De-Oiling

[zentac]

I’ve just got a 2nd hand inlet manifold and it is covered in oil inside, (no point for guessing where it came from) does anyone know anything that I can soak it in to clean it. I’ve tried diluting a full bottle of autoglym tar and oil remover in a bucket of water and soaking it in that but the stuff is suppose to be used neat so it got some off but not a lot. Anyone know a product that can be diluted and will clean it?

[adam_shaw]

Sounds silly, but ordinary washing soda ought to do the job?

Mix up some fairly strong soda in a bucket and drop the manifold in, soak and it should be good.

Take care, as the solution will be caustic!

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[SGHOM]

gunk, in a spray can. my calipers were in a bit off an oily, greasy mess when I got them. just spray it on, leave for 10 mins, then rinse.................it works !! /yes /yes

[psbarham]

a strong fairy liquid solution and one of those big bottle brushes on the drill , i had to do this on a sierra once and it works a treat

[tig202]

Petrol is always a goodun, just dont have a crafty smoke nearby when its soaking! Failing that we always used to use a parafin bath when we had to clean up cylinder heads etc

[Kenneth]

Try Kerosene. This is what engineers use to clean up. Well at least the ones I know in NZ use it.

[enigma]

You could always try the grease commonly found in elbows :thumbsup:

[zentac]

You could always try the grease commonly found in elbows :thumbsup:

yeah unfortunatly my elbows wont fit inside the thing and neither will my hands !

[Roberto]

You should try greasing them up first. :rolleyes4

[Earl]

check with a local shop that does engine rebuildes. If they have a hot tank
see if they will hot tank it for you for a small fee. We do that here and they
come out looking new. /yes

[Kenneth]

yeah unfortunatly my elbows wont fit inside the thing and neither will my hands !

With my 1.8 GDI (damn that EGR crap makes a mess of the intake manifold) I actually used a water blaster to clean it out!

Worked real good too.

EDIT: ps, It also didn't take very long to do.