WOW!!!!!
My 2007 Mazda 3i has 42,000 miles on it. I have owned the car 3 years next month. The car has seen a steady diet of FP60, Regane, Lucas UCL, and MMO (obviously not all at once). I decided to do a water decarb to see if there was any difference in the car.
Took her out for a short 15 minute spin first to heat the engine. Hooked up 8 feet of 3/8 inch fuel line to the brake booster nipple. Sat in the drivers seat with a gallon jug of distilled water and ran the open end of the hose to my location.
Started the engine and dipped the tip of the hose into the water. Kept the RPMs at 3000. Got into a rhythm....dip the hose for a split second...raise it for half a second or so.....dip it back up.....raise it instantly back up.
I went through about half a gallon of water in 3 or 4 minutes. I could see smoke out the pipe when I first started but near the tail end of the run I couldn't see anything.
Turned the car off and disconnected the negative post for a few minutes to reset the ECU. Reattached the brake booster line. Went for a drive to dry her off and WOW!!!!
Man she is unbelievably responsive now, just like the day I drove her off the lot. I always wondered where in the heck my power went as the years went by. At idle, you cannot hear or feel that the car is on. It's just crazy.
After a 20 minute highway drive I pulled back home. Looked at the oil filler cap and saw just a small amount of milkiness on the inside of the cap. I figure it's just some condensation. The oil on the dipstick is still good looking. I'm going to change the oil out tomorrow morning just to be safe.
I highly recommend this IF YOU GO SLOW. You COULD possibly hydrolock your engine if you suck in too much water too quickly.
My 2007 Mazda 3i has 42,000 miles on it. I have owned the car 3 years next month. The car has seen a steady diet of FP60, Regane, Lucas UCL, and MMO (obviously not all at once). I decided to do a water decarb to see if there was any difference in the car.
Took her out for a short 15 minute spin first to heat the engine. Hooked up 8 feet of 3/8 inch fuel line to the brake booster nipple. Sat in the drivers seat with a gallon jug of distilled water and ran the open end of the hose to my location.
Started the engine and dipped the tip of the hose into the water. Kept the RPMs at 3000. Got into a rhythm....dip the hose for a split second...raise it for half a second or so.....dip it back up.....raise it instantly back up.
I went through about half a gallon of water in 3 or 4 minutes. I could see smoke out the pipe when I first started but near the tail end of the run I couldn't see anything.
Turned the car off and disconnected the negative post for a few minutes to reset the ECU. Reattached the brake booster line. Went for a drive to dry her off and WOW!!!!
Man she is unbelievably responsive now, just like the day I drove her off the lot. I always wondered where in the heck my power went as the years went by. At idle, you cannot hear or feel that the car is on. It's just crazy.
After a 20 minute highway drive I pulled back home. Looked at the oil filler cap and saw just a small amount of milkiness on the inside of the cap. I figure it's just some condensation. The oil on the dipstick is still good looking. I'm going to change the oil out tomorrow morning just to be safe.
I highly recommend this IF YOU GO SLOW. You COULD possibly hydrolock your engine if you suck in too much water too quickly.