Upper engine cleaner treatment - anyone?

by **SkoobyGT** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 3:20 pm

Hey guys, has anyone had the Subaru upper engine treatment done on their GT?

Its the one where they put that bottle of octane/alcohol stuff on the car and run it and heaps of white smoke comes out when it cleans the engine.

I remember doing it on a car ages ago, but I was wondering if anyone has done it on their GT and if they noticed a difference.

And how much did Subaru charge you?

I have my 75k service coming up now and would like to get it done, as well as everything else.

Regards

Mick

by **A-Drain** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:24 pm

Skooby,

I have had it done on all my Subies at each service for the last 8 years. Seems to help with the car's ability to accelerate smoothly.

Just my 2 cents worth.

Cheers

A-Drain

by **SkoobyGT** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:48 am

Cheers mate, what did you pay?

by **gt_dicko** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:18 am

They put one bottle in when I get my service done and give me another to put in at the half service interval.
Not sure if it does much, but I figure it can't hurt.
From memory they charge something like $10-12 a bottle.

by **Mo_GT** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:13 pm

I too have it done every service on my old car and the GT, When i used do the oil change myself, i used to buy them for about $15ish a can.

by **SkoobyGT** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:52 pm

This isn't the stuff that you put in fuel or oil, it's the one where they disconnect fuel lines I think and put the hook the can up and let the car run fully of the bottle, and pours white smoke galore?

by **Mo_GT** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 9:27 pm

SkoobyGT wrote:This isn't the stuff that you put in fuel or oil, it's the one where they disconnect fuel lines I think and put the hook the can up and let the car run fully of the bottle, and pours white smoke galore?

Not fuel lines, vaccum lines... And you half empty the can first, wait,
then start the motor and empty the can.

by **chriskan** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:24 pm

Guys, sorry to dig up an OLDDD thread.. but been trying to work out where to put the engine cleaner (ie. which vacuum line is the most effective, easily accessible) on a MY07 GTB?

EDIT.. crap, sorry didn't see this was in the 2.0T specifc.. :oops:

by **sooobi** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:17 pm

chriskan wrote:Guys, sorry to dig up an OLDDD thread.. but been trying to work out where to put the engine cleaner (ie. which vacuum line is the most effective, easily accessible) on a MY07 GTB?

EDIT.. crap, sorry didn't see this was in the 2.0T specifc..

Intake.. I usually put a small screw driver under the main intake (where it goes from the intercooler to the intake), open up the throttle body so it doesn't just spray against the butterfly...

It's good stuff.. I change airfilter and do this every 2-3000 km's..

by **tangcla** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:16 pm

Does Subaru do this upper engine clean stuff every service? I've never been offered a bottle

by **chriskan** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:25 pm

every 12,500/6months.

by **tangcla** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 8:37 am

So it's done in-service?

I should check my invoices

Upper engine cleaner treatment - anyone?

Upper engine cleaner treatment - anyone?

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