Intake Carbon
Cleaning Service
Breathe Life Back Into Your Diesel Engine
Modern diesel engines are designed with EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) systems to reduce emissions. However, when soot from the exhaust mixes with oil vapor from the PCV system, it creates a thick, sticky carbon sludge.
Over time, this sludge severely chokes your intake manifold, restricting airflow and starving your engine of oxygen.
At Per4mance, we specialise in professional intake manifold removal and deep carbon extraction, safely restoring your vehicle's factory performance, fuel economy, and reliability.
Signs Your Engine is Choking on Carbon
Carbon buildup doesn't happen overnight; it slowly strangles your engine over tens of thousands of kilometers. Because the degradation is gradual, many drivers don't realise how much power they have lost until the manifold is cleaned.
Warning signs that you need a carbon clean:
- Sluggish acceleration and severe turbo lag
- Noticeable increase in fuel consumption
- Sluggish acceleration and severe turbo lag
- Frequent DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) regenerations
- Check Engine Light (often related to EGR flow faults)
Our Professional Cleaning Process
We do not use cheap 'spray can' solutions that can push dangerous carbon chunks into your engine. We do it the right way: complete removal and industrial cleaning.
Pre-Clean Diagnostics
We scan the vehicle's ECU to check for underlying EGR, mass airflow, or DPF fault codes to ensure the entire system is functioning correctly before we begin.
Complete Manifold Removal
Our technicians safely remove the intake manifold, throttle body, and EGR valve from the vehicle. This is the only way to ensure 100% of the carbon is safely extracted without risking engine damage.
Industrial Ultrasonic Cleaning
The removed components are submerged in an industrial heated ultrasonic chemical bath. This safely dissolves the hardened soot and sludge, returning the metal components to a factory-clean condition.
Cylinder Head Port Cleaning
While the manifold is off, we meticulously clean the intake ports on the cylinder head manually, ensuring the valves are closed so absolutely no debris enters the combustion chamber.
Reassembly & ECU Reset
The engine is reassembled using brand new genuine gaskets. We then reset the engine's learned airflow adaptations in the ECU and perform a rigorous road test to verify the restored performance.
The Results You Will Feel
Restored Power & Torque
By opening up the airway, your turbo spools faster and your engine breathes effortlessly, completely eliminating sluggishness and restoring factory throttle response.
Improved Fuel Economy
An engine choked with carbon has to work twice as hard. A clean manifold drastically improves combustion efficiency, saving you significant money at the fuel pump.
Extended Engine & DPF Life
Cleaner combustion means less soot is pushed into your Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) and less strain is placed on your EGR system, preventing highly expensive future breakdowns.
Book Your Carbon Clean Today
Stop driving a severely restricted vehicle. Experience the massive difference a professional intake clean makes.
Workshop Location: Per4mance
3/25 Granite Street San Geebung,
QLD 4034, Australia