Does anyone in Calgary walnut blast?

[ToXicXxX]

I'm thinking my bimmer would benefit from a good clean out considering the millage, but I'm curious if any shop here will actually do it?


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[Natty54]

Re: Does anyone in Calgary walnut blast?

Did you try the dealers? Some of them started offering the service.

or diy :P

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[ToXicXxX]

Re: Does anyone in Calgary walnut blast?

Totally not buying one haha... I'll call Calgary BMW and ask.


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[Kor]

Re: Does anyone in Calgary walnut blast?

Ask on Beyond

[R_Ethug]

Re: Does anyone in Calgary walnut blast?

sorry what is a walnut blast? like pressure wash the interior??

[ToXicXxX]

Re: Does anyone in Calgary walnut blast?

sorry what is a walnut blast? like pressure wash the interior??

Because the car uses direct injection there's no fuel being pushed through the intake ports to clean the carbon coke out, it builds up constantly and reduces flow. Walnut blasting removes it.

It's a fairly new thing needed on direct injection BMW's and Mini's.


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[kujiwara]

Re: Does anyone in Calgary walnut blast?

Because the car uses direct injection there's no fuel being pushed through the intake ports to clean the carbon coke out, it builds up constantly and reduces flow. Walnut blasting removes it.

It's a fairly new thing needed on direct injection BMW's and Mini's.

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Forgive my ignorance but they just blast the intake ports with walnuts??

[ToXicXxX]

Does anyone in Calgary walnut blast?

Forgive my ignorance but they just blast the intake ports with walnuts??

Walnut grinds. Because any other blasting medium would damage the metal in the head. The walnut media is harmless. It's sucked back out as not to get burned in the cylinders. Or they just pull the head. I'd rather not pay for that though.


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[EXP]

Re: Does anyone in Calgary walnut blast?

It's a fairly new thing needed on direct injection BMW's and Mini's.

Pardon me but it might be new for BMW but Audi was doing this in the mid 1990's on the 5000T so it is an old practice
I does a nice job cleaning the intake ports for sure, with out a lot of labour involved or parts cost.

[ToXicXxX]

Re: Does anyone in Calgary walnut blast?

Pardon me but it might be new for BMW but Audi was doing this in the mid 1990's on the 5000T so it is an old practice
I does a nice job cleaning the intake ports for sure, with out a lot of labour involved or parts cost.

I do believe Toyota also used it back in the late 80's or something to that effect?

I moreso mean it's new to BMW, it's obviously not a common procedure as most people have no idea what im talking about.

[R_Ethug]

Re: Does anyone in Calgary walnut blast?

so you shoot chunks of actually walnuts down??

[T-Dubbs]

Re: Does anyone in Calgary walnut blast?

Pew pew pew

[R_Ethug]

Re: Does anyone in Calgary walnut blast?

seriously you force down real walnut grinds? lol hippy fixing

[Ponto]

Re: Does anyone in Calgary walnut blast?

I know the A3 TSI or is it TFSI engine I can't remember has a bad problem with clogging of intake valves.

Most of them clean them by hand though.





Sounds like guys are using carb cleaner, or intake cleaner and a lot of time.

Some info and a lot of bs here:

http://forums.fourtitude.com/showthr...t=Intake+Valve

[Ponto]

Re: Does anyone in Calgary walnut blast?

seriously you force down real walnut grinds? lol hippy fixing

And Walnut Blasting is commong for more than just intake valves. Being that it is a softer media than sand or bead blasting.