Walnut Shell Blasting Results - 49k miles

My car has 49k miles on it and I decided it was time to get rid of the carbon buildup. There is a local board member, Rob, that I found on the e90post boards (N54tech link) that does this at a reasonable price and lives right down the street from me. He has done work on quite a few cars on the boards and everyone has spoke highly about him. I had him replace the Oil Filter Housing Gasket as well that I was told was leaking at my last oil change and would cost $600 to replace.











Here are the videos Rob took of the job:

before showing all the carbon buildup -

middle comparing the dirty and clean -

last video showing the all clean -

Here are a few pictures he took of the install:

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I drove the car about 20 miles tonight, and the acceleration feels a lot smoother and when doing a pull, the top end feels stronger. Those were my initial impressions at least. As far as Rob's work, in my opinion I think he did a top notch job and he has great communication skills. Unfortunately for us (or me,) and fortunately for him, he starts school again soon, so his availability is limited. Anyways, I feel walnut shell blasting is a necessity for these engines and I hope everyone is able to get it done at least once during the ownership of their cars just to feel the difference. :happy0180: