This is what the cleaner looks like.
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Decarbonization
These pictures where taken on March 4, 2003
Decarbonization helps your car by getting rid of the carbon build up in the cylinders and around that area. Carbon buildup can hurt performance, from the knock retard it can induce to the restriction in airflow and improper valve sealing in the combustion chamber. Facts on how to do this was taken from 60DegreeV6 in the "Non-Motor Specifics" page. I did this by myself and it would have gone a lot smoother if it was done with another person. It can be done with one person, but I don't think I got the best results I could have.
I started out with starting up the car and letting it reach normal temperatures. I then found a vacuum line that had constant suction, I used the hose that connects to the PCV valve. I then had it suck up almost the entire can and let the car stall. Now this is where the problems came into place. First the vacuum hose is too stiff to stick into the can, so I used a drinking straw with a bend in it. This was not the best because it allowed too much air to be sucked in with the fluid. Your supposed to suck it up with no air. Then when I tried to cause the engine to stall, when the fluid in the can was low, it didn't. This happened because too much air was traveling with the cleaner. So I had to turn the engine off from inside the car, allowing some of the cleaner to burn off, which I didn't want.
I let it sit for about 10 minutes and started the car up. It idled very hard, and a lot of smoke came out. My car looked like one of those cars that leave thunderclouds of smoke behind them. I then drove until all the smoke disappeared, using all throttle positions. Be careful where you drive since the cloud that you will leave smells very strong, kind of like oil mixed with paint thinner. After all of this the car idled a little better, but I don't know if that was because the engine was warm or the cleaner did help. I will post a note later on when I find out. I do want to perform this again in a couple of months, but next time I am going to have help so I can do it right.
Note: I can now conclude that the car is less hesitant when taking off from a stopped position.
This is what the cleaner looks like.
Told you my car looked liked a clunker.