id like to know what cleaner is the best to get all the dirt and everything off an engine block to make it look like new...please let me know, thank you in advance

 

Simgle green, Gunk, elbow grease, nice scrub brush, garden hose, and some patience if u wanna get every part of the engine.

 

thanks....is it bad if i get water in places its not suppose to be ? i mean the motor is just sittin in the garage, and probably wont be put in for a month or two...i just wanted to clean it up b4 i put it in

 

just dont get any on the altenator, dizzy, spark plug holes. just cover them up with a couple of bags and your good.

 

Can't you just steam clean it at your local high school?

 

well the motor is out of the car...the dizzy is off and plugs are covered by the spark plug cover....even if i got water or what not in there, being its not in teh car and wont be for another month would that matter? plus im rebuilding the whole long block?

 

Just use Simple Green, dont forget to cover the distributor and stuff

 

Simple Green works well by itself or you can mix it with water in a spray bottle 50:50.

Auto parts stores sell engine cleaners/degreasers which are a little harsher than Simple Green, but can break up some of the stuff SG can't.

Just spray it on, wait a few minutes and spray it off with a garden hose.

To really get it clean, you'll need some elbo grease.

 

thanks guys...gunna hit it w. some SG 2morrow

 

the best method ive used is..

on a cold engine, go buy Foamy Engine Brite from your local parts store.. saturate the whole engine bay.. (cover everything that needs to be covered of course) let it soak for 15-20 mins.. then rinse with normal running water from the hose.. then let the engine idle til its nice n dry.. it will be spotlessly clean and brand new looking.

 

Gunk came out with something new, its called "Citrus Engine cleaner" and it is by far the best stuff i have ever used, all of gunk's stuff never really worked and CRC makes a "natural degreaser" that uses citrus power and works like no tomorrow but is hard to find, i picked up some of the gunk stuff yesterday and its just as good as CRC, u have to use it to believe it.

 

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might have to try that also.

 

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Yeah the Citrus Engine cleaner worked pretty well for me. Also i do the same thing as MTK works every well for me also. A little scrubing helps too ;P

 

Pics, before and after???

 

If i had a car right now id have some lol

 

ill get pics of before and after once i get a chance to clean the motor up...so give me a few days

 

Since the motors out. Just sand blast the thing. That will get it pretty clean

 

hot tanked the motor and painted it

 

STP Engine Cleaner ...Break Parts cleaner and Presure washer = Clean .

 

well i used Gunk Foamy Engine Brite, it didnt work as good as i wanted it to but here goes nothing

Before:


During:


After:



Might try to find a steam cleaner before i swap her in, if not ill try another can of cleaner, and thanks for everyones input

 

i've always used simple green and a tooth brush, and engine brite to get the large spots.

 

Use AirCraft strippper

 

not too bad, i've heard that greased lightening works too.

 

i used
Gunk Foamy Engine Brite
Simple Green
Krud Kutter
Greased Lightning
and i scrubbed w. a toothbrush and good ol fashioned elbow grease....imma look around for a steam cleaner and go back at it whenever i get somethign stronger than water from a hose in 40ยบ weather

 

<U>GUMOUT STEAMCLEAN </U>is the absolute best.
I have tried all of the cleaners you can get at an auto parts store...this is the best you can use without having to scrub with a brush.