𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗡𝗘𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗕𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚?

Carbon build-up is an unfortunate byproduct of burning fuel. It begins when the engine is started and can be exacerbated with certain driving habits such as a lot of stop/ start driving (city driving), consistent short journeys, and long idling (prevalent for delivery fleets). Carbon build-up will eventually worsen over time, and so will its detrimental effects on engine performance and reliability.

Engine performance is a broad term, but when relating it to carbon build-up, some of the most common performance issues are lagging acceleration, flat spots, loss of power and decreased fuel economy. A brand new vehicle is like an elite athlete, a runner, for instance, and it performs superbly as you would imagine with no issue, but now think of this carbon build-up over time like the runner smoking a 20-pack a day. Eventually, the elite athlete will slow from being unable to breathe as efficiently, unable to transport oxygen as efficiently and gradually losing the endurance they once had. So offsetting the damaging byproduct of driving your vehicle is essential if you want to keep engine performance from diminishing over time due to carbon build-up.

Engine reliability is affected as carbon build-up causes wear and tear on engine components. As it worsens over time, the risk of failure of one or more components increases. Common components to fail in relation to carbon build-up are typically emissions controls such as the EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation), DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) and CAT (Catalytic Converter). Therefore, incorporating an Engine Carbon Clean, engine carbon cleaning service into your servicing schedule of any vehicle is a crucial preventative measure to ensure the longevity of not only these components but the engine as a whole and should not be avoided.