How Does Carbon Build-Up Affect Engine Performance?
As the engine operates, carbon deposits may form in places such as the valves, ports, pistons, head gasket and piston rings. The carbon build up is known to interfere negatively with standard combustion is numerous ways. Alteration of the engine’s operating temperature, and compression ratio, however, the most dramatic effect in a fuel injected engine is what some people call the “sponge effect”.As the fuel mixture in cylinders is compressed, carbon deposits absorb both oxygen and fuel that enter the cylinder. When the spark plug ignites, the explosive flame front that normally spreads through the cylinder and exploding the fuel and air, instead extinguishes the flame front and hinders combustion.
