[Vwdiesel] 92 ECO injectors (redux)

[TexasTDI]

"TexasTDI (Chris) suggested doing the "elephant hose" modification.  Chris,
how do you keep dust and road dirt from backing up through the "elephant"?
(BTW,  I use Mobil Delvac-1.)"

You can attach a small filter to the end of the hose.  I haven't bothered
because as long as the engine is running, blowby (for lack of a better term)
is coming out of the hose.  And I would think it would be pretty hard for
dirt to get in when air is being blown out.  So far my oil analysis hasn't
shown any abnormal levels of Silicon either.  High levels of Silicon is a
sign of dirt in the engine.

Christopher J. Thornton
1991 VW Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 242k miles
2000 VW Golf 1.9TDI (turbo diesel) - 109k miles
AMSOIL Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "paulr" <reichp at earthlink.net>
To: "VWDiesel List" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 11:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 92 ECO injectors (redux)


> Thanks to everyone who replied!
>
> I wanted to find a way to dissolve gunk in
> the intake manifold that's already there.
> The car has 53,000 miles on it.
>
> Loren, Al and Troy suggested looking up the
> problem on the tdiclub.com (Fred's?) web
> page.  There was the answer (section 7.g)
>
> The tdi page says specifically that it's not
> possible to clean an intake manifold without
> removing it. The valves are another headache
> altogether.
>
> Looks like big buck$ when the engine quits
> running well.
>
> Loren suggested Motor Vac cleaner. He said
> "spendy"....
>
> The "MotorVac Diesel Engine Cleaner" (MV3D)
> is  here:
>
> http://www.hytechdiagnostics.com/company/motorvac/deterg.html
>
> (US$118 per case)
>
> Loren and Al agreed about vag-com; turning EGR
> down as low as possible.
>
> TexasTDI (Chris) suggested doing the "elephant
> hose" modification.  Chris, how do you keep dust
> and road dirt from backing up through the
> "elephant"?  (BTW,  I use Movil Delvac-1.)
>
> Looks like there's not much to be done without
> "fixing" the EGR system, tearing down the car,
> and cleaning the intake manifold. Perhaps
> some "hacking" with vag-com can delay the
> inevitable.....
>
>
> Thanks, everyone!
>
> Pau