For all who clean their engines
November-4th-2004, 02:52 PM
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For all who clean their engines
Do you get down and dirty (no pun intended) when you clean your engines? I.E. you get every knook and cranny clean, underneath, the sides of things, all over. Or do you just get what you can see clean and call it good?
I started cleaning my engine last night (finally) and man, its a lotta work. I decided not to spray it, but instead using simple green and some industrial paper towels clean it by hand. Judging by how much i had to scrub, spraying it with water wouldn't have done a whole lot of good anyway...
I started cleaning my engine last night (finally) and man, its a lotta work. I decided not to spray it, but instead using simple green and some industrial paper towels clean it by hand. Judging by how much i had to scrub, spraying it with water wouldn't have done a whole lot of good anyway...
November-4th-2004, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Lazlo123
Do you get down and dirty (no pun intended) when you clean your engines? I.E. you get every knook and cranny clean, underneath, the sides of things, all over. Or do you just get what you can see clean and call it good?
I started cleaning my engine last night (finally) and man, its a lotta work. I decided not to spray it, but instead using simple green and some industrial paper towels clean it by hand. Judging by how much i had to scrub, spraying it with water wouldn't have done a whole lot of good anyway...
I started cleaning my engine last night (finally) and man, its a lotta work. I decided not to spray it, but instead using simple green and some industrial paper towels clean it by hand. Judging by how much i had to scrub, spraying it with water wouldn't have done a whole lot of good anyway...
November-4th-2004, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by steve_protege
I never have, but coming from someone who is a neat freak (of sorts), you might as well not half-*** it. Right? Plus it always starts out as a minor cleaning, but once you get started you can't seem to stop. You always see something that should be cleaned in order to complement something else that was just cleaned off and looks good. Its a vicious circle. Before you know it, your engine bay is spotless!!
November-5th-2004, 04:39 AM
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I usually wash my car every week. After every wash I clean the door, hatch, and hood jams. While I'm under the hood I give the engine a quick wipedown. I've done that routine since I bought the car in "02" and It always looks brand new. 
November-5th-2004, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Lazlo123
if not simple green, then what?
what color will it stain?
what color will it stain?
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November-5th-2004, 09:52 AM
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Gunk...engine cleaner...spray on, wait, rinse off! Wow... works great, just keep the engine running for a while to dry it and burn off the fumes! I use it once a month...no problems...
PS- Don't spray that stuff into the wind! Yikes!
PS- Don't spray that stuff into the wind! Yikes!
November-5th-2004, 09:57 AM
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hmm... ok... i'll try that. I've already used simple green on it though... i didn't spray it directly on... i sprayed it on a paper towel and then wiped the dirt off... it seemed to be ok at the time... i haven't looked at it since though... i'm almost afraid to now...
November-5th-2004, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Lazlo123
if not simple green, then what?
what color will it stain?
what color will it stain?
does it matter what color it stains??...see mgs's suggestion...simple dish soap and water...wont do anything to aluminum
November-5th-2004, 10:54 AM
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of course it doesn't matter what color it stains. But would it have been just as simple to answer the question in the first place as it was to continue avoiding the answer? I'm just curious.. shish...
November-5th-2004, 01:32 PM
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I put a plastic bag over my intake filter, spray the engine down with a foaming engine degreaser/cleaner. Wait 10 minuntes then hose the whole thing down. I do this once or twice a year. The engine is not spotless but it's clean.