Dealer recommends "Induction Service" and "Carbon Clean" @45000km ?

[VR38]

What's an "induction service"?

 

[one_and_only2004]

What's an "induction service"?

They probably chuck the intake tube in the dish washer and whilst it's going they shoot carby cleaner at the throttle body from a few metres away to make it more exciting.

 

[Camacho]

What's an "induction service"?

That was my thought !

I thought i was in a russian brothel...

 

[Camacho]

They probably chuck the intake tube in the dish washer and whilst it's going they shoot carby cleaner at the throttle body from a few metres away to make it more exciting.

Lmao... Thanks for that ! Cracked me up bigtime!

 

[Towcar]

I had the Mitsi dealer in Dandenong try to up sell me this every service right from 10,000km I told him that if there was a build up that quick I am sure he would hear about it when I claimed on the warranty for a faulty engine, then asked them if they sold me a car with a faulty engine! He tried to tell me it was preventative maintenance. That said I know Mitsubishi that earlier GDI (same as SIDI) engines do suffer from coking on in the manifold but I am sure that with holden using technology that has been around for almost 15 years will have used a better system.

 

[one_and_only2004]

If you use alcohol fuels like e10 or e85 it'll clean up all the carbon deposits better than that stuff anyway.

 

[VR38]

I had the Mitsi dealer in Dandenong try to up sell me this every service right from 10,000km I told him that if there was a build up that quick I am sure he would hear about it when I claimed on the warranty for a faulty engine, then asked them if they sold me a car with a faulty engine! He tried to tell me it was preventative maintenance. That said I know Mitsubishi that earlier GDI (same as SIDI) engines do suffer from coking on in the manifold but I am sure that with holden using technology that has been around for almost 15 years will have used a better system.

FWIW if you don't change your oil and the motor fails then Holden will not honour the warranty so I'm kinda thinking along these lines, if it is not listed as mandatory service by Holden in your owners manual then it will be just a dealer up sell.
Altho I agree the intake does get dirty, via PCV etc, if it is excessive then the problem should be rectified.

 

[Camacho]

If you use alcohol fuels like e10 or e85 it'll clean up all the carbon deposits better than that stuff anyway.

Is that so? I was always told to stay away from the e85 and e10... Approved for the engine, but I am not sure about that stuff :blah blah:

Hm...

 

[Troy711]

That was my thought !

I thought i was in a russian brothel...

You vant ze 'indookshon service', no?


Sounds like a Good Friday night out if you ask me.

 

[one_and_only2004]

Provided your car is set up for it its fantastic - works great in my ute