how do i ???

hi all

ive got the inlet manifold sat up in my kitchen ,ready to clean it out as has a good build up of oily crap in there,thing is i have no degunk or anything :-((only thing i have down in garge is paint thinners and plastic def not like that stuff)

apart from hot water is there any house hold stuff i can use????

i dare not put throw dish washer as when i put a 1.8 head throw it the wife went mad lol (but it was worth it lol came up at treat) but also that was metal this is plastic and really dont want to mis shape it

any ideas???
griff

Normal petrol works well on carbon and goo.

I used GUNK and petrol to clean my inlet manifold...

I need to do mine soon.

Was going to try Mr Muscle.

Has anyone else tried it?

llay101 suggested Mr Muscle.
Works a treat, used it on mine a few time, stand it in an old washing bowl or similar, squirt to your hearts content (oooh eh missus) leave for about an hour, then clean out with warm water.
Mike

Didn't Somone suggest oven cleaner somewhere? I haven't done the td4 yet so haven't got this problem

Are the inlet manifold gaskets reusable after cleaning the manifold, or are new ones recommended.

Yes they are ok.


I used Mr Muscle foaming oven cleaner and it didn't work. I used dishwasher powder and it didn't work. I used petrol... and finally it worked very well! Use a bottle brush but expect LOTS of high staining black spray everywhere.

Just don;t lose the little rubber spacers where the bolts go. And clean out the sensors bolted in the manifold too.

Cheers, will do mine as well as the EGR, when the weather improves.

Always good practise for new gaskets. Although occasionally I forget to buy new ones....

Bang it in the dishwasher.
The missus won`t mind

JTF were doing a cheap parts washer not so long back.
Has anybody tried one?

I'm looking for a new house with big garage and I'll put an old dishwasher in there as they're great, so I'm told.

After trying Carb cleaner, then soaking in Gunk, I broke out the pressure washer, connected it to the hot tap and hey presto, one very clean manifold.