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      04-16-2024, 06:06 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by AP View Post
How would you know you have carbon build up?
Other than opening up the engine ?
Would bmw do that at any of the major services?
It's a common problem on my VW Tiguan. The symptoms are a bit of a skip when accelerating. Not quite a misfire, but a hesitation type skip. The solution is to blast the manifold with Walnut shells.

I don't think I have ever heard of BMW's having this issue. At least none of the ones I owned.
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