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Had a 78 Honda Civic countless years ago when dinosaurs still roamed the earth and one had to duck spears and not bullets, it was a massive oil burner despite only having 30K miles on the clock "it sat for five years before I got my hands on it". I did a compression check and found that all four itsy bitsy cylinders were down on pressure by 30 to 40 PSI from spec.
The solution was to remove the plugs, fill the cylinders with kerosene, then drain the oil and over fill the crank case with kerosene instead of oil. I let the engine sit in that condition for three days followed by cranking the engine over for an additional three days by hand "once a day" with a wrench. After draining the "crud" out of the crank case and spinning the engine over with the starter to clear the cylinders, I put oil and plugs back in it.
After that, the compression of all four itty bitty cylinders was perfect and the oil galley in the head was clean, heck, she ran great after that!
She finally died after a few years due to rust and a bent rear suspension, but thanks to the junk yard that bought her for $40, she became their "torch wagon", ie. holes cut in the roof so they could put welding gas cylinders in it so they could drive around the junk yard!
So yes, petroleum fuel products will clean an engine and help disintegrate carbon deposits but caution must be used. If you are asking why, clearing the cylinders will BLOW kerosene and kerosene vapor everywhere, one spark, it's all over!
jorrell
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92 245 284K miles, IPD'd to the hilt, 06 XC70, 00 Eclipse custom Turbo setup...currently taking names and kicking reputations!
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