Carbon on valves

Direct injection engines get this a lot. Even more with a turbo. So much that one engine had typical manifold type fuel injectors that ran at idle to clean the intake tract. Frequently, rev them up high for about half-minute to “excite” the valves and produce a lot of heat to wick any carbon buildup.

Do you use ethanol fuel?

I'm sure it used a lot of ethanol fuel :rofl: