DIY: Cleenin Engine Bay
01-Jun-2005, 05:36 PM
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DIY: Cleenin Engine Bay
b4 i start, this is only a guideline, and i'm not resposible for anything goin worng wit your car, use at you own discretion
there has been discussion and descriptions, but no pictures, so i decided to cleen out the durty *** engine bay and take sum pictures here we go
this is realy the only step thats critical- coverin everythin (i prob din have to cover the stock airbox, but i did anyways:
Dont forget the alternator:
when everything is covered, spray a lil water all over the engine bay, and after bout a mintue, spray on a heavy coat of cleaner, i used GUNK (citrus powered
now if ur engine bay looks lyk *** then the tooth brush wont cut it
Neither will this brush thing
so u'r gna have to get serious, and bring out the steel wool
Gettin better:
now wash it all down completelty trying not to focus the water on any sensors, or belts
Final result:
yes i kno its not so cleen u could eet off it, i jus wanted to make it half decent cause i'm selling it soon
make sure to remove the plastic bags b4 driving the car, and after rinsing it down completely start it and let the water evaporate, its not smoke its steam, and if u'r that paranoid sit in the car and watch the temp gauge, you car will smell lyk oven cleaner for a while but it will go away
and there you go, frum durtly lik sh*t, do half decent, it took me bout 45 mins, if u take u'r time u could make it reely cleen and nice and all that other nice stuff
hope that helps..happy cleaning
p.s. if any1 has anything to add or correct feel free.
there has been discussion and descriptions, but no pictures, so i decided to cleen out the durty *** engine bay and take sum pictures here we go
this is realy the only step thats critical- coverin everythin (i prob din have to cover the stock airbox, but i did anyways:
Dont forget the alternator:
when everything is covered, spray a lil water all over the engine bay, and after bout a mintue, spray on a heavy coat of cleaner, i used GUNK (citrus powered
now if ur engine bay looks lyk *** then the tooth brush wont cut it
Neither will this brush thing
so u'r gna have to get serious, and bring out the steel wool
Gettin better:
now wash it all down completelty trying not to focus the water on any sensors, or belts
Final result:
yes i kno its not so cleen u could eet off it, i jus wanted to make it half decent cause i'm selling it soon
make sure to remove the plastic bags b4 driving the car, and after rinsing it down completely start it and let the water evaporate, its not smoke its steam, and if u'r that paranoid sit in the car and watch the temp gauge, you car will smell lyk oven cleaner for a while but it will go away
and there you go, frum durtly lik sh*t, do half decent, it took me bout 45 mins, if u take u'r time u could make it reely cleen and nice and all that other nice stuff
hope that helps..happy cleaning
p.s. if any1 has anything to add or correct feel free.
01-Jun-2005, 08:48 PM
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resize! but i give you a 
for covering the alternator. i did this 2 weeks ago and didn't cover my alternator and my car crapped out of me for a week. just upload pics on tinypic.com, no need to register or anything. i cleaned mine but didn't bother scrubbing the valve cover.
for covering the alternator. i did this 2 weeks ago and didn't cover my alternator and my car crapped out of me for a week. just upload pics on tinypic.com, no need to register or anything. i cleaned mine but didn't bother scrubbing the valve cover.
01-Jun-2005, 09:18 PM
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Looks nice. For the past 2 washes, I didn't cover the alternator. I should next time.
Steel wool is a good idea. I never thought of that. I used brush and I was getting splashes all over my face, afraid of GUNK eating away my precious skin :P
Good stuff.
Steel wool is a good idea. I never thought of that. I used brush and I was getting splashes all over my face, afraid of GUNK eating away my precious skin :P
Good stuff.
02-Jun-2005, 09:29 AM
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It looks like an older valve cover.
Nice write up; DIYs are always great, no matter what the task. Maybe I'll get around to doing this when I have some time.
Just to re-iterate, cover up these parts:
Battery
Distributor
Alternator
Air Box (optional, but not a bad idea)
I would be careful when spraying around the fluid reservoirs (and belts as mentioned), just in case.
Nice write up; DIYs are always great, no matter what the task. Maybe I'll get around to doing this when I have some time.
Just to re-iterate, cover up these parts:
Battery
Distributor
Alternator
Air Box (optional, but not a bad idea)
I would be careful when spraying around the fluid reservoirs (and belts as mentioned), just in case.
02-Jun-2005, 01:35 PM
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it's pretty clean but not super clean... try simple green...
every time i've done it all i covered was my intake and i've never had a problem
*knock on wood...
presoak, simplegreen (no scrubbing involved!!!!) let sit for about 5 min and then rinse off and you're good to go!!
either way good job, looks better than it did before
every time i've done it all i covered was my intake and i've never had a problem
*knock on wood... presoak, simplegreen (no scrubbing involved!!!!) let sit for about 5 min and then rinse off and you're good to go!!
either way good job, looks better than it did before
04-Jun-2005, 07:45 PM
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Haha, I use it all !
Leather cleaner, tire foam, all of it !
When I use WD40, you have to make sure that your car is cold and let it sit for abuot 30mins
PS: only use this stuff when your engine is already pretty clean, like mine
Leather cleaner, tire foam, all of it !
When I use WD40, you have to make sure that your car is cold and let it sit for abuot 30mins
PS: only use this stuff when your engine is already pretty clean, like mine
