How to decarb piston rings
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2011 E350 blutec
How to decarb piston rings
Hello and how are you all doing. Having some time on my hands, have a new question. If my engine is sucking oil through the PCV , then wouldnt that attribute to coking or buildup of carbon in the piston rings? Seems that my oil consumption is up on my W212 om642. I installed another crankcase vent valve (pcv) the diaphragm in the old one was questionable.
Reason Im asking is that as the rings or should i say the ring grooves are getting exposed to more oil, then wouldnt there be more of a carbon deposit behind the rings ,perhaps making them stick? What would you use to 1, add to the fuel to help decarbonize the piston ring grooves, and 2, add to the crankcase to clean excessive dirt, carbon or whatever out of that ? As i get i higher oil consumption through the pcv , if it gets bad enough could i end up getting a runaway where even shutting the engine off it could end up running on its own oil? ( as what has happened with the older larger heavy diesel engines)
I was thinking of adding seafoam to both my crankcase and fuel tank for this purpose. I am currently using Liquimoly diesel intake cleaner right before an oil change. The oil in the intake is crazy bad, it has to be negatively effecting the piston ring area of the engine. If the rings are getting coked up from the top and not the bottom then more pressure is getting into the crankcase, causing more gasses through the pcv.
What have you all used to prevent this ? Sea Foam? Liquimoly diesel purge ? Lucas oil stabilizer or fuel injector cleaner?
Thanks for your input, E350cruiser
Reason Im asking is that as the rings or should i say the ring grooves are getting exposed to more oil, then wouldnt there be more of a carbon deposit behind the rings ,perhaps making them stick? What would you use to 1, add to the fuel to help decarbonize the piston ring grooves, and 2, add to the crankcase to clean excessive dirt, carbon or whatever out of that ? As i get i higher oil consumption through the pcv , if it gets bad enough could i end up getting a runaway where even shutting the engine off it could end up running on its own oil? ( as what has happened with the older larger heavy diesel engines)
I was thinking of adding seafoam to both my crankcase and fuel tank for this purpose. I am currently using Liquimoly diesel intake cleaner right before an oil change. The oil in the intake is crazy bad, it has to be negatively effecting the piston ring area of the engine. If the rings are getting coked up from the top and not the bottom then more pressure is getting into the crankcase, causing more gasses through the pcv.
What have you all used to prevent this ? Sea Foam? Liquimoly diesel purge ? Lucas oil stabilizer or fuel injector cleaner?
Thanks for your input, E350cruiser
