 clean engine bay?, dirty bay |
 Oct 29, 2009 - 1:15 PM
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ok my engine bay is filthy and i want to clean it, i bought some meguiars engine cleaner and shine but im hesitant to use it, i have a short ram intake and i was wondering how to go about doing all this. can anyone help me out here?
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Oct 29, 2009 - 5:42 PM
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Or if you just want to clean it all up, invest in a pressure washer.
But really, take a plastic bag and tape it over your intake, and tape one over the alternator. If you're super paranoid you can even cover your distributor. Then spray your cleaner on (personally I use Simple Green dilluted in water) and let it sit. Come back in 15-30 minutes and spray everything down with a hose. Now apply some plastic shine crap and you're done. Go search around on detailersdomain.com. They talk about the correct way to wash the engine bay. -------------------- 1991 MR2 - T-tops - Crimson Red - Gen3 3SGTE - Lots of money
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Oct 29, 2009 - 7:33 PM
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QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Oct 29, 2009 - 6:42 PM)  (personally I use Simple Green dilluted in water) Argh, I used that for 6 years when i detailed, great stuff, but REALLY harsh on your lungs/skin. Buy a squirt-bottle of it and go to town on your engine at your nearest car wash, let it soak in for a couple minutes . But like 95Celi said, cover up those 3 with a walmart bag or something and youll be good! There's also a spray called "purple stuff" that makes your tires/rims/wheel-wells look brand new (stock/REAL chrome rims; pep boys chrome brushed alum and and powdercoated will stain so not for those). Cheers --------------------  |
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Nov 6, 2009 - 12:25 AM
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QUOTE (TinoCel @ Oct 29, 2009 - 4:33 PM) QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Oct 29, 2009 - 6:42 PM) (personally I use Simple Green dilluted in water) Argh, I used that for 6 years when i detailed, great stuff, but REALLY harsh on your lungs/skin. Buy a squirt-bottle of it and go to town on your engine at your nearest car wash, let it soak in for a couple minutes . But like 95Celi said, cover up those 3 with a walmart bag or something and youll be good! There's also a spray called "purple stuff" that makes your tires/rims/wheel-wells look brand new (stock/REAL chrome rims; pep boys chrome brushed alum and and powdercoated will stain so not for those). Cheers should the top of the valve cover where the spark plugs go should be covered as well or water doesnt go in it that much? -------------------- God made man....
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96stgreendemon clean engine bay? Oct 29, 2009 - 1:15 PM
mgnt232 Personally, I would get all the excess loose dirt ... Oct 29, 2009 - 2:42 PM 96stgreendemon how difficult is it the get the valve cover off? i... Oct 29, 2009 - 3:38 PM
mgnt232 yeah to remove the valve cover you dont need much ... Oct 29, 2009 - 5:28 PM richee3 I've taken the valve cover off of a 7A before.... Oct 29, 2009 - 4:33 PM TinoCel well.. you shouldn't necessarily be spraying t... Nov 6, 2009 - 1:12 AM nics time to get a bottle of simple green at work Nov 6, 2009 - 1:15 AM Mstoochn if you want to do it the easy way, research pressu... Nov 6, 2009 - 2:35 AM nics no budget for pressure washer Nov 6, 2009 - 7:25 PM Joe_1985 before i got a pressure washer this is what i did
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