So when i bought my eg a month ago from some guy it was evident that he never took care of it.


But ive spent some hours today just kinda wiping down the underside of the hood and the compartment itself.. I put in a new oil filler cap, I'm putting in a CAI and wiped down some stuff.



But I do have a lot of stuff left. Is there anything else I need to finish off the job? I got tired of doing it all by hand, and I want something more quick that will make it look decent.. any kind of products they make? What would I need to cover in the engine compartment to keep water out?
Someone told me I can just take a pressure washer and just go right over it. I don't think that's very safe. I'm just tryin to clean it inside out Thanks

 

Hey u did a pretty good job! Some simple green will help cut the dust and grease. And I dont think there is a full proof way to keep dust out, but like u said, the reason that engine looked so dirty is because the guy never cleaned it. If u clean it every so often, it wont get as bad as it was.

 

brake cleaner should take care of that.

wah-la!!

 

use simple green and you could use a portable steamer

 

Thanks I used family-size goo gone and paper towels. hahaha

 

Simple green? how much does that run at?
The brake cleaner looked nice does your cai have tape on it? haha.

Oh yeah that header cover, i took it off and it has black G2 high heat drying on it


& do i have to cover anything when i steam it?


Modified by skandalintegra at 7:45 PM 7/9/2005

 

u can buy a degreser made specifically for engines at shucks abd i used it and it works pretty good but let it sit before wiping off

 

brake parts cleaner could take the paint off if your not careful

 

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Detailing products faq

it was at the top od appearance and cosmetic.you can thanks me later.

 

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i dont know if anyone noticed this but there is a chain on his radiator cap so you cant loose it.. i thought that was funny... like how often do you take the rad cap off that you would justify putting a rusty chain on it so you dont loose it.

scarponze

 

i have a question.. that stuff that you wrap around the intake, does it make the air cooler? and where can i buy and how much it costs. i have a AEM SRI and if it helps, i might do it. thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by zulued &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i dont know if anyone noticed this but there is a chain on his radiator cap so you cant loose it.. i thought that was funny... like how often do you take the rad cap off that you would justify putting a rusty chain on it so you dont loose it.

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lmao, good spot

 

I didn't know that chain that was on there wasnt normal, but as i said in the first post i recently bought the car, so the chain isnt my doing.. i take that red cap off every time i have to change/put in oil.. i have never taken that cap off though.. i just bought it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civiccoupe94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have a question.. that stuff that you wrap around the intake, does it make the air cooler? and where can i buy and how much it costs. i have a AEM SRI and if it helps, i might do it. thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>it's just heat wrap,I usually seem them on headers not intakes but I guess it keeps the intake piping cool fromwarm engine heat?

 

hey question for all you with an intake,what do you use to cover the filter?I really need to degrease by bay

 

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i was trying to make fun of you specifically more making fun of the prev owner for putting it on there...

scarponze

 

its just fibreglass sheets... used to wrap around pipes... all it does is insulate the pipe so heat doesnt escape... not sure why hed put it on his intake... all it does is make it look like *****

 

Yeah that simple green works good, but also that fast orange degreaser in a spray bottle works pretty good too.