Subject	Metal shavings in upper intake plenum
Posted by	MY3ZTT on December 06, 2010 at 1:18 PM
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Message	I just ported out the intake plenum to fit the Z1 upgraded TB's and i'm paranoid about the little metal shavings that I can't get out. I've flushed the plenum out many times and got as much as I could but there are still very tiny pieces of shavings still in there. There are no big chunks or anything, just small pieces of metal "dust" here and there. Will that hurt the motor if any of those pieces get into the engine?
Follow Ups	Metal shavings in upper intake plenum - MY3ZTT 13:18:20 12/06/10 Yes, find a local machine/auto shop and hot tank it. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 13:26:30 12/06/10 2nd. I hot tanked my plenum, it only cost 20$ for a lot of - JonnyZ(SoCal) 15:27:37 12/06/10 how did it turn out? - inf 20:27:27 12/06/10 It didn't melt! It turned out really good, I'll see if I can - JonnyZ(SoCal) 21:24:50 12/06/10 Here's some pix... - JonnyZ(SoCal) 21:50:29 12/06/10 Incorrect. I worked in a machine shop, the hot tank - J_Wright 23:47:06 12/06/10 If you washed it out with water, used compressed air... - Zinn2win 14:52:13 12/06/10 Uhm, no? - Dallas DamonZ 15:04:18 12/06/10 Damon is right-- - Keaner 15:32:39 12/06/10 Leftover glass bead will destroy your engine faster - ZXoltan 16:43:56 12/06/10 He didn't say anything about glass bead! Just metal 'dust'. (n/m) - Zinn2win 20:34:53 12/06/10 Correct, and you mentioned "sandblasting stuff" - ZXoltan 06:19:59 12/07/10 horribly incorrect advice - aliaZ 16:49:42 12/06/10 Ultrasonic tank would be the best (n/m) - thumper 16:13:29 12/06/10 Will hot tanking remove powder coating? - MY3ZTT 18:19:25 12/06/10 No, but it will probably harm the finish - thumper 18:30:41 12/06/10 Maybe mine wasn't done correctly but it stripped every piece - JonnyZ(SoCal) 18:37:57 12/06/10 He said his was powdercoated, not painted (n/m) - thumper 22:21:07 12/06/10 I meant poweder coat!!! (n/m) - JonnyZ(SoCal) 22:24:44 12/06/10 Powder coat is paint ;) (n/m) - Spddracer 22:35:56 12/06/10 Technically correct :) (n/m) - thumper 00:03:10 12/07/10
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