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General Information => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: smutts on May 02, 2008, 02:59:07 pm

Title: Carburrettor cleaner VE injector pump
Post by: smutts on May 02, 2008, 02:59:07 pm

Carb cleaner is wonderful stuff for giving you cancer, dissolving assorted congealed crap, gummed oils, varnish, plastics, etc.
Has anyone had any joy with unsticking the vane pump blades in the Bosch VE diesel pump with this witches brew? Or are the assorted seals in the pump destroyed by this stuff? :?

No. I don't inhale! :twisted:

Title: Carburrettor cleaner VE injector pump
Post by: burn_your_money on May 02, 2008, 04:31:42 pm

Diesel purge would probably be a safer option

Title: Carburrettor cleaner VE injector pump
Post by: jtanguay on May 03, 2008, 04:56:48 am

Quote from: "burn_your_money"

Diesel purge would probably be a safer option

1x and even Giles has said that the diesel purge is a little dry, so add some kind of lube.  veggie oil or bio?  :lol:

Title: Carburrettor cleaner VE injector pump
Post by: smutts on May 06, 2008, 03:11:11 pm

Cheers! :)

Title: Carburrettor cleaner VE injector pump
Post by: riddleyo on May 10, 2008, 06:49:44 am

carb cleaner would cause havoc on all the rubber seals!

Title: Carburrettor cleaner VE injector pump
Post by: burn_your_money on May 17, 2008, 06:56:24 am

The blades get stuck from sitting with old fuel in them or running poor quality fuels, veggie oil etc.

You can sometimes get them unstuck by filling the pump manually with a good lubricant and spinning it over without the engine firing.

You'll know the blades are stuck if the pump will not pull fuel into itself or if it's having hard times starting and low power. I think it's possible for only a few of the blades to stick, but I'm not sure.