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Old 08-16-2008, 10:10 PM
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For jobs such as PCV, IACV, FITV, and EGR ports, I was told to use carb cleaner to clean the crap out of them. Would it be safe to use Brake cleaner instead?
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yes brake kleen will be fine for that, but carb cleaner would be better
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Neither one of them is as good as intake and throttle body cleaner. Brake clean evaporates too quickly and won't dissolve the carbon.
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most carb and throttle cleaner is the same
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dohczccrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">most carb and throttle cleaner is the same</TD></TR></TABLE>

sort of. The main property behind brake cleaner is how fast it evaporates. carb cleaner is much stronger, and doesnt evaporate as fast.

The best is intake cleaner like previously stated, it disolves carbon alot better, just make sure to keep it off any electrical sensors.
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