carb cleaner through the inlet???

[craig-s]

i've got wynns carb and inlet cleaner but it says for petrol engines. Is this ok to blast through my diesel 150?? I appreciate this may well be a very stupid question but thought i'd ask anyway! cheers

[Johnsdutton]

I don't think it would be a good idea, I think the clue is in the name.

[craig-s]

fair one, just a thought. cheers

[Critch]

The reason they won't suggest it. Is theirs risk of large carbon pieces braking up and entering combustion chamber.

However I've sprayed it in my inlet of my v6 Cdti 120k on clock with no dramas

[Johnsdutton]

Thing is deisels do not have a carburetor as far as I know, and to the best of my knowledge it is used to clear carbon from the carburetor. I really don't thinkit will do any harm, but I don't think it would do much good either.

[dh.dti]

I have used the wynns carb cleaner on my cdti with no probs

[craig-s]

I'll have a look for something different but failing that its going in. The cars running like a bag of nails. I've bonded up the three swirl pots and serviced the EGR wich was jammed but now moving freely. I gave it a run this morning with no difference. It feels like the engine is trying to shake itself free from the car when its first turned on and theres loads and loads of white smoke. hope this cleaner trick does something or i'm going to have to bite the bullet and take it to a garage.

[troutybrown]

Have you cleaned the boost sensor
http://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showthread.php?t=88845

[craig-s]

no I haven't, actually forgot about that with the million other jobs needing doing! lol Cheers for the link I'll do that now. Just got a tin of 10k boost so i'll fire that through as well. Fingers crossed!

[dh.dti]

unplug the egr & leave it unplugged