[Vwdiesel] TDI intake cleaning

Shirley, Mark R MarkRShirley at eaton.com
Thu Sep 16 14:37:06 EDT 2004


A short check got it down to the mid-20's range, but still that's a
lotta 
moolah for a one-time use chemical.  I noticed the ingredients listed
naptha
as the top component, that's just mineral spirits right?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: LBaird119 at aol.com [mailto:LBaird119 at aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 1:58 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] TDI intake cleaning
> 
> 
> 
> > Well, I checked at NAPA, and a gallon of carb cleaner is $49
> 
>   Ouch!  Check around.  The last one I bought was about $20 or less.  
> The first place I called was high but not THAT high.  A couple calls 
> later and I found a good price.
>   Water vapor is actually one of the best carbon removers but 
> it usually 
> takes time for it to work.  Oven cleaner, the old, stinky, 
> heat it up kind 
> works well on carbon.  I suppose a good pressure washer might do 
> some good damage to the buildup.
>      Loren
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