is there anything i can use to clean the valves??
04-03-2007, 11:58 PM
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is there anything i can use to clean the valves??
i had the intercooler problem leak and i replaced the intercooler and everything but there's dried up coolant where the valves are. is there anything i can use to clean it up?? here's pic below of what it looks like, i cleaned some of if after but it's still there. the pic is before i cleaned it so it looks bad.
04-04-2007, 03:02 AM
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I remember seeing that picture and thinking about it last night when I lifted the surge tanks, "Please god dont have an IC leak...". Luckily all was good. Is it rock solid?
02-23-2008, 04:08 AM
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Pretty old topic. So today I received my phelonic spacers and of course I threw them on immediately. Anyway, when I had the surge tanks off I was looking inside at the valves. I noticed there was coolant on top of a couple of the valves. Its not bad like the aforementioned picture but still there. Any words of wisdom at this point?
02-23-2008, 06:49 AM
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i had the intercooler problem leak and i replaced the intercooler and everything but there's dried up coolant where the valves are. is there anything i can use to clean it up?? here's pic below of what it looks like, i cleaned some of if after but it's still there. the pic is before i cleaned it so it looks bad.
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02-23-2008, 08:27 AM
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There are cleaners you can buy at PepBoys/Autozone/etc that DO really work. ANY good fuel injector cleaner will take care of this. My favorite being Chevron for about $8.00. Guys DON'T be CHEAP here the cleaners that cost $1.50 DO NOTHING. They are just alcohol, you REALLY do get what you pay for in this department. Hope it helps.
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MRAMG1, FWIW, I also believe that Chevron's Techron fuel system cleaner is one of only two MB approved ones to use (the other being an MB product), IIRC.
