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Engine out, clean engine bay what can i do ?

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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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Default Engine out, clean engine bay what can i do ?

ok while i have my engine out what are some nice things i can do to my engine bay /?
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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degrease it, maybe touch up some spots that have paint chipping
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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Take off the junk you don't need. Prep for a wire tuck?
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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defintly wire tuck.
or at least re-route some stuff for a cleaner look,
like jeremyrocksursox said degrease it and paint some things.
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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yeah i dont know the name but i bought a jug of this purple bottel cleaner anybody used it yet ?
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 03:55 PM
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if you dont want to paint or dont have the time and money for it, just degrease it and make it clean, it makes a big difference when you pop your hood and see your engine bay clean.
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by krysted9354
yeah i dont know the name but i bought a jug of this purple bottel cleaner anybody used it yet ?
whats the name?
simple green normally works preety good for me
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by krysted9354
yeah i dont know the name but i bought a jug of this purple bottel cleaner anybody used it yet ?
its probably purple power or other way around i forgot, i have it and it works good
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by EK9r!der
if you dont want to paint or dont have the time and money for it, just degrease it and make it clean, it makes a big difference when you pop your hood and see your engine bay clean.
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 04:46 PM
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Yea wire tuck, if you plan on painting then filling some of the unused holes and maybe even tucking some brake lines is always clean as hell but al this is deffintly time consuming. I am actually in the process of doing this myself, hope to have it painted by the end of summer.
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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super clean name bottle. use power washer thing look real good after
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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any of the ways people said ^ will work for you.
i have never done a wire tuck but i have kinda helped a friend
and it does take alot of time.
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 06:45 PM
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ok the **** i bougth is called super clean purple tank any good ?
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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yep that what i use on mine came out good usein power washer.
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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yup thats what i will do, engin eout so ill take it putside powerwash it,THANKS
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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wire tuck, degrease bay
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Old Dec 17, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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you can still power wash it when ur engines in there. what engine r u gonna put in?
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