Clean Underneath

[Quazi5]

ok, check it. I'm surfin the UBB and I'm runnin across alot of pics of other people's engines are almost spotless... How the hell did you all do this? I mean, I can understand it if the engine is new or somethin' but some of these cars are as old as mine or or older. I know it sounds really corny but it's been bothering me for a while and I honestly don't know how to clean everything without royally messing up my engine. I've tried once with a pressure washer but that knocked some of my vac hoses loose... I almost couldn't get it to the shop. Anyway... any help in this area would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[5spd_GS]

i used a product by CD2 called the "clean engine kit".. cost about $12 canadian, its two cans, one is a spray on degreaser and the other is a neutralizer for the degreaser/takes the remaining oils off of your block. it worked amazingly...

[DVH]

yeah me too, here's a pic of my engine bay for proof..i did some painting but, its really clean looking , compared to what it used to look like<BR>later

[DVH]

oopps.didn't work, here ya go<BR>

[canadian_ice]

Hey DVH - where'd you get the paint? The only stuff I can find is a $10 spray can from Canadian Tire. It seems hard spraying the stuff on - I'd prefer to brush.

[mazda20]

Have you heard of Metalcast by Dupli-Color if you can get your hands on some of that it would look really good.

[Quazi5]

Clean engine kit by CD2, huh? Ok, Where can I get this product and is it available at regular stores such as Advance, Discount, Napa, Autozone, or is it only available online and what would be a good place to start searching for it. Thanks.<P>Gibbo

[DVH]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by canadian_ice:<BR><STRONG>Hey DVH - where'd you get the paint? The only stuff I can find is a $10 spray can from Canadian Tire. It seems hard spraying the stuff on - I'd prefer to brush.</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Take the valve cover off and spray paint it, its pretty easy, i got my paint from performance improvements, if u live in TO. they probably have one there. <BR>For manifold, i had to brush that on, cuz i couldn't get it off. So all i did was spray some paint in a litte plastic container and dip the brush in and brushe it on, worked great i thought! went through the whole winter with it like that and apint sticked great! hope that helps, later bro <P>

[Stevech_2001]

Man all you need is degreaser and you put the degreaser in a bottle spray it on heavily and just let it sit for 10 min then spray it with a hose not a power washer hehe and then do it again my engine bay is spotless. Good luck. PS. you can get a whole 1 litre jug of degreaser for about the same amount as that other stuff.

[white fish]

what kind of degreaser