what is carb cleaner?!

[liam012]

ok i'll be honest - i dont want to go into the motor factors and be laughed at when i ask for it as i have asked a few people (inc mechanic) and they don't know what it is -
is thinners the same
i want to clean me idle control valve
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liam[/code]

[Simon]

Don't worry, you won't be laughed at! It comes in a spray can, and you'd be better taking a look in your local pound shop/family value/poundstretcher where they only charge a Ԛ£1 for a tin, instead of Ԛ£4 from motor factors, or Ԛ£6 from halfrauds.
Brake cleaner is the same stuff too.
Just ask for a tin of carb cleaner.

[DaveD]

I agree about poundland but brake cleaner is carbon tretro? similar to dry cleaning fluid ...its wonderful for the odd stain

[Adam318i]

I bought some carb cleaner the other day and was just wondering where to spray it? ,lol

Can take off the AFM at the tube elbow then spray it in there?

Or spray into the air box above the filter?

Dumb questions

Adam

[bullitt]

I bought some carb cleaner the other day and was just wondering where to spray it? ,lol

Can take off the AFM at the tube elbow then spray it in there?

Or spray into the air box above the filter?

Dumb questions

Adam

You will need two people,
Remove the airbox from the AFM and while reving up the engine (3-4000RPM)spray the cleaner into the AFM 5 or 6 good blasts off cleaner should do the trick..

[craigieeb]

best thing since sliced bread, carb cleaner

[Simon]

I bought some carb cleaner the other day and was just wondering where to spray it? ,lol

Can take off the AFM at the tube elbow then spray it in there?

Or spray into the air box above the filter?

Dumb questions

Adam

You will need two people,
Remove the airbox from the AFM and while reving up the engine (3-4000RPM)spray the cleaner into the AFM 5 or 6 good blasts off cleaner should do the trick..

I much prefer to remove the items to clean, use a toothbrush to aggitate whatever needs cleaning for example the throttle body, gets them shining like new!