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General => General discussion => Topic started by: VW BUSH on 18 October 2014, 17:27
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Is it safe to clean a VW/Audi Turbo Diesel with Mr Muscle?
I.E filling it up, actuating it for 30 mins by hand and then running it up and taking it for a blast?
Sends shivers down my spine but a Diesel mechanic said this was safe....
I just thinking of all the lose crap grinding up in the turbo its got to be done off the car surely?
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Is it safe to clean a VW/Audi Turbo Diesel with Mr Muscle?
Now who's the pikey? You need to check out the detailing section ;)
Seriously though, which bit of the car are you taking about here. Surely there is proper stuff for whatever you are planning?
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Is it safe to clean a VW/Audi Turbo Diesel with Mr Muscle?
I.E filling it up, actuating it for 30 mins by hand and then running it up and taking it for a blast?
Sends shivers down my spine but a Diesel mechanic said this was safe....
I just thinking of all the lose crap grinding up in the turbo its got to be done off the car surely?
yes and its meant to be better than innotec a mate told me when we had the a3 tdi :smiley:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbUAfzi5BdM
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Hmmm still undecided on it, not sure big flakes of crap coming off wont hurt....
Don't need to do mine thankfully but was a bit astonished when I found out folks do this, you live and learn eh.
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Yep it's absolutely fine, it's a very common cure for sticky VNT's and been carried out but thousands of people for many years. I'm about to do my PD130 as it happens and for £1.99 you can't really go wrong...well unless you squirt it down the wrong hole into the cylinder head. :rolleyes:
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Are you on about freeing up a sticking turbo?
My 07 plate Audi A6 TDI had this problem, treated it to a bottle of STP Turbo Cleaner, , which I was sceptical about, but had nothing to lose, after 50 or so miles, the turbo was functioning properly, and did so for the next 13k before i sold the car earlier this year... and would like to think its still going strong!
Thom