Anybody have a boroscope?

**jimrobbington** · 01-21-2012 06:50 AM

Looking to take a peek at my carbon status, and pistons. Anybody wanna let me borrow one? If not, we can get one shipped off Harbor Freight for about $100. If a few of us can split cost, it would totally be worth it.

**bblume** · 01-21-2012 10:15 AM

yo dawg...it'll be your boroscope we'll just keep it at my house!

Anyways, without a catchcan or w/m it's likely you'll have some build up. You should see the blow-by I empty out (in the cold months) on a regular basis...this is the stuff that otherwise just gets cooked onto the valves. I'm thinking on removing the manifold when I install the PRV and at that point scraping mine out. I imagine I have some build up even though I've had the catchcan and meth for awhile, it doesn't mean it wasn't building up before. Here's what comes out...I empty it every couple of weeks in the winter...

edit...I saw you had a catchcan after looking at you sig again.

**jimrobbington** · 01-21-2012 11:31 AM

Wow Brock, that's like Eeeeew! Mine doesn't look that gross. Mine is definately less muddy looking than that.

I know I have got to have carbon buildup (just passed up 116k miles). I don't feel any power loss, it's just more of a curiosity thing. A curiosity that isn't worth $100 bucks, but definately worth a 6-pack, or $25 even. I also plan on opening up the manifold probably early summer (when the motorcycle can be counted on) and cleaning them and adding the PRV also. Just want to see....

**bblume** · 01-21-2012 11:48 AM

I'm curious too...I actually was asking around (awhile back) what a shop would charge and I think the avg was around 600.
It's probably a DIY but at the same time I'm certain it would require some serious elbow grease and probably some patience that I sometimes lack...

**Operator** · 01-21-2012 11:58 AM

Yeh, I may end up doing mine sometime this spring. Forest noticed some build-up when he installed my STGIII kit.

**jimrobbington** · 01-21-2012 12:10 PM

That's why I want to wait until I can ride the bike, so I can leave it sit for a couple days if I need to. Soak the shit out of the valves for a day, then scrub. Can't be that hard, though. No way I'm paying someone $600 just to watch carbon soak up chemicals. Not even 3zero3.

**jimrobbington** · 01-21-2012 12:11 PM

It would just be cool to be able to see it first. Just to compare carbon with mileage/driving style/car year/engine type.

**bblume** · 01-21-2012 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by jimrobbington

It would just be cool to be able to see it first. Just to compare carbon with mileage/driving style/car year/engine type.

true it would be cool to see.... Although it's going to involve soaking and then a lot of scraping. If I were to pay someone I would require before and after pics as well. Hell, when they finish up they should have to call and I come down and eat a meal off of he newly cleaned sections.

**Operator** · 01-21-2012 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by jimrobbington

No way I'm paying someone $600 just to watch carbon soak up chemicals. Not even 3zero3.

WHUT!!! quoted for reference

But yeh, if I paid for it, I'd want Before and After pics, plus borescope shots internally.

**jimrobbington** · 01-21-2012 12:42 PM

And a blumpkin!

**B6A4Dave** · 01-21-2012 03:13 PM

...you mean to tell me that shit is oil!?!!??! from a catch can that looks like that!

**jimrobbington** · 01-21-2012 03:50 PM

It's mostly water, but definitely some oil, maybe a little fuel. Glad it's not in my engine, whatever it is.

**drumnjuny** · 01-21-2012 06:17 PM

i want to check it out when u get one haha. on your car i mean. or maybe i'll just pitch on one

**bblume** · 01-21-2012 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by B6A4Dave

...you mean to tell me that shit is oil!?!!??! from a catch can that looks like that!

that shit is the blowback that is being deposited back on super hot valves and then caked and cooked on for good if you don't have a catchcan. Ask any guy with a fsi 4.2L out there about the power loss because of carbon buildup.

**jimrobbington** · 01-22-2012 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by drumnjuny

i want to check it out when u get one haha. on your car i mean. or maybe i'll just pitch on one

That's what I'm saying. I think the ability to view the inside of your engine is worth ~$25. I'm not going to pay a shop for an hour or more to do it, and I don't want to buy the thing for $100. But if four of us were interested enough, $25 a piece would totally be worth it IMO.

**mec** · 01-22-2012 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by jimrobbington

That's what I'm saying. I think the ability to view the inside of your engine is worth ~$25. I'm not going to pay a shop for an hour or more to do it, and I don't want to buy the thing for $100. But if four of us were interested enough, $25 a piece would totally be worth it IMO.

I'm down

**mec** · 03-08-2012 09:23 AM

$114 shipped http://www.harborfreight.com/digital...era-67979.html

Lets get it ordered!

**jimrobbington** · 03-08-2012 09:39 AM

You, me, Seth, and Arjun all are in, I believe. $30 each. Who wants to order it

JR

**mec** · 03-08-2012 11:33 AM

I'll order it!

**mec** · 03-08-2012 11:42 AM

If you guys want to send me your e-mail addresses I will send you the e-mail when I get it. M_ecorral@hotmail.com

**jimrobbington** · 03-08-2012 11:49 AM

You have mine, no? Yay scope day has cometh!

JR

**mec** · 03-08-2012 05:29 PM

JR,

YGM

**jimrobbington** · 03-09-2012 05:58 AM

Originally Posted by mec

JR,

YGM

Yup, nice! can't wait!

JR

**drumnjuny** · 03-09-2012 06:44 AM

damnnn i got a little wild last night... haha but im excited

**jimrobbington** · 03-09-2012 06:47 AM

Martin, what's your paypal? I randomly just had $29.94 refunded to my account, not even sure why. I'll just forward that to you instead of hitting up the atm.

JR

**mec** · 03-09-2012 02:42 PM

JR,

it should be my email. "m_ecorral@hotmail.com"

Borescope shipped today !

**B6A4Dave** · 03-09-2012 04:22 PM

....Seafoam....ftw? :P

**seal66** · 03-09-2012 04:57 PM

Mec shoot me a email to Jamior_jagr68@hotmail.com and let me know where to send ya the cash on paypal bud

**mec** · 03-09-2012 05:13 PM

Seth, I sent you and JR an email with the tracking info. You can paypal it to my email or whenever we meet up. Thanks guys!

**seal66** · 03-09-2012 05:18 PM

sounds good man.

**drumnjuny** · 03-09-2012 07:00 PM

yeah np man i'll just hit u up with the $ when we do this

**jimrobbington** · 03-09-2012 07:22 PM

You should have my money now, Martin!

JR

**mec** · 03-09-2012 08:05 PM

yes! thanks Jim. I'll let you guys know when it gets here, we can try to plan for a monday/tuesday so we can all meet up.

**mec** · 03-10-2012 10:15 AM

Looks like its scheduled to arrive the 15th :)

**Mcstiff** · 03-13-2012 08:32 PM

Tool Zone off of 25 & 84th (next to afw) has one for $99.

**mec** · 03-28-2012 09:57 AM

Seth and Arjun,

The Boroscope is here, let me know if you want to borrow it.

**seal66** · 03-29-2012 04:56 PM

Mec, I am finally able to send money your way for that boroscope. I have been busy for the last couple weeks.

**mec** · 03-30-2012 12:17 AM

Come meet up some time!

**homieelee** · 04-11-2012 12:26 PM

any pics of your intake valves since you guys bought the boroscope? I was thinking of buying that harbor freight one. do you snake it thru the throttle body or a spark plug?

**mec** · 04-11-2012 01:09 PM

I haven't taken any time to really get to know how to use it, I believe there is a picture mode though. I snaked it through the throttle body, but there is a splitter that makes it hard to get close to the valves.

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