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Italian Tune Up actually Works??

Jeffs2013GTI

Jeffs2013GTI

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well they wont let me put the post up which is dumb because its a VW GTI site. Sorry Guys.

Basically showed that the Italian Tune Up does indeed work. Keep it around 4500 rpm for 30 minutes once in a while. Just hit the freeway in 4th for 30 min basically drastically reduced the build up. Photos on the link that wont go up show it.

Jeff
 
Stadpad

Stadpad

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here i took a print screen shot of that link...
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that website link is goofy, it wont let you type it in a thread without the 'vw gti' part turning to stars. for example if i type those same words together it looks like this...*****club
 
excelevant

excelevant

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I have pictures of my carbon build up at 30k that shows it does indeed work. I'll scan them and upload. I didn't do any "highway in 4th gear" though, I just went out and drove really hard for 20-30+ minutes at least once a month since I've had the car. I'm blessed with a place to do this though.. the highway option might be better for some. The few times I did a highway "burn", it was in 6th gear at 100+ for a long, long time. As a result of all this my car hardly showed any build up compared to what I've seen from others.

My service manager at Commonwealth VW tried to tell me if I only used Chevron and stopped occasionally using Mobil I wouldn't have any at all.. I thought about explaining direct injection to him, but instead I just :)
 
SuPeR GTi

SuPeR GTi

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excelevant said:
I have pictures of my carbon build up at 30k that shows it does indeed work. I'll scan them and upload. I didn't do any "highway in 4th gear" though, I just went out and drove really hard for 20-30+ minutes at least once a month since I've had the car. I'm blessed with a place to do this though.. the highway option might be better for some. The few times I did a highway "burn", it was in 6th gear at 100+ for a long, long time. As a result of all this my car hardly showed any build up compared to what I've seen from others.

My service manager at Commonwealth VW tried to tell me if I only used Chevron and stopped occasionally using Mobil I wouldn't have any at all.. I thought about explaining direct injection to him, but instead I just :)
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i think ill rather pay for a cleaning at 50k rather then get caught doing 100+.
 
excelevant

excelevant

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SuPeR GTi said:
i think ill rather pay for a cleaning at 50k rather then get caught doing 100+.
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I highly doubt anything other than the occasional hard drive is necessary, I just added that to state that my car may have had some crazy Italians doing the tune up.
 
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Cryptic19111

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shit, mine gets an Italian tuneup every time I drive it
 
Zillon

Zillon

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excelevant said:
I have pictures of my carbon build up at 30k that shows it does indeed work. I'll scan them and upload. I didn't do any "highway in 4th gear" though, I just went out and drove really hard for 20-30+ minutes at least once a month since I've had the car. I'm blessed with a place to do this though.. the highway option might be better for some. The few times I did a highway "burn", it was in 6th gear at 100+ for a long, long time. As a result of all this my car hardly showed any build up compared to what I've seen from others.

My service manager at Commonwealth VW tried to tell me if I only used Chevron and stopped occasionally using Mobil I wouldn't have any at all.. I thought about explaining direct injection to him, but instead I just :)
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What exactly did the Mobil 1 have anything to do with carbon buildup?

Silly VW dealers pushing their own (crappy) Castrol product. Dealer Castrol is not that great.
 
littleazn248

littleazn248

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For me dirty exhaust tips after every drive means a job well done :D
 
rawbdog

rawbdog

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Should try revving to 7k rpms for 30 min!
 
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Coolicarboy

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Yup. Guess this means I clean my intake valves every time I drive. :thumbup:
 
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RudyTR

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I believe it works to a certain point. I just drive home in Sport mode a couple times a month and it keeps the revs pretty high. I have like a 20+ minute commute on the freeway home.
 
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