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Cleaning the air intake and valves

Clean your air intake and valves

Clean your air intake and valves

It is normal that from the first kilometers, carbon deposits accumulate in the air intake and on the valves. Depending on your driving habits, the performance of your engine decreases by increasing consumption and losing power! Cleaning the air intake and the valves is necessary to avoid mechanical problems and failing the technical inspection.

What is the use of the air intake?

The air intake is used to bring air directly to your engine, but it also captures some of the exhaust gases through the EGR valve.

The valves are located on the upper part of the engine, in direct connection with the air intake.

Their role is to open and close according to the engine explosion cycle.

How and why does the air intake get dirty?

When you drive, the burnt gases go out through the exhaust valves and create carbon deposits. The same reaction appears on the intake valves because of the EGR valve. Depending on your driving habits, these deposits can prevent the valves from closing and therefore from sealing.

If the valves are not correctly cleaned, they will lose their tightness and the petrol or diesel engine will lose power.

Why should you clean the air intake?

The maintenance of your air intake and valves is essential to increase the lifespan of your vehicle and especially to limit the cost of repair – but not only! Cleaning your air intake and valves with Bardahl products will:
  • Soften and eliminate the carbon deposits that cause the loss of power
  • Clean with no need to dismantle
  • Avoid the replacement or the sandblasting of valves
  • Limit the fuel overconsumption and polluting emissions
  • Extend the lifespan of the turbo

How to know if the air intake needs to be cleaned?

Prevention is always better than cure. Using our preventive additives, you will prevent your air intake from being clogged with carbon deposits. If you do not have this reflex yet, there are many symptoms that can alert you before the engine failure. It never seems to be serious at first, but the consequences can be very expensive if you do not act: 
  • Loss of power
  • Engine noise or squeaking
  • Holes in the acceleration
  • Overconsumption
  • Difficult start

How to clean and protect your air intake and valves?

Our tips to prevent the air intake and valves from getting clogged.
The estimated cost for a new valve ranges from € 1000 to € 4000 depending on the type.

To avoid the expenses related to the replacement of your valves, there are 2 solutions:

     1. Our DIY engine 

Our engine cleaning kit allows everyone to treat the air intake in order to soften and eliminate carbon deposits and soot.
This kit can be used as a preventive treatment.

     2.​ Engine cleaning in a professional workshop

The most efficient and innovative process on the market to clean the air intake is Bardahl eco-cleaning program! Bardahl has the largest professional network in the world and our 3000 experts clean your engine to give it a new youth!

Where other methods of hydrogen cleaning try to clean all parts of your engine by injecting only one solution into the air intake, Bardahl independently treats each part of your engine for an optimal result. 

Your injectors, air intake, EGR valve, turbo and DPF are cleaned in 30 minutes to 2 hours.

Concrete and immediate results

  • Decreased consumption and therefore increased autonomy.
  • Decreased opacity of exhaust fumes and therefore decreased harmful emissions.
  • A more flexible and dynamic driving.
  • More power and original responsiveness.
Engine and air intake cleaning from 59 € >>

 

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