What are some good cleaning products to use for cleaning a B18 Motor and trans. Before i swap it in I would like to clean it to look almost new. Some of my friends tell me to use Simple Green, what do you guys think?

Thanks

 

Simple Green is for girls

Get yourself a case of carb cleaner, and then paint the block with Duplicolor Hi-Temp Engine Enamel (the 600 degree stuff).

 

I swear by that Purple Power, its a great degreasser, and its 100% bio safe.

 

simple green and purple power work good. carb cleaner excellent too.

 

Carb Cleaner wouldn't eat up the paint? And how much does Purple Power go for? I hear its a lot more then Simple Green.

Thanks a lot guys!

 

purple power FTW!!!!
it works great but alota times its not the cleaner that wont work its just that the metal is pitted and hard to get the dirt and color out of .... my buddy used purple power and a wire brush and it kinda worked but it was a really nasty motor too so i dunno

either way deff recomend the purple power

 

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Drop your motor and clean it out of the car. You can get every nook and cranny, and then you can paint it if you choose.

 

I used engine brite for my car, it did an OKAY job. I'm going to try out simple green next week, before I wiretuck.

 

Got any pictures?

 

if your trying to get paint off then use some aircraft stripper on the paint. that stuff will take it off for sure

 

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Get yourself a case of carb cleaner, and then paint the block with Duplicolor Hi-Temp Engine Enamel (the 600 degree stuff).</TD></TR></TABLE>

you do not want to paint the block, i guess if you do things the ghetto way.... if it doesnt look good to you just rub some steel wool over it and ta da.

 

a steam cleaner while the car remains running is very good

and go back with a pressure washer after wwards


if you want to go crazy drop the motor and get some random honda bolts and thread them in cut the head off the bolt and maybe weld a little and grind it some then repiant you entire engine pay without the random holes and stuff also do a wire tuck

 

Sweet, got a lot of opinions. Thanks for them all! Ill try posting pictures when finished!

 

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you do not want to paint the block, i guess if you do things the ghetto way.... if it doesnt look good to you just rub some steel wool over it and ta da.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Since when are painted motors ghetto?

 

i like the bare aluminum rather than the silver look (i can tell its painted and it annoys me but in noway is it ghetto )

hot tank it if your building the motor anyway

 

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hot tank it if your building the motor anyway </TD></TR></TABLE>

He's not building ... he's just swapping in.

Hot tanking is for people that are replacing every seal and bearing so they have it all out anyhoo

 

thought he was building it for some odd reason


dont hot tank a full motor, i think the machine shop wont even hottank it for you if you bring em a long block, i know i wont ill just laugh (leave it assembled but tank it )

 

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dont hot tank a full motor, i think the machine shop wont even hottank it for you if you bring em a long block, i know i wont ill just laugh (leave it assembled but tank it ) </TD></TR></TABLE>

You can, however, seal every nook and cranny and get the tranny and shortblock bead blasted

 

The motor will be boosted 1 month after the swap. Thanks for the great pictures! They look great.

 

I tried simple green on a transmission yesterday, but it didn't clean it at all. I was actually surprised, I use simple green on suspensions parts and wheels all the time and the dirt and grim practically beads off. I'd go with Eran's advise: carb cleaner or something harsher if you can find it. That transmission gunk is solid!

 

harsh as in wire brush, correct? Might be stupid but how bout a brillow pad for dishes?

 

I use simple green, it really helped out removing a lot of grease underneath my hood.

 

when people paint their motors do they use a primer too? or just simple green, dry, then straight to the paint.

 

Oven cleaner works good

 

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I'd prefer hi-temp primer.