Did a search and found some interesting looking stuff that might do the job. http://www.wellworthproducts.com/products/solvents.html Look at the "Pro Shock" and the "Master Blaster" (shades of Road Warrior 3). ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Reda To: a2list Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 10:50 AM Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] setting mixture on cis-e motronic
This is what I've done to remove some carbon build-up without removing the head..... Get a full can of Throttle Body Cleaner, make sure it has some kind of straw to spray through (like the Red straw that WD-40 comes with). Start your car and let it go through a few fan cycles, then turn off the car. Loosen the intake boot on the throttle body. Connect the RED Straw to your can of TB cleaner and squeeze half of the straw through the boot. Start the car. If you completely disconnect the boot the engine will not start. While under the hood, play with the throttle body cable to increase the RPMs. Then start spraying the TB cleaner. Increase and decrease the throttle and keep spraying. If you don't play with the throttle the engine will stall. Use the whole can of cleaner, then take the car for a hard drive. I've done that a few times on both of my 16Vs and it has worked wonders. Mark Reda ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: "Chad Rebuck" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] setting mixture on cis-e motronic > <<My timing is at 5 btdc now. Have you found that the carbon buildup is > likely on high mileage 16v engines? I have almost 200k miles.>> > > - You DEFINITELY have carbon buildup. > > > << I don't believe there are any vacuum leaks, since all the lines were > replaced when I got the car about a year ago. Intake boot looks fine for > now, but it doesn't look like they will last many more years. Any tips on > how to check for small vacuum leaks would be helpful? The car starts > fine, runs fine, etc.>> > > - REMOVE and carefully inspect the bottom of your intake boots for small cracks. > > Alex. > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list For list archives, see listinfo link above.
