Inlet manifold cleaning

  1. Newbie Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 18
    #1
    How hard is to pull out Inlet manifold and clean it. Is it hard job or job for mechanic? I see that this causes many starting problems and also slower speed in Saxo.
  2. Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2009 aberystwyth Posts: 344 saxo east coast 1.1,vtr kit
    #2
    yeh i wanted to do this aswell.im good at remembering things and once ive done it its piss to do it again.is it easy or??
  3. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 Lancs Posts: 4124 JP4S'd R.
    #3
    And what engine is it?

    As the vtr engine, is only 5 bolts to take the inlet off.
    Pretty simples tbh. Just a abit of a pain to get the 2 bolts out from the bottom of the back.
    But once you have taken it off once, you'll remember where u can and cant get your socket to.

    Theres a few sensors to unplug etc (make sure you unplug the battery before doing so).
  4. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 Lancs Posts: 4124 JP4S'd R.
    #4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by luke_freeride View Post
    yeh i wanted to do this aswell.im good at remembering things and once ive done it its piss to do it again.is it easy or??
    Well i took my inlet off 4 times last week, Because vtrs are ghey, and the inlet manifold is in the way to tighten the spark plugs up.

    15-20 mins jobbie.

    Disconnect battery.
    Rip air pipes off,
    Take the air box off,
    unclip 3 sensors (one inbetween the inlet pipes),
    unclip vaccumm pipe at back,
    Take throttle cable off,
    5 bolts on back of inlet,
    Then its off.

    10mm socket + 10mm spanner + Flathead screwdriver = all needed tools.



    oops, sorry and theirs a bracket that holds teh inlet to the block. This is a torx bolt.
  5. Newbie Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 18
    #5
    Figured out now. It was the valves issue all the time. Now it starts better than other cars I see around.
  6. Newbie Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 18
    #6
    It will cost you around some 185 Euros for that to be fixed.