UEC (Upper Engine Cleaner) where to put it?

[Lucas_R]

When leaving it in for 10 mins, just remove the temp probe, spray away, replace the temp probe and then start the car after the 10mins.

For the 2nd part - to do it while the engine is running - i would suggest the following:

The engine will run like rubbish with the temp probe removed....so your best bet is to:

1) Block off the rest of the hole temporarily with either your finger or perhaps some gaffa tape etc. My finger worked fine for me.
2) Get a friend to start the car and rev it up a bit.
3) Spray the UEC into the engine (while still covering the rest of the hole with your finger to minimise a leak)

TIP: I have read that some people have had the little straw sucked into the inlet manifold when doing this.....which could potentially really ruin your day. I would suggest some gaffa tape of something similar to secure the little straw to the can more securely.

Great thanks for that Lucas. Now how do you get it into the manifold while the car is running?
And do you put the whole can in or just half? The instructions are that you put half in leave for 10 minutes or so start the engine then hold high revs and spray the rest into the manifold.

[VRSJas]

Great thanks for your help. Im changing the servicing to 10000km services. I just went and priced a minor service and it was nearly $500 so i think i will be servicing it myself.

[Lucas_R]

Yes the servicing cost at the dealers is ridiculous isn't it.

I only generally do about 8,000kms a year, so i do an oil + oil filter change myself at the 6 month point, and get a dealership service at the 12 month point. It pays to shop around with the dealerships - VW wanted to charge me $420 for my 12 month service (which is essentially an oil change, quick check over and tyre rotation), whereas i got Audi to service it and they charged me approx $250-260 all up ($180 in labour from Audi + the cost of the Liqui-Moly oil that i had purchased for them to use). My brother works for the Audi dealership, so no doubt i probably got "trade price", but even at retail price, im sure it would be cheaper than VW.

Might be worth seeing if there are some VW/Skoda/Audi specialist or a European car service centre in Canberra. Im sure theres one of two around.