Best product for cleaning intake valves?

[King85]

I'm planning on getting the intake manifold etc off and cleaning the valves to see if this helps smooth out my idle soon. I've ordered some seafoam to use as a direct spray on to try and break it down but want to get another product as a backup should this not be effective so what do people that have done this before recommend?

 

Thanks!

[sniper29a]

petrol and fire

[lee_vrs]

Carbon off oven cleaner can be found on eBay and Amazon I used it on mine melts the stuff away

[King85]

Carbon off oven cleaner can be found on eBay and Amazon I used it on mine melts the stuff away

Is it a straight forward job? Do you replace the gaskets at the same time?

Edit: just looked on ebay and there's tonnes of different ones, do you remember the name of the one you've used before?

Edited 27 January, 2016 by King85

[lee_vrs]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/278-4363332-5206656?k=carbon+off

[lee_vrs]

The top one I personally didn't only because I was disorganised i got lucky there's plenty of guides around

[King85]

Thanks!

[brad1.8T]

try Simple Green or one of the citrus based paint strippers.

 

Oven Cleaner works a treat but you have to find one that DOES NOT CONTAIN sodium hydroxide (lye / caustic soda).  Sodium hydroxide will eat into aluminium like water on fairy floss.  I think Easy Off odour free might be OK but you should check first as formulas vary between countries.