[Vwdiesel] 120000 mile service on my Jetta/ Needs for mySciroccoturbodiesel swap

[paulr]

Super!

There's Varsol (thanks, James) Castrol Super
Clean (thanks, Jim), and the "stuff in the purple
bottle", Castrol Super Clean again? (thanks, Hayden
and Eric).  It would be nice if it's at Home Depot.
There's one right across the street...

Varsol might be a McMaster-Carr item?  They
have a quick, well organized website here:

      http://www.mcmaster.com

Vag-com arrived today.  The Bentley factory VW
service manual on CD-ROM (not the hobbyist one)
should arrive in time for some weekend hacking...

Thanks again!

Paul

2000 Golf TDI (with the US$400 rear brakes!)

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James Hansen wrote:
> Just old shop grade varsol that is used as a dirty tank for cleaning up
> nasty stuff.  I have 2 solvent tanks, one for disassembly, one for assembly.
> The assembly one is for clean stuff, the other is for the nasty stuff
> covered in crud, and black with carbon.  I cleaned the manifold in the nasty
> tank, so there is everything in there from carb cleaner (tyme)  to every
> fluid that a car can have in it- windsheild washer to brake. WHen the clean
> tank needs cleaning, the dirty tank gets changed...
> -James
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
> Behalf Of paulr
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 6:51 PM
> Cc: VW diesel mail list
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 120000 mile service on my Jetta/ Needs for
> mySciroccoturbodiesel swap
> 
> 
> James,
> 
> You mentioned carburetor cleaner for the last step.
> What solvent did you use before you finished with
> carb cleaner?  (Sorry if this is a F.A.Q. Didn't see
> it on TDIclub...)
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> James Hansen wrote:
> 
>>Had the same experience here Hayden, I was shocked just how much crud the
>>intake in the 97 Passat had.  What was even more amazing, it was running
>>just fine and getting normal mileage more or less.  Same deal, tiny little
>>holes left for the air to flow through.   I took 2 cupfuls of crap out
>>before solvent cleaning.
>>One question Hayden, since the manifold was relatively clean this time, is
>>the egr operating normally or just within normal parameters at a low duty
>>cycle?
>>
>>Paul, I just used scrapers, bits of stiff wire, screwdrivers, lots of
> 
> light
> 
>>and small mirrors.  I would be VERY hestitant to bead blast, as you can't
>>see the entire inside of the manifold, which means you can't directly
> 
> blast
> 
>>it all either, and if you leave a hidden island of sticky goo, it can hold
> 
> a
> 
>>tremendous amount of engine killing silica.  Stiff wire, like you find on
> 
> 5
> 
>>gallon pail handles is pretty good, you can bend it to shape and it holds
>>well enough to be a scraper to get around to the blind spots.  After the
>>majority of goo is scraped out, let it soak in solvent, then repeat the
>>scraping bit, then soak, repeat as necessary....  small crankshaft oil
>>gallery cleaning wire brushes held with needle nose vice grips work well
>>too. used carb cleaner for the final cleaning. Oh, and some good nitrile
>>gloves. Save your liver for other stuff that is more fun.
>>-James
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
>>Behalf Of Hayden Chasteen
>>Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 7:54 PM
>>To: vW-TDI at yahoogroups.com; audi-VW-Diesels at yahoogroups.com; VW diesel
>>mail list
>>Subject: [Vwdiesel] 120000 mile service on my Jetta/ Needs for my
>>Sciroccoturbodiesel swap
>>
>>
>>I am rapidly approaching the 120000 mile service - timing belt, other
>>belts, water pump (maybe).  Anyway I have begun to do a few things like
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