View Full Version : Air plenum and intake cleaning


Craftsman
11-06-2009, 12:53 AM
I have been out of the automotive tech business for about 5 years now but BG used to have a system for cleaning your air plenum and intake. It was an apparatus that attached through a vacuum line on the plenum. You then ran the car on the cleaner and it really did an awesome job. I don't know if this is still available but for those of you who have not gotten a catch can you might think about doing this after you get one as it will eliminate the gunk built up in your intake. Ed may know if it is still around or not. I know the BG product line is still around. Really good stuff. IMHO

hawkeye4077
11-06-2009, 01:03 AM
Yeah it's still around Joe. They also have an injector cleaner that's really good IMHO.

oreo
11-06-2009, 01:19 AM
BG will never go away............really good stuff..............specially thier 44K. Has anyone ever used SeaFoam on thier stuff.............they used that and the BG stuff at the dealership I use to work at............Never used it on My cars though...............

http://www.seafoamsales.com/

http://www.bgprod.com/home.html

hawkeye4077
11-06-2009, 01:25 AM
BG will never go away............really good stuff..............specially thier 44K. Has anyone ever used SeaFoam on thier stuff.............they used that and the BG stuff at the dealership I use to work at............Never used it on My cars though...............

http://www.seafoamsales.com/

http://www.bgprod.com/home.html


Oh yeah I used Seafoam many times. Stuff works really well:) I have a good supply of BG44K :D

oreo
11-06-2009, 01:27 AM
BG is everywhere here..............but not in stores.............just gotta go to most any shop and they have it and will sell it............Think I may try the seafoam out one day.............its more available in all the part stores here.............

hawkeye4077
11-06-2009, 01:34 AM
I was surprized to see you mention Seafoam. I know lots of techs that don't know about let alone what it can do.

oreo
11-06-2009, 01:39 AM
I have never used it..............never let my intake get that bad........:D or never had a car long enough for it to get that bad.........lol. But I do know it works well........

Craftsman
11-06-2009, 01:52 AM
There are BG products for sale on e-bay at a great deal less then they are charging at suppliers around here. But you'd need to buy it in like lots of 5 or 10

Craftsman
11-06-2009, 01:54 AM
Hey I guess Bug B Gone is a seafoam product. They gave us samples of that at the Last Run. I dont see any intake cleaner though. Do they offer that?

hawkeye4077
11-06-2009, 01:57 AM
There are BG products for sale on e-bay at a great deal less then they are charging at suppliers around here. But you'd need to buy it in like lots of 5 or 10

And you need the equipment to use it also.

Craftsman
11-06-2009, 02:01 AM
Yeah but they also have the MOA for your engine. They were trying to sell it to me at the place I get my oil changed but they wanted like 15 bucks a can. One guy on ebay had it and if you bought 10 cans it came out to like 6 dollars a can.

hawkeye4077
11-06-2009, 02:11 AM
The MOA you pour in. The injector cleaned and throttle body/intake cleaner you need special tools to use.

oreo
11-06-2009, 02:13 AM
seafoam you just pour in.........heh............no special tools required............unless you make some to look kewl while you do it.....like a funnel with a valve......lol

hawkeye4077
11-06-2009, 02:44 AM
seafoam you just pour in.........heh............no special tools required............unless you make some to look kewl while you do it.....like a funnel with a valve......lol


lmao :D:D:D:cool:

Black Magic
11-06-2009, 03:15 AM
I've always been a big fan of Berrymans and they make an intake cleaner like described. It hooks to a vacuum line and is drawn from the can. Works great.

oreo
11-06-2009, 05:09 PM
I've always been a big fan of Berrymans and they make an intake cleaner like described. It hooks to a vacuum line and is drawn from the can. Works great.

looks like the berrymans stuff is kinda like the BG stuff............Injector Cleaner uses the same type equipement that BG uses.........

Diabolic
11-10-2009, 04:02 AM
a buddy of mine has a huge supply of bg products he is located in okc if anyone needs any let me know and i will see how much he charges

hawkeye4077
11-10-2009, 04:05 AM
a buddy of mine has a huge supply of bg products he is located in okc if anyone needs any let me know and i will see how much he charges



That's always good to know :)

ChargerH2O
11-11-2009, 06:13 AM
Never heard of this stuff

summer72
11-11-2009, 02:43 PM
Good info. Thanks Joe!

I have been out of the automotive tech business for about 5 years now but BG used to have a system for cleaning your air plenum and intake. It was an apparatus that attached through a vacuum line on the plenum. You then ran the car on the cleaner and it really did an awesome job. I don't know if this is still available but for those of you who have not gotten a catch can you might think about doing this after you get one as it will eliminate the gunk built up in your intake. Ed may know if it is still around or not. I know the BG product line is still around. Really good stuff. IMHO