A word of caution on using combustion chamber cleaners…

On some engines that have an EGR Valve (older 3.9, 5.2, or 5.9 or newer 3.7 and 4.7 engines) you may want to think twice about using a combustion chamber cleaner like SeaFoam or Mopar’s Combustion Chamber Cleaner. If you don’t know what these products do, they do a GOOD job of cleaning out the combustion chamber, forcing the carbon deposits out to the exhaust system. But if your engine has an EGR valve, the carbon being exported may clog up your EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) valve. This will probably cause a check engine light and taking out the valve and either cleaning it or replacing it.

Unfortunately, I confirmed this on my 05, but luckally NAPA had them in stock!

I get asked this question all the time…. How do you keep all that chrome clean?? Simple answer, car wax!

As absurd as it sounds, I learned this from the shop that does all my chroming, so from the source it’s a damn good piece of advice. But I’ve got my own little procedure for doing this that doesn’t make a mess. What I do is when I wax the outside, I use a microfiber towel to apply the wax. Then after I’ve applied wax to the whole vehicle, I use the wax-soaked towel to attack the chrome. I usually give it a good rubdown, leaving some residue. Then when I remove the wax from the outside, I remove the residue from the chrome. The result… a very deep shine that will have you smiling for days! Plus the wax keeps a lot of the dust off.

So there you have it. No need for any fancy chrome cleaners or polishes… just use your favorite wax!