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Engine Cleaner

JCG's-GTP

JCG's-GTP

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Need a safe way to clean the engine bay. Any suggestions? Show season soon and its horrible from winter months.
 


What are you trying to clean? Grease or some type of salt from the roads? Anyway what i always have done is just pressure wash it at the car wash. Never had any problems doing it this way.
 
Theres all kinds dirt/grease/grime i need to get off of there. Should i cover anthing beside CAI? thinking maybe Alternator
 
I have not ever worried about any of that. FWIW this was my old combo before i went turbo.



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Kept this looking pretty clean. Sorry i don't have any closer up shots. And the oil pan gasket leak does not help much.
 


I started using purple power, just spray it on and 10-15 min later wash it off with a garden hose.
I dont have any pics but it workes pretty good. and it gives you time/room to get everthing, even under your ride.
 
ive been wanting to do this, but im so nervous because back when i had my 92 camaro i tried cleaning the engine and it wouldnt start for about 4 hours... i was not a happy camper
 
I used greased lightning I think from Home Depot but, I did cover the alternator and the coil packs with foil and it started right up and it was pretty clean too. You might not have to cover those things but it sucks when the car will not start.
 
You can dilute greased lightning if you don't want it so strong. I used it straight and it got rid of all the nasty winter crap......I did find mouse turds on top of the blower, it was a cold winter!!
 


Lol I found those too. I think I ran it out when I cleaned the engine cause my wife found one INSIDE her SUV. Was the funniest thing ever. She went and bought 5 traps and killed the poor bastard lol. :th_tombstone:
 
I use enigine bright engine cleaner or just the heated pressure washer at school it heated to 200+ * so it works pretty good
Becarefull with simple green I love the stuff but it doesnt like some metals very much..
When i did my plugs after just getting my gtp the guy before me didnt know about Cleaning the enigine bay and it was thick and nasty I used a good 3 cans of brakekleen granted not the best sulution but it worked in a pinch
 
TDCRacing said:
I have not ever worried about any of that. FWIW this was my old combo before i went turbo.

Kept this looking pretty clean. Sorry i don't have any closer up shots. And the oil pan gasket leak does not help much.
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Wow... i could eat dinner off that engine.
 
heres mine it was a IL car bought it a few week's ago and it wasss so dirty i just bought engine bright from autozone went to the spray wash place sprayed the degreaser on shut my hood washed the car then opened the hood and washed the motor worked great then went over some spots with wd40 then windex still have a little bit to touch up.

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simple green! I don't have recent pics but I now cleaned up the wires and polished up my rails

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can some one take a pick and use photo shop to show me the areas that need to be covered im gonna be doing this tomm on my day off
 
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