cleaning

Hi I'm about to give my throttle body a clean but had a few quick questions if anyone could help with. 1). Am i right in saying that in drive by wire cars you must not touch the butterfly or try to move it at all? or you risk knackering it. 2). I don't have vag com to re-align it...

i was speaking to someone at work today about cleaning throttle bodies. i see that most people on here actually take it out to clean.... ....the guy at work was saying that it is possible to clean them without removing, by using a spray (Normfest VC980 Carb & Throttle Cleaner) into the...

What's the best product to use to remove dirt from them and restore to new?

I was out cleaning the car this morning and found it a little chilly which got me thinking about the forthcoming winter. Im new to this detailing stuff so thought Id pick your brains. What do you guys do during the winter months? Do you change your cleaning process?

Hi All, Can someone recommend how to clean up all the chrome finish plated plastic bits like the SEAT/Ibiza/FR badges. I notice there appears to be small areas of tarnish, particularly on the boot badges, presumably from all the winter salt etc. that gets sucked up onto the boot lid...

Hi All I have been noticing for Months, that my Turbo on my Leon 130 TDI can be very laggy, mostly when cold. Also sometimes it will cut off, normally in 3rd gear when just hitting 3000 revs and twice it has done it to me in 5th gear when I put my foot down at 2500 revs :S. I normally have...

hi guys in=m in the middle off spraying inlet manifold and i want to do throttle body housing same but wanting to throttle housing off to clean propaly i no its 4 bolt to take off and 2 plugs ect just want to no what to look out for taking this off ect touching inside clean throttle housing any...

Hiya everyone, for MAF cleaning ive read the best product to use is Isopropyl alcohol. however im going away tomorrow to a friends for a long weekend which involves a 3 hour drive, meaning that the alcohol wont arrive from maplins in time. so i was wondering if there are other products...

Please excuse me if it has been posted before, did a search and it hasn't come up! Instead of removing the TB to clean it, turn the ignition on and get a friend to press the accelerator, it opens up and you can gently clean it with a suitable brush and carb cleaner!

I have just bought a mk3 Ibiza Cupra and although im pretty clued up on paintwork detailling however... I have never had a forced induction car and I usually snow foam the engine bay while it is running on my old cars and then use a brush to irritate dirt and then rinse. Is this any...

Im goin to claen my maf out but i cant find what size the security torx is i have a full set but not one that fits is it a special or one of size?

Got a bit bored yesterday and decided I was going to start buying a few things to help me clean my car again, most of the stuff I bought originally I have either run out of or someone else has used it and it's knackered. I used to do it every week then I got out of the habbit, but recent trips...

Hey Guys, I'm starting to notice more and more a lovely greeny looking fungus starting to form in the edges of my rear lights. They are FR rears so its quite noticeable when looking... I've read on here that they are sealed clusters so I imagine these are going to be a right pain in the...

So I managed to pry the keys off the wife today for the ride to work. Plenty of smiles as this little thing corners so well!! Anyway, as the weathers been crap all week I decided to give the week old ibiza a clean, then it all came flooding back to me, BLACK!!!!!!!:cry: I used to ride a...

Evening all, My Ibiza FR's interior is in need of a good clean. i hate doing it the inside but love cleaning the outside(partly down to buying new products to try all the time i guess). Its cloth seats/door cards and plastic dash, handles etc, so what wouold do it good? ive got Megs APC sat i...

Has any 1 cleaned the throttle body and is it somethin that is relatively easy 2 do?

hi all over the years my engine/bay has got dirty well more dusty that dirty do you guy have tips on cleaning? what are the best products to use??

Hi all, dont know if this is something that happens to anyone else but if have standing water on the roof of the car and brake, even softly, it all comes pouring in the window. according to Seat its a 'characteristic' of the car. now whereas i dont really care about it happening too much...

Hi Guys, How do I clean my MAF sensor?

Hi all this is aimed at any one with abit of know how. Im going to remove my egr race pipe and intake and exhaust gas/egr cooler tomorrow to clean everything out and figured while im there with abit of space and time id remove the turbo to give it a good clean. now this is where i need the...