I got this motor on an engine stand and im trying to clean it. I got some simple green and and a scrub brush and really does seem like its doing the job

 

Honda Non-Chlorinated Brake Cleaner.

$50 a case. You'll use it all.

 

thats a generous amount of engine cleaner

 

Purple power @ Napa.

very good stuff
100% biodegradable


edit: and its 4$ a bottle.
sure carb cleaner will work faster, cant compare it to simple green though. either one will clean it to bare pot metal.


Modified by THC07 at 8:08 PM 1/30/2007

 

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I don't mean the entire case on one engine. I just mean it gets used, one way or another. I bought a case about 6 months ago. Went through three cans tearing down a transmission. I've used about four cans since then. It was well worth the money. I like the Honda stuff because it sprays more at once than other brands, and is a more concentrated stream rather than a spray.

 

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very good stuff
100% bio safe
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Still the same stuff as Simple Green ... won't touch the power of parts/brake/carb cleaner.

 

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Still the same stuff as Simple Green ... won't touch the power of parts/brake/carb cleaner.</TD></TR></TABLE>

you dont think Purple Power can leave the same results as carb cleaner?

 

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you dont think Purple Power can leave the same results as carb cleaner?
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I've used it, and it's just a biodegradable degreaser. It's nowhere near as powerful as brake cleaner for stripping off dirt, paint, oil, and grease.

 

do u think the brake cleaner will make the motor look better than this

 

Absolutely. It'll make it look a little dry at first. You can always get a Mother's Powerball and some mothers aluminum polsih and go to town.

 

im definately going to lood into that

 

yes brake cleaner can make it much better than that

 

i brake cleaned and scrubbed my old block with a scotch brite pad. worked soooo good.