injectors, which did not need to be replaced, injection pump $54, and head gasket set $116, plus our own labor of course lol. Not bad though.
Zippo Cleaning and Maintenance (Part 1)Apr 16, 2012
This is a quick video to show you how to clean the carbon build-up in the chimney of your zippo. Its a easy and quick way to use your own materials that you should allready have with your zippo. Subscribe, comment and rate.
