Inlet manifold removal

[GavMc P11GT]

You can see into the ports ok!

 

[Cog Head]

I’m not so sure it’s easy to do from the top on a 204 with a factory fitted webasto heater

 

[Cog Head]

I think I may have a hole in my inlet manifold, I’ve been in the engine bay today to pre oil the fasteners for the EGR removal for cleaning and notices a sooty mess in front of the rad on the coolant hoses and oil cooler sandwich plate

 

[Cog Head]

You guys saying it can be done from the top must have some super powers.

Took me 5 Hrs to get the manifold off, it wasn’t even that badly sooted up.


I think VW may have been in here while it was under warranty, there’s a few odd fasteners and some clips are newer than others.

Any idea how I go about cleaning the crud out of the inlet runners without filling the engine with crap?

 

[GavMc P11GT]

Wow there’s a lot more to your engine bay than mine did u get sorted?

 

[Cog Head]

I got the manifold off, it took some doing!

I’ll bathe it in brake fluid to clean if tomorrow, while it’s bathing, I’ll make a start on cleaning up the cylinder head, at least mating face, ideally I’d like to clean the inlet ports, but I’m a little dubious about bits falling into the engine, some of it can be quite hard.

The suspected hole in the manifold turned out to be a split front EGR pipe, rite where it enters the inlet manifold, so that will need replacing, both bolts on the other end of the front pipe sheared off, so it NEEDS to come out now, just not sure if it will go back in or not yet.