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question about carby cleaner
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 4:37 pm
by brendanzxr
Hey guy's a question about carby cleaner , i think i've brought up this topic before , but here goes , i'm wanting to buy some , so it can clean out my bikes insides ,how do i use it? what's the direction's in using it, i know you need to put it in before filling up , but how much do i need to put in and do i need to change the oil and oil filter as well?. cheers brendan hope you can give me some advise.
Re: question about carby cleaner
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 4:41 pm
by Wattie
carby cleaner comes in a spray can, you neet to take the tank etc off and spray the F@#k outta the carbs. thats what it does.
i think your talking about "injector cleaner" thats the one you put in your fuel tank b4 for fill up.
if thats the case, just chuck it in and go riding
Re: question about carby cleaner
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 4:52 pm
by brendanzxr
There's a bottle at coles , that say's fuel injecter and carby cleaner , you pour it in the fuel tank.
Re: question about carby cleaner
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 4:57 pm
by Slow and wobbly
Follow the directions on the back and you cant go wrong.
Is there a reason why you want to do this?
Re: question about carby cleaner
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 5:07 pm
by brendanzxr
Bike feel's a bit sluggish , i don't know , and carby cleaner mind fix the problem?
Re: question about carby cleaner
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 5:19 pm
by Slow and wobbly
Well it won't hurt but don't expect it to be a miracle cure.
Re: question about carby cleaner
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 6:01 pm
by timmyrocks
brendanzxr wrote:Bike feel's a bit sluggish , i don't know , and carby cleaner mind fix the problem?
y cause mines faster
Re: question about carby cleaner
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 6:06 pm
by brendanzxr
Nah mines done more k's.
and i think it's time for a service.
Re: question about carby cleaner
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 7:00 pm
by Blurr
yeah it's more or less pour about a third of a bottle in when you fill up. Remember the directions on the back are generally for cars so dont add a full bottle to 1 tank of petty.
It is also recommended to only use about 2-3 treatments per oil change so if you put a bit in, dump the oil and filter afterwards.
Re: question about carby cleaner
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 7:02 pm
by dave#3
brendanzxr wrote:Nah mines done more k's.
and i think it's time for a service.
Brendan, when you're following the instructions just remember that your fuel tank is about 17 litres, whilst the instructions are written to assume a tank of 50-70 litres on average - you probably don't want to use the whole bottle in one go, The other thing to consider is that carby cleaner is no substitute for a service if your bike needs one.
Re: question about carby cleaner
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 7:21 pm
by brendanzxr
Yeh i know dave thank's, i'll put my bike in for a service soon.
i just thought it might help a bit.
Re: question about carby cleaner
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 10:17 pm
by Ronin1959
Don't waste your money.
I used a full bottle over three tanks and it made no difference.
When I pulled the carbys shortly after, some jets were blocked, diaphragm pistons & bowls sludgy.
Has no effect on dirty carbs, tho might help keep clean carbs clean longer
Cheers, Ronin
Re: question about carby cleaner
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 12:35 am
by IsleofNinja
Ronin1959 wrote:Don't waste your money.
I used a full bottle over three tanks and it made no difference.
When I pulled the carbys shortly after, some jets were blocked, diaphragm pistons & bowls sludgy.
Has no effect on dirty carbs, tho might help keep clean carbs clean longer
Cheers, Ronin
Depends on what you used mate..If you brought crap then that's the results you get...
Nulon and RC10 are about the only ones worthwhile but NOT too much too often!!
PS .. you leave a bike sitting for five years with stale fuel don't expect a miracle in a bottle!!