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Posted by: iamchappy Feb 25 2004, 07:30 AM

I am trying to clean off the heavy carbon build up on the exhaust side of the turbocharger, I have tried brake cleaner, carb cleaner, gas, steam, sea foam, oven cleaner, aircraft paint remover, no luck, I have not tried liquid hydrogen or media blasting or chiminey creosote cleaner, any ideas on what will work without messing up the fragile turbine.

Posted by: Qarl Feb 25 2004, 08:19 AM

Have you tried MEK... it's a solvent you can get at Home Depot... Methyl Ethyl Ketone... not sure if it will work, but it's strong as sh*t!

Posted by: thesey914 Feb 25 2004, 08:47 AM

MEK is banned in England......something about being cacogenic
used to be good for cleaning though!

Posted by: Qarl Feb 25 2004, 10:32 AM

Yes... wear gloves and a mask... or do it outside on a breezy day.

Don't smoke around it.... If you DO smoke, you may end up depositing your OWN carbon on it.

Posted by: RustyWa Feb 25 2004, 12:07 PM

GM Top End Cleaner

Not sure of the part number but you can get it at your local Mr. Goodwrench.

Posted by: Thorshammer Feb 25 2004, 12:34 PM

Try your local Yamaha Motorcycle dealer, We use their carbon cleaner for decarbonization on motorcycle cylinder heads. They also have the very best carb cleaner (dunk style) chemical I have ever seen. You can brush it on crancases and they will look new.

Erik Madsen