Top Engine Clean (Needed)?

No such thing as a top engine clean It might be worded wrong and they are telling you to steam clean the engine frome grease and that you can do yourself. Check for oil leaks first.

Get some gunk spray cleaner and cover the alternator, distributor and air intake. Spray it on. Best to steam clean it. There are plenty of places that have that avalable

As for the engine if there's no sluge build-up stay away from that station. Sounds weird.

Top Engine Clean

Top Engine Cleaner

I have heard varied opinions on such service - which is basically meant to clean carbon off the valves & cylinders. It is often recommended for older cars - especially those with low mileage, since they are seen as more prone to carbon buildup. Since this car has high-normal mileage and does not have a performance engine, I am leery.

Is the car experiencing symptoms like pinging or hesitation? Are there any mechanical symptoms like exhaust smoke or valve noise? Does the owners manual recommend the service? If the answer is no to all of these, then I would not recommend the service - it might actually induce a problem.

Yet another reason (as if needed) to avoid dealerships.

They stay up late thinking of ways to pad their bottom line.

When I was in the business 30 odd years ago, it was "dealer prep", then since it has been broken down into all the different variations of basic maintenance as a method of boosting gross profit.

As always, I believe that it's in everyone's best interest to get a personal referral to an independent mechanic that you can trust, talk to and rely on to give your car just what it needs.

if they are talking about the outside of the engine needs cleaning then he can clean it cheaper then that. tell him to get a can of gunk engine cleaner, take it to the car wash or at home, spray the engine with the cleaner, let it sit for awhile then spray it off. better have someone with him to keep the engine running while he,s spraying it off.

Well when people have a great car like this it shows that they have either worked hard or had good luck in their lives. Some of us have lost our jobs and have had unfair creditors hounding us for petty debt which, in my case, amounts to bad luck. SOME PEOPLE think that they have worked hard and have the right to call other people irresponsible because of their misfortunes. As a conclusion to your question, my chances of growing into stronger person by topping corporations who have taken advantage of me are 100%, your chance of not getting screwed over by a mechanic are near 0.

PS. Real men show their kid how to take care of their own car

drive it hard.......put in a tank of premium some fuel treatment and drive it like u stole it most of the time that will break off any carbon build up u have. grandmas get carbon build up because they dont burn fuel well.... if it was me though i wouldn't worry they most likely just want to make some cash

that would be the intake manifold, the combustion chamber and related. i have used sea foam to do this.