If I manually move the crank to open and close valves do I need to put it back ?

itechteam · 09-17-2024, 01:45 PM

I am cleaning my intake, and I removed the plugs and rotated the crank a few positions to open can close certain valves. I am assuming I don't need to put it back to where it was when I turned the engine off?

FYI I used seafoam and wire brush scrubbed everything really good, and it is a lot cleaner than when I started. Not walnut blasting clean, but it does good. I also used the top off of a hand pump soap dispenser to get most of the cleaner out then used shop rags and some air from the compressor.

Thanks

oVeRdOsE. · 09-17-2024, 02:24 PM

no. How many time it turns while engine is off with my transmission in 1st gear and my sloped driveway. no issue.

I did the cleaning not so long ago, never put it back, crank position sensor does the job.

Also did it with seafoam, brake cleaner, wire brush and a pick.
But Ive also use a cheap 40$ sand blasting gun with baking soda.

TheMidnightNarwhal · 09-17-2024, 02:28 PM

Yeah it doesn't matter

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itechteam Enlisted Member 3 Rep 35 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW 335i Join Date: Oct 2023 Location: South Carolina iTrader: (0)	If I manually move the crank to open and close valves do I need to put it back ? I am cleaning my intake, and I removed the plugs and rotated the crank a few positions to open can close certain valves. I am assuming I don't need to put it back to where it was when I turned the engine off? FYI I used seafoam and wire brush scrubbed everything really good, and it is a lot cleaner than when I started. Not walnut blasting clean, but it does good. I also used the top off of a hand pump soap dispenser to get most of the cleaner out then used shop rags and some air from the compressor. Thanks
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oVeRdOsE. Colonel 3556 Rep 2,039 Posts Drives: F25 E91 Audi Avnt E90 Cayenne Join Date: May 2018 Location: mtl iTrader: (0)	no. How many time it turns while engine is off with my transmission in 1st gear and my sloped driveway. no issue. I did the cleaning not so long ago, never put it back, crank position sensor does the job. Also did it with seafoam, brake cleaner, wire brush and a pick. But Ive also use a cheap 40$ sand blasting gun with baking soda.
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TheMidnightNarwhal Major General 2814 Rep 6,384 Posts Drives: 11' 335is DCT Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Gatineau, Quebec iTrader: (0)	Yeah it doesn't matter
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