These are my experiences using pine sol to degrease and de-carbon my throttle body on a 1992 Dodge grand caravan with 180K miles.
I found several places on the internet praising the wonders of Pine sol for carb cleaning. Most of them used 2 or 3 day soaks. I was in a hurry and heated the mixture up. Here are the results.
Step 1, go to dollar store and buy cheap generic Pine sol.
Step 2, find a container to put parts in as small as possible to conserve the use of Pine sol. Do not use any kettle you use for food. Even after a good cleaning residue may remain.
Step 3, warm mixture up to something below boiling. Remember heat speeds up cleaning time. I am a little foggy on this but i may have diluted the Pine sol 50/50 with water.
Step 3, For agitation every 5 min or so pull each part out and let it drain and put back in (use a wire or pliers)
Step 4, Around 30 min you should be done.
If you are heating this in your house you will get a STRONG Pine sol smell.
My conclusions.
1) Pine sol de-greases and de-carbons nicely.
2) The outside of the throttle body of corroded aluminum looks a little better but no miracles here.
3) Pine sol really screws up chrome. I could not tell if it dissolved the chrome or corroded it or etched it but i will never put chrome in Pine sol again. Sorry no pic on this one. i put a shiny chrome pin from a lawnmower carb in Pine Sol and it looked terrible when i took it out.
I found several places on the internet praising the wonders of Pine sol for carb cleaning. Most of them used 2 or 3 day soaks. I was in a hurry and heated the mixture up. Here are the results.
Step 1, go to dollar store and buy cheap generic Pine sol.
Step 2, find a container to put parts in as small as possible to conserve the use of Pine sol. Do not use any kettle you use for food. Even after a good cleaning residue may remain.
Step 3, warm mixture up to something below boiling. Remember heat speeds up cleaning time. I am a little foggy on this but i may have diluted the Pine sol 50/50 with water.
Step 3, For agitation every 5 min or so pull each part out and let it drain and put back in (use a wire or pliers)
Step 4, Around 30 min you should be done.
If you are heating this in your house you will get a STRONG Pine sol smell.
My conclusions.
1) Pine sol de-greases and de-carbons nicely.
2) The outside of the throttle body of corroded aluminum looks a little better but no miracles here.
3) Pine sol really screws up chrome. I could not tell if it dissolved the chrome or corroded it or etched it but i will never put chrome in Pine sol again. Sorry no pic on this one. i put a shiny chrome pin from a lawnmower carb in Pine Sol and it looked terrible when i took it out.