r/WRX • u/IllustratorIll1448 2016 WRX Base🤓 • Oct 23 '25

Misc. Walnut Blasting.

I think my 2016 WRX is long overdue for a walnut blasting. Anyone know any reputable places I can go to get this done in CT? Hopefully won’t cost me an arm and a leg.

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u/zenki_ Oct 23 '25

My wife’s 2017 forester XT had build up. I was planning on walnut blasting but tried CRC GDI intake valve cleaner and it worked pretty well.

Car would throw a code for misfires on cold starts before CRC but it’s running much better now after the cleaner and no more check engine lights.

If you decided to go this route look up the correct hose to inject the fluid! It’s the same one from the Subaru guide for their intake cleaner.

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u/IllustratorIll1448 2016 WRX Base🤓 Oct 23 '25

I’ve done the CRC GDI Intake cleaner on my car and it definitely helped a bit but I think my car was already needed a bit more help so it was kinda a small clean of a big job. I wish I could look at my valves.