Water put into silencer in the name of cleaning!!!???

[four_tire]

Is this water treatment to silencer also done for Petrol Cars or is it just for Diesel one?

[akshay1234]

Originally Posted by four_tire

Is this water treatment to silencer also done for Petrol Cars or is it just for Diesel one?

i think mainly for diesels since they get a lot of carbon deposit.

[gameonrwind]

What about cars with Cat's in the exhaust ?

Would this harm the cat?

[benbsb29]

I have seen the same treatment being done to an Indicab at the place where i get my car washed. Initially, i was stunned,later curiousity took the better of me, and i stayed to watch the tamasha.

[Jaggu]

Funny part is it works quite well lol, but easier way is to occasionally have a high rpm run and then just clean the end pipes after some normal running. Good for the engine also

[Torqueguru]

Originally Posted by benbsb29

I have seen the same treatment being done to an Indicab at the place where i get my car washed. Initially, i was stunned,later curiousity took the better of me, and i stayed to watch the tamasha.

benbsb29,
Hehehe..Thats exactly what happened to me when i saw this damn thing being done too!

[Torqueguru]

Originally Posted by im_srini

Hi TorqueGuru, you probably noticed a quick & dirty technique to clean silencers. I remember reading one such method for decarbonizing engines. It involved removing your air-filter, & dribbling half-a-teaspoon of water into your engine intake (really) ! The theory was that the water would explode into high-pressure steam during combustion, & dislodge the carbon deposits !

srini,
I thought water and engine just werent supposed to be together ....I mean doesnt it defy logic? What are the advantages of this decarbonizing? smoke becomes less blacky???

[aby.sam]

Thanks Torqueguru, something strange that I come to know for the first time. Is the same treatment given by all the authorised service centres or is it done by the general service stations.
Could be a quick workaround thats only practised in India