jordank52•2mo agoMost Upvoted

Hot take: I was wrong about cleaning turbo vanes with brake cleaner

For years I'd blast them with a can of CRC Brakleen, thinking the fast evaporation was fine, but it left a weird film that actually trapped more carbon. A guy at the shop in Tacoma showed me using a dedicated turbo cleaner that dissolves the buildup without residue, and my spool-up times improved noticeably. What's your go-to method for cleaning a variable geometry turbo without taking the whole thing apart?

3 comments

3 Comments

diana872mo ago

Ever try oven cleaner?

casey4852mo ago

Wait, you mean the spray stuff in the can? That chemical smell is so strong it makes my eyes water. I used it once and the fumes filled the whole apartment. I had to open every window and still felt sick. How do people use that without passing out?

barnes.morgan1mo ago

Did you spray it right on the burner or just around the stove?