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Cleaning Intake Ports

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I am doing a PI Intake Swap and when I looked down into the intake port, I noticed a lot of debris on the outer part of the valve. It looked almost like oily dirt that kind of has a sparkle when a light hits it. Anoyone have any ideas on how to clean all that out without taking the heads off? I have tried rigging a rubber tube on a shop vac but no luck. Any help is apreceated
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Use Seamfoam......after the car is back together....diconnect your PCV line at the intake and just stick it in the bottle......it will idle rough while it is off and pick up rpms as it sucks it up. Do a 1/3 of the can at a time and shut it off for 5 mins.....this will let it soak up a bit......You should see ton's of white smoke come out your tail pipes.......re due the process with the last 2/3rds of the bottle......after your done drive it around for about 20 mins at normal driving speeds....it will runs smoother and idle better and get rid of the excess oil in the intake and valves.......I have done it twice so far on my car and it makes a huge difference.......the first time with 65,000 miles alot of smoke came out....the 2nd time with 76,000 mile barely any! Just make sure you get your oil changed after you do this.........it really breaks up the carbon in the engine!

"ED"
 
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