Can Fuel Additives Clean Engine Carbon Deposits?

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Fuel additives have a significant effect on delaying the formation of engine carbon deposits and removing carbon deposits in the combustion chamber. Of course, the fuel additive must be a clean type. The so-called fuel additive is actually a gasoline additive. Generally speaking, there are two types of gasoline additives: octane boosters and cleaning agents. The main function of octane boosters is to increase the octane rating. For example, in remote areas where only 92-octane gasoline is available, but the engine requires 95-octane, this type of fuel additive is needed. The so-called fuel additive is actually a gasoline additive. Generally speaking, there are two types of gasoline additives: octane boosters and cleaning agents. The main function of octane boosters is to increase the octane rating. For example, in remote areas where only 92-octane gasoline is available, but the engine requires 95-octane, this type of fuel additive is needed. There are two types of carbon deposits in car engines. One is the "sludge" that deposits on the throttle body, intake manifold, and the back of the valves. These sludges are a mixture of colloidal substances (olefins) in gasoline, engine oil from the exhaust gas recirculation system, and dust from the air. These carbon deposits are located in the low-temperature parts of the engine. The other type of carbon deposit is located inside the combustion chamber, i.e., the high-temperature parts. These carbon deposits are solid carbides produced when the olefins in gasoline undergo incomplete combustion. As the engine combustion process continues, these carbon deposits gradually accumulate on the piston tops and cylinder heads, which can reduce the combustion chamber volume and lead to engine knocking.