Engine/performance help

1. user_52446 Established Member Joined: May 2011 Norwich Posts: 1430 Forteee & Furiooooo

   #1 28th September 2011, 18:49

   Hey there, I was wondering if thier are any cheap/easy/free mods I can do to keep my engine nice and healthy.
   When I say cheap I dont mean like £5 or whatever I can afford upto £100ish (yes to some of you that isnt alot but it is to me)
   Just simple things like "buy a new pipe for this" or "clean that" or "buy this for that because it does this" if you get what I mean, I just want a nice and healthy engine.
   Stuff for example I have heard that a ECU cover is a good idea, not to keep it healthy but just to protect it
   Any ideas?
2. Psycho18 Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 west Mids Posts: 1775 Mk1 White VTS

   #2 28th September 2011, 18:51

   clean out the throttle body and ICV
3. user_52446 Established Member Joined: May 2011 Norwich Posts: 1430 Forteee & Furiooooo

   #3 28th September 2011, 18:53

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Psycho18 clean out the throttle body and ICV

   What does that do then? Is it easy to get to/remove if you need to? What cleaning equipment do I need? Anything special? cheers
4. user_52446 Established Member Joined: May 2011 Norwich Posts: 1430 Forteee & Furiooooo

   #4 28th September 2011, 19:32

   Anything else?
5. Psycho18 Established Member Joined: Apr 2008 west Mids Posts: 1775 Mk1 White VTS

   #5 7th October 2011, 15:52

   Cleaning the throttle body/icv will make sure you are idling correctly and got a better air flow from the air box.
   
   Some carb cleaner will do it.
   
   Search cleaning icv and throttle body.
6. user_53493 Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2011 Cardiff Posts: 908 Mk4 Fiesta Encore Mk1 Saxo Eastcoast

   #6 7th October 2011, 16:00

   I bought some 'Wynn's Petrol System Treatment' on the weekend - about £12. Says on the packaging to put it in a full tank, but a garage advised me to run the tank low, pour the whole bottle in the tank, then fill it up with about £20 - £30's worth of V-Power or other high octane fuel, then give it a blast on the straights.
   
   I've tried this in about 3 cars now and it's an absolute charm. MPG has gone up significantly since putting it in! Just nice to know it's keeping it clean
   
   This stuff:
   
   
   I'm also interested in the answers in this thread, wouldn't mind knowing more ways to keep the engine healthy
7. Quick Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064

   #7 7th October 2011, 18:17

   Good service, decent oil, filter, plugs, flush the rad and refil with the correct mix!
   Get it running its best before changing anything!
   See when the cambelt needs doing.
8. Stuart85VTR Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Ayr Posts: 337 00' Ph1 172 + 99' Onyx 106 GTI

   #8 7th October 2011, 18:24

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by geraintthomas I bought some 'Wynn's Petrol System Treatment' on the weekend - about £12. Says on the packaging to put it in a full tank, but a garage advised me to run the tank low, pour the whole bottle in the tank, then fill it up with about £20 - £30's worth of V-Power or other high octane fuel, then give it a blast on the straights. I've tried this in about 3 cars now and it's an absolute charm. MPG has gone up significantly since putting it in! Just nice to know it's keeping it clean

   I might try this when I get paid Also interested in what this thread can bring up