GR8XR6 ANGEL EYES Silver Donating Members 1,683 Member For: 15y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: SE Suburbs, Melbourne Posted 19/09/09 01:52 AM Share Posted 19/09/09 01:52 AM Ok I wanna give the engine bay a spruce up! What products do you recommend for cleaning the engine bay? For example what would you use to clean the engine, piping, paint work, etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Member 323 Member For: 17y 6m 30d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 19/09/09 04:59 AM Share Posted 19/09/09 04:59 AM WD40 on everything under the hood, then wipe it with a cloth, don't leave pools of WD40 around.Will look all shiny and new again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 15y 10m 23d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 19/09/09 06:48 AM Share Posted 19/09/09 06:48 AM head down to your laser wash and give it a blast with the rinse cycle on the high press hose just make sure u dont blast the coil cover for to long cause the water sometimes gets in and u gotta rip the plugs out and wire brush em and blow em out and stay away from the fuse box the rest is fine I do it all the timeI like to wait 20-30 min with the bonnet up to let the heat get out so that's why I go at night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalts Member 755 Member For: 17y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 19/09/09 07:06 AM Share Posted 19/09/09 07:06 AM I use degreaser,then hose it off just dont get it down the coil packs car will run like a pig until it dries out!!cheers lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 17y 8m 2d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 19/09/09 07:31 AM Share Posted 19/09/09 07:31 AM I go to the car wash, and select the setting with the engine bay cleaner picture.. Some sort of degreaser comes out, spray all over the bay, then close the bonnet, wash the car normally then pop the bonnet and rinse off the crap in the bay at the end.. Comes out looking shmick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebxmple Member 1,322 Member For: 16y 2m 24d Posted 19/09/09 08:07 AM Share Posted 19/09/09 08:07 AM I hate washing under the bonnet as water and electonics dont mix. If you do need to wash it cos its never been done before,do it once then maintain it with WD 40 as said earlier everytime you wash the car,or just wipe the main areas with a damp cloth. The main connectors behind the passenger headlight are known for holding moisture and causing all soughts of dramas so spray them out with WD40 after washing engine bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMKILLER Donating Members 77 Member For: 14y 10m 4d Posted 27/09/09 01:30 PM Share Posted 27/09/09 01:30 PM Just use throttle body cleaner or go down to the car wash place it cost liek $$2 for 3.30 min and give it ago.. just make sure your motor is warm because then the water will dry up if it is in any critical places.. did this for BPT and got told thanx because he didnt need to wash his hands.. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete A Member 442 Member For: 15y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Castle Hill NSW Posted 03/10/09 01:57 PM Share Posted 03/10/09 01:57 PM If it's really bad - kero with a brush is about the best. Nasty and dirty work but works a treat on really dirty engines. Leave it on for about 15-20 mins and hose it off with a pressure hose or wipe it with rags. Careful of the electrics! If it's not that bad any of the suggestions before will probably work OK. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDOSE Member 1,195 Member For: 16y 3m 25d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 03/10/09 03:21 PM Share Posted 03/10/09 03:21 PM good bit of reading, my engine bay is covered in coolant from a bad leak, put some of these suggestions into play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busson Member 22 Member For: 15y 8m Gender: Male Location: Perth SOR Posted 05/10/09 03:46 AM Share Posted 05/10/09 03:46 AM Just curious, I've heard some products like WD-40 cause plastics to dry out and fade. True or False?There's a lot of plastic on these cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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