My truck only had 30,000 miles when I blocked my EGR. There is about a 1/8 inch of soot built up. Imagine if the truck had more miles.
This is why you block your EGR
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No I live in San Francisco the temp is between 60 to 75 year around. When I take my truck out is is a minimum of 10 miles one way and I drive my truck hard.
GMC_2002_Dmax
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Unfortunately that stuff is in the heads as well.
I wonder if something can be used to break it up while the engine is running, perhaps some water meth for a while would clean it out ???
I wonder if something can be used to break it up while the engine is running, perhaps some water meth for a while would clean it out ???
When I pull my motor for the build it will all be gone. This is why people should block the EGR the day they get there truck.
This is why people should block the EGR the day they get there truck.
I am not sure how to get it out of the motor. I cleaned the intake runner in my solvant tank it that crap us hard to get out. I do not think anything will get that crap off out of the runners and the valves whale the engine in together.
I believe that motor vac makes an intake cleaner ystem that is used to fog the intake system. I have not used personally but I have heard it works well. The cleaning agent is claimed to break up the build up and remove it while the engine is running.
When I pull my motor for the build it will all be gone.
not that it makes a crap of difference now since the truck is gone, but i blocked mine the day i bought my truck...had maybe 15 miles on it, and already had a light haze of soot...i was amazed!
Carb cleaner will cut the soot.
Without the oil from the PCV, the soot does not build up nearly as bad.
Without the oil from the PCV, the soot does not build up nearly as bad.
dont think i would want to clean it out with the motor runny for fear of a chunk of it falling off and running through the motor, some spots of it can get pretty hard, prob not the best thing to be in the way of a valve closing
dont think i would want to clean it out with the motor runny for fear of a chunk of it falling off and running through the motor, some spots of it can get pretty hard, prob not the best thing to be in the way of a valve closing
i woudl glass beed them and clean before re-stalling.
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Unfortunately that stuff is in the heads as well.
I wonder if something can be used to break it up while the engine is running, perhaps some water meth for a while would clean it out ???
This is right on the money Tony. The water or water/meth injection will steam clean it right out (softens it up also). Sea Foam in the fuel also helps with the carbon build up removal.
