Engine cleaning

chadly

chadly

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A friend of mine suggested using scrubbing bubbles to clean the engine, followed by some citrus detailer. Easy as pie and great results. Just spray the bubbles on and let them work in for a while, rinse it really good, and dry it off. Once its dry spray the detailer on and let dry for 20 mins, then let the car idle for a little while to heat up and even out the detailer. The detailer is still a little wet in the pic, but once it dries it evens out and looks killer.
 

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SCTBIRD1173

SCTBIRD1173

Mark my Bird!
No need to be nervous as long as you use some logic during the process.

I pressure washed my engine bay (against some recommendations here :eek:) but afterwards I took the time to take off the COP covers and dry out by the number 4 and number 8 coils. Some water will get past the grommet for the COP wiring no matter how careful you are so take the 15-20min and pull the coils. I've had zero issues since and my engine bay looks pretty damn good for 102K and using no chemicals.

Of course none of the above applies to a Gen1 which SHOULD easily be able to be hosed down without worry.

Just my 2 cents...
 
chadly

chadly

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ghost2 said:
That's a nice clean look. Care to do a mini "How Too" on this. I'm a little nevous about spraying with a garden hose under the hood. Do you need to protect some areas from water?
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Theres not really a lot to it. Let the engine cool off then spray it down with the scubbing bubbles. Let it work its magic for 15-20 mins. Use the garden hose to rinse it off but use low pressure, especially around the COP covers. Take the time to remove the COP covers afterwards and blow it out with air in case some water got down in there. (Learned that the hard way). I dont cover the alt or anything like that. Take an old towel and towel dry the engine. Then spray it down with the detailer. Allow it to sit on there for 15-20 mins then fire it up and let it idle for ~10 mins to heat up and smoothe out the detailer. Now you have a clean, shiny engine. Hope that helps.
 
tbirddmnd

tbirddmnd

Listening on 141.850 mHz
Thanks, never thought to use scrubbing bubbles. I cleaned my engine in June 2010 and 3 coils had to be replaced - and I was CAREFUL! Oh well.
 
budpytko

budpytko

Super Senior Associate
Hope you didn't throw them away....they were nothing but wet....unless you tore them taking them off.....
 
J

J

OCCUPY LoD :)
Looks great Chad but I really think you need to do something different with that hose coming off the intake by the IAC valve....god awful! :)
 
AnthraxBird

AnthraxBird

The Band, not the disease
We use foaming degreaser (basically foaming diesel fuel... Lol) and a hotsy with a kerosene burner. Steamy water works wonders. I do it while the engine is running, and also, don't spray coils, wires, or the alternator or belt directly. If they get water on them, it's fine though.
 
KStromberg

KStromberg

Vortech kicked in yo
J said:
Looks great Chad but I really think you need to do something different with that hose coming off the intake by the IAC valve....god awful! :)
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That's what happens when you can't find the cobra hose that routes between the iac and the throttle body tube. If I ever break mine I will cry.


Yeah, I know. How dare I put such a dirty picture in this clean thread.:rolleyes: It has been tidied up since then.

Chad, I joined corral.net simply for the sake of finding that hose and a throttle body tube that worked. Post and browse in their classifieds. You might get lucky. ;)
 

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J

J

OCCUPY LoD :)
Thanks for posting it twice, just for extra clarification. :p I was talking about making your own or atleast running it behind the intake. It's just a hose for god sakes. :D
 
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