Originally posted by highline9:
I can't see a problem with it, as long as you use rinse water and not soap...i purchased an extra UIM a while ago, took it to the car wash and sprayed the h*ll out of it, inside and out. it looked new, as far as I could see, and seemingly has no problems (although i never installed it). Will I need a new LIM UIM gasket for ust an UIM cleaning? I don't think I have the technical experience or tools to do the lower. What about a new TB UIM gasket? STOP, DON"T SHOOT, I'm going to the how to now, but wanted to reply...thankx
~Matthew



While you're in there, you might as well take out the LIM. The leaks are also known to be in the LIM gasket too. Technical experience is minimal for this, I have never taken off more than a throttle body, and right now I have my UIM, LIM and everything else sitting on my garage floor almost done being cleaned. Just read the how-to carefully, make sure u dont damage things that u know are expensive to fix, and dont lose any screws (like i am sure i already have.) Basically just try and remember what goes where, its pretty simple, and if you screw up, you got all of CEG to help you.

Edit: Anything that you take off and has a gasket, must be replaced. IAC, EGR, TB, UIM, LIM, etc. The primary reason of taking the manifolds off is the gaskets, cleaning it isnt as important as fixing the leaks.

Question: If I take the UIM to the car wash to clean it, can I put it on the Engine Clean Setting? I think it has soap in it, but common sense is telling me maybe theres engine de-greaser in it. That should help out a lot in cleaning it out, right?

Last edited by MercuryMystik99; 03/04/04 11:20 PM.
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