Cleaning your intake valve and combustion chamber from carbon build up is an excellent way to keep fuel-injection type engines running at top performance. Intake valve build-up can slow down air flow, resulting in performance and driveability issues like hesitation, stumbling, and hard starting. We recommend cleaning your intake valve at regular 15,000-30,000 mile intervals or as required.

Berryman’s 2611 Pro Kit can help clean up carbon build up and other deposits to keep your car running smoothly.

Here’s how to get started cleaning your intake valve and combustion chamber. *Note: Do not use this product for diesel engines.

Step #1 – Determining Your Engine Size

Determine if your car is four, five, six, or larger cylinders. If you’re not sure, the quickest way to determine your engine size, is to find your emissions sticker located under the vehicle’s hood or door jamb.

Step #2 – Selecting the Flow Restrictor for Your Engine

Both sizes of flow restrictors are included with the 2611 Pro Kit.

For 2-cylinder and 4-cylinder engines, select the silver four-sided flow restrictor.
For 6, 8 or 12-cylinder engines, select the gold six-sided hexagon flow restrictor.

Once you’ve selected the correct resistor, insert the large barb end into the clear tube included with the kit.

Step #3 – Cleaning Process Via the Air Intake System

Berryman has created 2 different methods to this cleaning process, but we’ll cover the most common way to complete this procedure – via the air intake system. For option 2, watch the cleaning video. 

Loosen the retainer clamp on the air boot, then carefully remove the air boot from the throttle body. Using the yellow curved straw included in the kit, place the u-shaped end into the throttle body facing the engine. Then, carefully replace the air boot back to the throttle body, ensuring that the seal is firmly in place. 

Next, attached the small end of the flow restrictor from Step #2 into the yellow straw just placed, carefully ensuring all the hose connections are tight. 

Step #4 – Placing the Aerosol Can

Place the Intake Valve & Combustion Chamber can (attached to the clear hose) upright on a flat, level surface. Check that your hoses and additional parts are clear of all fan blades and belts within your engine.

Step #5 – Starting Your Engine

This next step, you’ll need to start your engine – do not apply the chemical if your engine in NOT running. Once the engine is idle, slowly depress the tab on your Intake Valve & Combustion Chamber cleaner can to start the cleaning process. Once the can is empty, you’ve completed the cleaning process, and can now stop your engine by turning off your car. 

*If for any reason you need to stop the engine or the engine stalls, depress the button under the tab on the can to stop the flow of the cleaning agent. 

Now you’ve successfully cleaned your intake valve using the Berryman 2611 Pro Kit. Simply remove the yellow straw, reattach the air boot to the throttle body, and tighten the clamp. You’ll immediately notice the quicker starting, better acceleration, and better fuel economy. 

Berryman’s  Intake Valve & Combustion Chamber 2611 Pro Kit is one of the best intake cleaning products in the industry and is professionally formulated for use in all fuel-injected gasoline engines. 

So, you’re in the market for a new ride – but want to go bargain hunting for a good used car. You’ve found the model you want – and one listed at a great price – but then you look at the mileage and ask yourself: does this used car have too many miles on it?

The answer is a complicated one – sure, that sounds like a cop-out for us to say, but it’s true – since not all cars are created the same. But let’s look first at just pure mileage: the average person drives about 12,000 miles per year. If you see a used car that’s just two years old and has 40,000 or 50,000 on the odometer already, that’s a bit of a red flag, as it shows that the car has been driven far more than other examples in the same year, make and model.

That said, the 12,000 figure, while a good rule of thumb, isn’t infallible. If you’re in a part of the country that’s very far spread out, the average mileage per year for most drivers may be quite a bit higher than that 12,000 figure. Climate can also dramatically change the impact of those 12,000 miles.

A car driven 9,000 miles per year in, say, northern Michigan, with bitter cold, pot holes and road salt likely has more wear and tear on it than a car driven 15,000 mostly-highway miles in a warmer Texas climate. See how that “is this a high mileage used car” question may be a bit, too narrow now?

But all of that is also before considering another big factor: make and model. Cars like the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord tend to last for a long time and a lot of miles, and are popular cars everywhere that can get serviced without costing an arm and a leg. If you want a luxury used car like a BMW or Mercedes, remember that the individual components are more expensive and those brands don’t have the same reliable reputations of a Honda or Toyota.

In other words, if a warning light comes on, you’ll want to know you can get it repaired without draining your life savings.

All that said, the most important factor for any used car isn’t the mileage, it’s the previous owner(s). Vehicle history can show you if the car has any previous issues with accidents, maintenance or anything else. And in most cases, modifications can be a huge red flag. Do you really want to trust a previous owner you’ve never met with an ECU tune on a car you’re buying? Or buy a used sports car like a Subaru WRX from someone who thrashed it around? Nope.

So, while that 12,000 miles per year marker is a pretty good start to determining if a used car has too much mileage, there are plenty of other factors you should check in on before making your purchase decision.

Make that car run longer with Berryman Products!

Buying a used car can sometimes feel like a gamble. While the previous owner may have taken extreme care of their vehicle with routine maintenance and care, another could have been a driven by a teenager who took the car for a few joy rides. To ensure that you are getting what you expect, here are some important items for you to check:

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