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Cleaning m50 inlet manifold
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 6:50 pm
by booomer
Anyone got a proven technique of how to effectively clean the oily grimey skank out of the inlet manifold? its intricate shape obviously prevents you being able to scrub all the internal surfaces effectively.
cheers
Re: Cleaning m50 inlet manifold
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:01 pm
by baptie0
I take my one into the bath with me
seriously though you could use some brake cleaner & a rag

Re: Cleaning m50 inlet manifold
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:14 am
by bulletproofbob
wait till she's out and get it in the dishwasher!!
Re: Cleaning m50 inlet manifold
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:21 am
by booomer
i have heard the dishwasher is a good place, but i have to eat off plates that have been in there afterwards and dont fancy eating the shite out of my manifold lol
Re: Cleaning m50 inlet manifold
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:18 pm
by bulletproofbob
booomer wrote:i have heard the dishwasher is a good place, but i have to eat off plates that have been in there afterwards and dont fancy eating the shite out of my manifold lol
ha ha, i've never done it, but my mate has just run the heads off his mr2 v6 through a cycle!!! came out well!!!
Re: Cleaning m50 inlet manifold
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:49 pm
by Jozi
Are you talking about cleaning the inside of it or just the external surfaces? Read some where that unless you can clean 100% of all carbon deposits of the inside not to bother as it may break away and could cause problems.
Re: Cleaning m50 inlet manifold
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:03 pm
by JackoE30
I emptied two cans of carb cleaner into mine, blanked off all the holes and shook it around for 5 minutes, Epic amounts of black gooey mess came out ;)
Re: Cleaning m50 inlet manifold
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:34 am
by gudgeon
This is the argument for using a catch-can instead of looping the crank-vent back into the intake.