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50k miles valve cleaning exploration time
- Thread starter erikweber321
- Start date
Shagustus
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Cincinnati Ohio
Intake temp sensor route?
I know it's been done with the MK6, but has anyone tried removing the intake temp sensor and used a 1/4 rubber hose and air pump needle to draw Seafoam or other cleaner slowly into the intake stream? I was considering trying it.
I know it's been done with the MK6, but has anyone tried removing the intake temp sensor and used a 1/4 rubber hose and air pump needle to draw Seafoam or other cleaner slowly into the intake stream? I was considering trying it.
Hoon
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Rhode Island
The only one i'd even consider is the CRC intake valve cleaner.
Seafoam or pretty much anything you find at your local parts store isn't going to touch this stuff, and even the CRC will only go so far.
I'm just going to bite the bullet and blast it this summer.
Only when you attempt to physically scrape the carbon off the ports do you get a sense of how useless cleaners like that are. It takes a decent amount of effort to dislodge the carbon as is. As for the larger chunks, if any of them came off with solvents, they have no place to go but the combustion chamber. I wouldn't want large chunks of carbon being compressed and shot at my turbocharger.
I may be making something out of nothing, but having done a few carbon cleanings, I know which method I'd always take.
I may be making something out of nothing, but having done a few carbon cleanings, I know which method I'd always take.
erikweber321
Ready to race!
Anyone know a carbon blaster in NY, Jersey, CT or Pennsylvania?
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I'd trust KMD Tuning in Saddle Brook NJ to do it. Centrally located to the 4 states you mentioned.
euroadb
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- central NJ
How hard is it to take a peek with a boroscope to see if a cleaning is necessary? I'm at 35k miles myself and wondering how the engine is faring with my driving style and the fuel I feed it.
erikweber321
Ready to race!
Time to resurrect this thing. I've got my car at 83k in the shop for a walnut blasting now. The shop in Norwalk CT got me for 400+50 for the job and the gasket kit.give or take.
I asked for before and after photos, so we'll see.
2015 gti non-PP
83,000miles
April 2014 build date
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I asked for before and after photos, so we'll see.
2015 gti non-PP
83,000miles
April 2014 build date
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I don't think you'll have a wide enough field of view with a bore scope to see the valves but try it. If you cant see well enough you probably need to use the 90-degree mirror attachment but you need to be certain it won't fall off. That's if it fits through the spark plug hole with it attached.
Why would you even try going in through the spark plug opening? Pop off the manifold pressure sensor and cyl 2 and 3 are a straight shot, ive done it with a scope before, very easy to tell.
Hoon
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Rhode Island
I tried that and got nowhere...granted that was with a cheap Amazon scope.
Oldschoolmk7
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Yonder
Show us pics for sure. I think it would be worth paying 450 to have someone else that knows what they are doing tackle this job.
Diggs24
Autocross Champion
- Location
- de plains! de plains!
- Car(s)
- 2015 GTI
Might as well just install this. Already halfway there cost wise.
http://www.precisionraceworks.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=87
http://www.precisionraceworks.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=87
Hoon
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Rhode Island
Cobb :-(