water injection/cleaning with water

[THe_DeTAiL3R]

Kind of a 2-part thread...

 

Using water to clean your combustion chamber- via sucking it through a vacuum line into the throttlebody... does it work and can it hurt the engine? I have not been able to find much info on the net about doing this. With Seafoam or GM cleaner you'd use 3/4 of a bottle or whatever cause it can harm the cat or whatever, with water is it possible to use TOO MUCH??

 

 

Secondly, I came across this link which I found interesting. Dunno if it would apply to our cars or not, so whatever.

 

http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel_library/ethanol_motherearth/me3.html

[Supreme Cutlass]

I'm not sure how it would be any more effective than TEC, I'd be worried about too much getting sucked in....http://www.prepsparkplugs.com/hydrofact.htm

[mfewtrail]

I'm not sure how it would be any more effective than TEC, I'd be worried about too much getting sucked in....http://www.prepsparkplugs.com/hydrofact.htm

 

I would think that Seafoam or TEC would be a lot more effective, but water might be a decent alternative(hell it's free to try, so why not? ). You should be able to find plenty of claims of water injection having a "cleaning" side effect if you search the right terms on google. I would run the engine until it's up to operating temp and then disconnect a vacuum line and gradually let it suck up the water(same way I do with TEC or Seafoam)...I place the vacuum line right at the top of the liquid level and let it slowly suck up the contents of the container. Another idea would be to take an old spray bottle and mist the water into the open throttle body.

[99RegalGS]

Another idea would be to take an old spray bottle and mist the water into the open throttle body.

I did that to my old cutlass. And if you do it this way it's damn near impossible to waterlock your engine.

[THe_DeTAiL3R]

I actually tried sucking it up with the PVC valve (on the front valve cover) on my 3100. More like slowly poured it in, then it gets sucked through the top of the throttlebody. I got a bit of steam out the exhaust I'll have to see if it made any difference...