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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 09:46 AM
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hi all, i know people tend to use carb cleaner etc but i was wondering if WD40 is ok to use
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 09:52 AM
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Using oil to get rid of oil?

Brake cleaner is good
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 09:52 AM
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i gone hrough 3 in 4 years ended up using boost control job done
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 09:53 AM
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fair comment.is brake cleaner in a spray can type thing
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 09:57 AM
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Yep, local halfords with a straw so you can really squirt it in there
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Originally Posted by Jay m A
Yep, local halfords with a straw so you can really squirt it in there
cheers 4 that
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Yes brake and carb cleaner comes in spray can like WD40 with the little tube etc. I had to do this on my old 93wrx. I took off all the pipes to the sol but left it plugged in. Under the dash use the ecu reset connectors, i think if you connect one of them (might be the green but i can't really remember) then all the electrical stuff on the engine starts such as the fan etc. This causes the solanoid to start clicking. While its doing this spray carb cleaner into the top holes and it'll flush through. Do this a couple of times. I also took off the pipes leading to it and cleaned them in the same way.
I did read on here to then spray a bit of WD40 into it afterwards, i did this and it was fine.
Is a 10 minute job, i did an ecu reset afterward and evrything worked great.

Hope it helps
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Originally Posted by WRXMATT
Yes brake and carb cleaner comes in spray can like WD40 with the little tube etc. I had to do this on my old 93wrx. I took off all the pipes to the sol but left it plugged in. Under the dash use the ecu reset connectors, i think if you connect one of them (might be the green but i can't really remember) then all the electrical stuff on the engine starts such as the fan etc. This causes the solanoid to start clicking. While its doing this spray carb cleaner into the top holes and it'll flush through. Do this a couple of times. I also took off the pipes leading to it and cleaned them in the same way.
I did read on here to then spray a bit of WD40 into it afterwards, i did this and it was fine.
Is a 10 minute job, i did an ecu reset afterward and evrything worked great.

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Matt
nice one mate, ill give it a go tomoz
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Cool, read up on the ecu reset and connectors though because i can't remember the correct procedure
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by WRXMATT
Cool, read up on the ecu reset and connectors though because i can't remember the correct procedure

i think the two green connectors are test mode and green to black is reset mode
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