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Intake manifold cleaning - Gurkha - 02-14-2009
Is it necessary to clean the intake manifold after 80,000 miles in a turbo diesel OM616?
RE: Intake manifold cleaning - Benzbeliever - 02-14-2009
If the EGR and CCV are still hooked up it's got some gunk in it. Judging by the amount of buildup I have seen in ones that have 200k - 300k miles, you would benefit by cleaning it out. Not necessary but it couldn't hurt performance.
(02-14-2009, 08:23 AM)Gurkha Is it necessary to clean the intake manifold after 80,000 miles in a turbo diesel OM616?
RE: Intake manifold cleaning - ForcedInduction - 02-14-2009
If the EGR has been disabled, no.
RE: Intake manifold cleaning - Gurkha - 02-20-2009
Thanks FI, EGR is not present as this is a Euro-I design, just a turbo, a PCV routed to air filter and thats it.
RE: Intake manifold cleaning - ForcedInduction - 02-21-2009
In that case it will just have a thin oil film. Nothing to worry about and no benefit to cleaning it out.
RE: Intake manifold cleaning - Gurkha - 02-21-2009
Many thanks FI, I was getting a bit paranoid. Problem is to open up the intake tract means touching all the turbo plumbing which I would only do it if its truly needed. It was quite easy to open up the intake tract of the N/A OM616 that I had earlier but this one looks to be a royal PITA.