Ju1cesk8er

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kiwisallday

what exactly did it do?

Bradshaw

rust i'm guessing.

not sure what to tell you besides get out a buffer and go to town. maybe hit it with some CLR? if i knew a little more chemistry lol

ps: nice job spraying water all over your dizzy. next time i've recommend covering it with a plastic bag.

Ju1cesk8er

I sprayed engine degreaser on it and rinsed it off.

gzes

He means like what happened after u did that. Did it rust? Corrode something?

deving916

iTrader: (2)

So what's the problem? What's wrong, what needs to be 'fixed'?

OP, You haven't said anything but "look at my engine bay" and see if you can find "waldo".

ej1ryder

Lol dude wats up with ur kinked off breather line? N why do u have 2 couplers leading to ur throttle body? DO NOT attemp cleaning ur engine bay unless you kno what your doin... Nd what exactly is the problem (besides the faulty breather line) ?

beecee18

Let me correct this quote,
"I sprayed engine degreaser on it (while the motor was still hot, or on a hot *** day in the sun, or both) and rinsed it off.

does that sound correct

ej1ryder

Next time instead of bein lazy tryna spray on spray off, whoop out the simple green and use planty of rags and some steel wool for the tuff stains on the valve cover. Toothbrush is good for detailing as well. That way u wont get **** wet and it looks 10x better wen u spend some time at it.

BryanM.

iTrader: (1)

I think the issue the OP is trying to show is the blotchy whiteness.

I remember scrubbing my B16 block with degreaser and it turned salty FAST.

doood

iTrader: (1)

same **** happened to mine. what degreaser did you use?

TOO MUCH TORQUE

haha this made me lol.

op get rid of one of those couplers and those lame hard lines.

motegicivic

What brand did you use?

A few things you should wet the engine down a little first, make sure it is cool, then use the degreaser then rinse, cover the dizzy alt, fuse box.

Axatax

If you're talking about the white stuff on the valve cover and IM, etc., it's because it's unpainted aluminum. Just get a scrub brush and clean it up with baking soda.

94preludeguy

Not sure why people freak out about this. I've probably washed engine bays over 50 times not once covering those parts and the only car I had an issue with it was my DSM. That was because I didn't have a spark plug cover on the valve cover and water was getting into the motor through the spark plug holes.

Yes it's a good precaution to take, is it completely necessary? Not at all. As long as you aren't a mad men with the hose/pressure washer you'll be fine..

v8killaz

next time tell us what the problem is
you posted a picture of what looks like a common hacked to **** honda engine bay

beecee18

When I was a tike,
This happened to me as well trying to degrease the motor with the degreaser we have at our self serve car washs out here,
Ive seen it so I know there is chauncy **** out there that does this.

But this expecially happens when the motor is hot and the degreaser gets cooked on before you have a chance to even wash it off.
Deal with the weird smell of simple green like EJ1ryder stated!

furious94ls

First, you never need anything more than Simple green full strength. Then use a light dressing to make it all nice. Trick is to do it to a warm engine, then spray dressing. close hood and let dry. Here are a few I've done to my car, and my previous cars, fathers car.

TriniSpeC

Try cleaning your motor with WD40. Use the spray wipe technique (Y)

ej1ryder

^^^^^ furious94ls the dressing is a really nice touch. Also it keeps the hoses well conditioned and moist. Lol spectre intake ftw lmao, it makes the op's aem look like s**t, and for a third of the price lol. Op: see what a difference it makes when something is properly installed?

NotAJDMFanBoy

Simple Green is awesome stuff. I used it at a donut shop I used to work at to clean the floors and all kinds of stuff. It really cuts the grease, and it's non-toxic. Dawn dish soap also works great, I used it to clean a valve cover a while back.

For the rust and stuff, just spray it down with some wd40. It's one of the few things it does well. For the oxidized looking aluminum, I guess just deal with it or sand it down.

MRGRIM

iTrader: (1)

looks more like Mag Wheel cleaner acid type not degreaser
and the dual coupler looks like the all powerful TURBONATOR

lazlong

That driver side ground looks horrible.

ej1ryder

Lmao this thread has turned into a "pick apart the op's bay" thread. Op: take it all with a grain of salt, were just tryna help u in our own way, the HT way!!!

crawfo661

How did you guys not notice the missing header nuts! lol