Cleaning my engine

Gilbretto · 26 Dec 2008 at 22:37

How would i go about cleaning my cars engine?

What product should i use??

What should i do? What shouldn't i do?

Just want it to have that shiny as new (as possible) look.

Thanks,

Gil.

collisster · 26 Dec 2008 at 22:48

oh good god

Mr-White · 26 Dec 2008 at 22:50

links not very suitable if you read the last page

MW

ChoÞÞer · 26 Dec 2008 at 23:06

haha... ***

Gilbretto · 26 Dec 2008 at 23:11

ChoÞÞer said:
haha... ***

???

InvaderGIR · 26 Dec 2008 at 23:11

Can of engine degreaser?

Gilbretto · 26 Dec 2008 at 23:13

Mr-White said:
links not very suitable if you read the last page

MW

Quite amusing tho :eek:

Mr-White · 26 Dec 2008 at 23:15

Gilbretto said:
Quite amusing tho

yeah very

MW

ChoÞÞer · 26 Dec 2008 at 23:15

Gilbretto said:
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W a t.

daveydave · 26 Dec 2008 at 23:29

Gilbretto · 27 Dec 2008 at 00:03

InvaderGIR said:
Can of engine degreaser?

Thanks.

I heard that you should disconnect your battery & cover all electric bits. Is that true?

And thats the sort of thing i was asking about. Any parts to avoid? Any extra things to think about?

ChoÞÞer · 27 Dec 2008 at 01:32

Yup it is true.

Shouldn't be any think else really you need to cover up.

loltim · 27 Dec 2008 at 02:57

Gilbretto said:
Thanks.

I heard that you should disconnect your battery & cover all electric bits. Is that true?

You don't really need to do this unless you're going to jetwash the whole engine bay. Just get some Gunk engine degreaser or some hot soapy water, and get scrubbing!

You can go over the radiator hoses etc with tyre shine which gives it a "new" look. Use plastic cleaners for... the plastic bits, airbox etc.

ste_bla · 27 Dec 2008 at 03:48

2nd for the Gunk option!

Worked really well after fixing a leaking (oil) cam cover

BigglesPiP · 27 Dec 2008 at 03:52

steam cleaner, carefully.

K.C. Leblanc · 27 Dec 2008 at 03:54

I'm surprised no one has said mustard yet.

loltim · 27 Dec 2008 at 03:59

K.C. Leblanc said:
I'm surprised no one has said mustard yet.

Why? This isn't GD.

Scooby_WR1 · 27 Dec 2008 at 14:15

We just give them a blast with a pressure washer at work,
its only old cars that we have trouble with but as long as you are carefull you
can get your engine bay looking like new in just a few seconds.

numnutz · 27 Dec 2008 at 15:35

Marine Clean Degreaser - just awesome.

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail....atID=25&subCatID=&FrostCat=Tanks&FrostSubcat=

quad · 27 Dec 2008 at 17:17

Gunk or Jizer and spray the whole engine bay and brush it into any heavily dirty areas then before it dries rinse it out with hose and then go around all the connectors/wiring loom/battery with WD40 jobs a good un.