Cleaning IM

[trevelyan1234]

I've got an A6 IM...it's presently out of the car and I wanted to clean a bit before swapping it in my A4...my question is can I use brake cleaner to clean it...I heard from a friend that it may damage aluminum parts 'cause it's strong shit.

[mozzandherb]

You can use engine cleaner if you don't want to use brake cleaner

[alb_accord]

brake cleaner doesn't hurt any aluminium parts. the thing with that is that it evaporates real fast so you don't have time to scrub and clean lol.

[Aeromech]

If you can find it, get like 6 cans of CRC heavy duty degreaser and spray the hell outa that thing. You aren't supposed to scrub...the degreaser comes out under pressure and "washes" most of the crap away....then do a light wipe up and you are set. If that doesn't work...get some green scotch brite pads and clean with that....then find grey or blue scotch brite pads to polish that puppy up. A cordless drill with a 10-12 inch extension and a slot cut in the end helps wonders for the scotch brite...cut into 3 inch squares if you are gonna do that.

I have been wanting to do this for a while...maybe soon.

[quickangel93]

brake cleaner will work just fine.

[bishpuppy]

i'm doing my IM and for the exterior i used a degreaser.
for the runners i used a carbon cleaner [STP and another brand]
i cleaned all the runners, will do the egr ports soon, but where the EGR valve was sitting = super dirty. On that i'm on my 3rd can of Carbon Cleaner and is cleaning little by little.

any recommendations?

[JDM_honda_PIG]

If you can find it, get like 6 cans of CRC heavy duty degreaser and spray the hell outa that thing. You aren't supposed to scrub...the degreaser comes out under pressure and "washes" most of the crap away....then do a light wipe up and you are set. If that doesn't work...get some green scotch brite pads and clean with that....then find grey or blue scotch brite pads to polish that puppy up. A cordless drill with a 10-12 inch extension and a slot cut in the end helps wonders for the scotch brite...cut into 3 inch squares if you are gonna do that.

I have been wanting to do this for a while...maybe soon.

that sounds like a great idea, cus i'am also waiting to install an a6 IM, have you heard of anyone doing this before if so, how were their results?

[Aeromech]

that sounds like a great idea, cus i'am also waiting to install an a6 IM, have you heard of anyone doing this before if so, how were their results?

That is how I clean stuff on the airplanes at work...and if you use the scotch brite you will get a bit of P&P action.

[prNonVtec4u]

That is how I clean stuff on the airplanes at work...and if you use the scotch brite you will get a bit of P&P action.

that sounds like some pretty cool shit, ima have to give it a try

ps. you work on planes that tight!

[NAiL05]

I used brake clean to clean my trans that was fun but as mentioned it dries up quick. When I cleaned my a6 mani on my free time I cleaned it with a brush deal on my dremel with carb cleaner.