[GottaBeKD]

Okay folks. I did a lot of reading and searching but have not found a comprehensive post or how to.

Another member and I will be installing catch cans shortly and since we were doing some wrenching we figured we'd try to check how much CBU we have.

Any advise on how to go about doing this. I am working on getting a hold of a scope and might just buy one for this exercise.

Thanks in advance

[DieselRacer]

A scope is it, or pull stuff off and start looking, also a performance drop can be a tell sign, my power is still their but its coming,,,

[BB_cuda]

TDI and I both tried scoping the intake without removing it. I would get about 4" in with snake and then couldn't see anything. The pudding stuff was caked over lense since it scraping wall of intake tube. I did eventually look down the main intake "log" that runs parallel to engine. It was covered pretty well with about 1/8" thick cbu. I found it impossible to look at ports of head. Only real way is to remove intake and look in ports.

[DieselRacer]

Originally Posted by BB_cuda

TDI and I both tried scoping the intake without removing it. I would get about 4" in with snake and then couldn't see anything. The pudding stuff was caked over lense since it scraping wall of intake tube. I did eventually look down the main intake "log" that runs parallel to engine. It was covered pretty well with about 1/8" thick cbu. I found it impossible to look at ports of head. Only real way is to remove intake and look in ports.

Great info, I wish there was a point where it just has to be cleaned without it ruining other parts of the engine...

[Hoooper]

if you can get ahold of a scope with a ball head like plumbers have, it keeps the camera out of the...muck at the bottom of the pipe

[BB_cuda]

interesting. I guess as long as ball head is small enough. The other thing would be to push up the correct path as there are 2 paths for each cylinder. One is swirl flap path and other is the main path. I'm unsure if swirl flap is closed or open when engine is off. It may just be easier to remove the manifold and clean it and be done.

[GottaBeKD]

Argh. Pretty much what I expected to hear.

Thanks again. I'll see what I can do about getting a hold of a scope.