Originally Posted by
manuotieno
However, there is some carbon residue on the exhaust pipe and I find this to be of some concern considering that the car has EFI.
The carbon deposits are likely due to excessively rich running. There's bound to be some but it should not be too heavy.
As for treatment of the fuel system, apart from adding Wynns 3XA into the tank after every service, I have no clue of what this treatment entails. Would you please advice?
Typically, a professional cleaning would require disabling the fuel pump and running a quality can of pressurized cleaner through the fuel injectors. The stuff that goes into the tank can help reduce the build-up of varnish that accumulates inside the injectors
after the injectors are fully cleaned. If the can in the tank was strong enough to actually clean the injectors, it would be too harsh for many fuel system components.
On inspecting the ignition leads, I also found that the hard plastic casing that guides the lead into the spark plug well is cracked, though the insulation cover on the actual lead cable inside it is intact. Could this be the cause?
Unless that cracking leads to a misfire, I would think it's only cosmetic. The key here is finding why your using too much fuel. How long has this been going on? Is it a new condition or is it gradually getting worse?