How to: Use Upper Engine Cleaner 

Would a Forexter XT 2009 with an EJ25 have an ETB? I just bought the car and am about to change the oil.

I've done UEC on my gen5 liberty GT twice now. Smoke is minimal. I'm thinking maybe doing this yearly rather than each oil change... (Half yearly)

Sorry don't know why RU-vid has stopped giving me any notifications but no don't do it if your not going to change the oil it will be very bad for your engine

@@shanesoddworldwhy would it matter? The carbon gets burnt and goes out of the exhaust, nothing is going into the engine oil at all

Easiest first step is to clean your MAF sensor. It's got some wires coming out of it and it's near your intake/airbox. If that doesn't fix it clean the butterfly flap in your throttle body. This is more of a pain in the ass though because you have to take off your intercooler to get to it. But just make sure you use the correct spray and open the flap manually, hold it, and get rid of all the carbon/oil blow-by that's accumulated in there. If your car doesn't idle great after those 2 maintenance steps and you don't have an O2 check engine light, then you may have to get it checked out for a clogged injector or something. Good luck man.

@@AxnJaxn I'm dealing with this right now. Cleaned my 2 mafs I had on me (one on the car and one I preventatively replaced). Didn't work. Tried new MAF. Nope. New O2 sensor. Nope. Found 1 vacuum leak - the turbo inlet somehow came off the turbo - how the car even drove I don't know. Fixed the loose inlet, but this did not fix the rough idle. Cleaned throttle body and put on a new gasket - it wasn't even dirty. Nope. Tried the stock BPV vs. the aftermarket one I had on the car - nope. Spark plugs, ignition coils and injectors. Nope. Soapy water tested every possible place the intake or exhaust could be leaking. Nothing. Tuner said maybe bad wiring harness if it's not the valves or something. We could try going speed density if it is the maf sensor. Will try this as a last ditch effort before rebuilding. I'm at my wits end. Sounds like my valves may be fucked somehow and it's time for a rebuild. May just drive it until the whole engine blows because the only problem I have is a rough idle. Drives like a dream. Pulls like a dream. No CELs. Will get a Bader block and shoot for 450 hp once it does go.

Yes always do this before you put the new oil in

sorry mate i don't really understand what you mean? if you mean how much of the upper engine cleaner you should use? then the whole can but follow the video because if you put the whole can in before running the engine you will flood it lol how ever if you mean any often? every 3-4 service which for me was about every 15,000 km's

blob eye, 2003-2005 :)

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lmao yeah mate i do every 3rd service your car will love you for it

no use the upper engine cleaner first because any leak down you may have will get into the oil so you want to get rid of that with the new oil afterwards

Shane's Oddworld damn man the serviced my car then did the uec last .Hmmm