Do I need to blow the engine out?

Ok. I’m older and was taught at a young age that engine should be “blown out” on long highway trip at least 2-3 times a year if you do only stop and go daily driving.

My Taco gets purely a stop and go use so should I be “blowing it out”running 87octane if that matters.

 

Old wives tale but engines do like to run at operating temperature.

 

A relic myth way back from the carbureted and lead-depositing days. Proper maintenance is fine. Blow it out for fun. Don't feel obligated to blow it.

 

It’s Friday!!!!

 

Go in a long ride this weekend. That will do it

 

Commonly known in New York City as an Eye-Tallian tune up.

 

Just egg on some young kid at a red light.

 

It's always good idea to "blow out " the carbon build up on any engine carbed or FI especially a vehicle that is driven alot on congested city streets . I've seen FI cars load up from excessive idling and a quick drive down the freeway usually will clean the plugs

 

Every now and then you got to blow it out. These trucks meant be be baja running full throttle on some open land.

Most people have these beauties caged up. That the reason for the taco tick and transmission downshifts.

 

Youngsters may not understand the term "blow out the engine" in the same context my dad used. It is still a good thing, the terminology has changed for younger guys. But yes, it is good for the engine to be driven on some long trips at highway speeds from time to time. Call it anything you want.

 

Yea. The point is to blow out carbon deposits.

I do this on my 2 strokes. Wasn’t sure it was needed on the Taco engine

 

Anyone got a service bulletin to back this up? Please no Seafoam salesman BS

 

I have never heard that said and to be honest I don't want to ever hear it again.

Indeed!

These Tacomas run at less than 2500 RPM on the freeway so I'd like to know if <2500 RPM will do anything to carbon build up and I want proof of it.

2 strokes yes, a 4 stroke computer controlled Tacoma though?

And there you have it.

Show some proof that freeway speeds will do anything different on a Tacoma engine. Good luck with that.

On a short distance driven Tacoma the biggest issue will be condensation in the oil. Ignore the 3,000 or 4,000 mile per oil change (or whatever mile you chose to change the oil) and change it a minimum of every 6 months, more in climates with excessive humidity.

 

lol. don't knock the Seafoam. I use the magic juice in all my lawn equipment.

I can smell carbon burn when I do the highway run. I do a lot of stop and go daily

 

Hell yeah, stomp it every now and then.

 

I don’t drive often these days and mostly local at low rpm’s. I do like to get on the highway on occasion and punch it and run high rpm’s for a short while.

When in doubt, blow it out.

https://knowhow.napaonline.com/redlining-car-3-common-automotive-myths-debunked/

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=271y0EHMYrk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPdz6BMj8EA

IMO --- 2 good videos ... I have used both additives ... each about every 6 months.

 

I remember my dad "blowing out the engine" in our '61 Biscayne... straight six with a road draft system, pre pcv valve days. It had a canister style oil filter that would hold a roll of toilet paper as the filter and he would buy re-refined oil for about .19 a quart, if my memory is correct.

 

Back in the day 30++ years ago we called it “blowing out the carbon”. Back when “muscle cars” were popular , 327, 396,
427 ci. , duel 4 barrel carbs, big cams and on and on it was necessary to take it out and run the shit ot of them and “blow out the carbon”. I had a couple different muscle cars and if I didn’t take them out and blow the carbon out they’d run a little rough and you’d lose a little horse power. You’d lose a little time in the 1/4 mile if you didn’t blow the carbon out occasionally.
I may be old school but I still think it’s beneficial to run a car hard periodically to “blow out the carbon”.

 

Doing a blow out run is beneficial.
A good acceleration along with a long drive will help get moisture out of the exhaust.
A long drive allows the engine to get to and maintain operating temp which helps get moisture out of the engine. Look at all the posts of people asking if the milkshake in their oil cap is normal. The cap isn't the only place that gets buildup.
While not necessarily for the same reasons as older engines running low quality dino oil and leaded gas, it is a good thing to do every now and then.
When I purchased my '57 with a 283, it hadn't been run hard in a while. It let out a big puff of smoke when I got on it hard then cleared up and ran better.