00-01 intake manifold cleaning....

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12-20-2004, 12:29 AM

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00-01 intake manifold cleaning....

hey has anyone took off and cleaned their IM? jsut curious as if there is any special steps or things to consider since its 1)plastic 2) VI

should i jsut start scrubbing? or is there a service that can clean the parts i cant get to???? thanks

12-20-2004, 01:31 AM

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if you took it off already, i would just use brake clean.

12-20-2004, 04:23 AM

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use Seafoam is you haven't take it off.... this prout worked for me ......

12-20-2004, 10:01 AM

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well im swapping it into my 4th gen to try to be more like a 5th gen,

but i was worried if the brake cleaner would get back into my egine when i put it back on or not... i dunno ill figure somethign out

12-20-2004, 10:31 AM

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Brake cleaner will evaporate, so I wouldn't be too worried. Besides that, I think it's acetone-based, and I know throttle body cleaner is similar, and it is OK when fed through the engine (just don't dump it in there of course...)

12-20-2004, 10:45 AM

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brake cleaner leaves no residue, hence you spray new rotors with it and let them dry. You'll be fine either way, brake cleaner is just cheaper than seafoam.

12-20-2004, 11:36 AM

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Pardon my ignorance, but WTF is seafoam? or is this in the FAQ thread....

12-20-2004, 12:02 PM

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check fluids and lubricants forum

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....light=sea+foam

for example

12-20-2004, 12:05 PM

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I used soapy, warm water and a toilet brush and a long bottle brush I found at Ace Hardware. The toilet and bottle brushes worked great to clean out the runners and plenum.

Obviously, this was with the IM off the car.

12-20-2004, 06:03 PM

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SEAFOAM!!!!! Seafoam is the stuff you want...they even sell it at Advance Auto these days......this stuff is no gimmick...works like a charm.

12-20-2004, 11:33 PM

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stephen - i was gonna to the same thing, jsut need to go buy a toliet brush that would fit, your IM look so clean compared to mine im jealous

i like seafoam too but u cant use it for cleaning the intake manifold while its off your car, try it:
1)take your im off
2)take some seafoam put it into the runner,
3)stare at it doing nothing