30k miles - decarb service?

[Bonedrivin]

Miles are adding up too quick. Hitting 30k this week on a 2014 Mazda 6 purchased last April. Anyhow, dealer is telling me it's due for decarb. Sound right? Is if even helpful? I have noticed a drop in performance. Feels like I have to punch the gas to get the same acceleration as before. Car feels sluggish. Ideas?

 

[sbronemann]

Go to wal-mart or any auto parts store and buy a can of sea foam. Works great. I do this about every 7500 to 10k miles on my 2014 6. Haven't had any issues

 

[cmfireman]

I'm at 40k on my 2014 and have noticed no performance decrease. The dealer probably wants your $$$.

 

[ahm12]

how much do they charge for decarb service ?

 

[MikeM.]

It's highly unlikely to need to be decarbonized unless it has a running fault of some kind. This would almost certainly throw an error code.

I would not pay for such a service without direct and obvious evidence that it needed it (and I would want to find out why it was happening to prevent re-occurrence).

Skyactiv engines are not know for building up carbon.