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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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i gonna be power washing my engine bay what do u guys recomend i usely use purple powa
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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I also use purple power, worked great on my SI and on the teg. Just remember to cover up the important things......
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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wat about simple green ?
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 09:55 PM
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If you plan on cleaning your block,intake manifold etc... Go get you some CLR people use it for cleaning lime build up and water stains in toilets and such...You can buy it at most dollar stores for like 5 bucks. That **** works MAGIC. Got a dc sport ceramic header and naturally started to rust.. Sprayed it on,let it sit about five minutes and wiped it all off with a wet rag.. Highly recommend it..
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 10:28 PM
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i thought i saw a gallon and spray bottle combo of Simple Green MAX at target. or maybe it was just simple green regular. SGM is pretty effective for parts cleaning. just as much as Purple Power. but PP is definitely toxic. it exfoliated all my skin, like killed the top layer of skin, after washing some stuff. but sometimes you need it...
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 07:00 AM
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wow thanks guys hey what does clr stand for lol
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 09:06 AM
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Default Re: engine bay cleaning products sugestions?

What about steam cleaing the engine bay?
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 09:07 AM
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another way to skin a cat....
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 09:09 AM
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C- calcium L-lime R-rust It comes in a grey 28 0z. bottle. Just buy you a little spray bottle and use that it doesn't take much unless you have a lot of rust/stains on a header or something like that then you might have to repeat the process a couple time. If you get any on some rubber hoses or something of that sort just spray it off with water and it will neutralize it
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 09:45 AM
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spray-nine also works very good.
that is what my shop has in stock for cleaning parts!!!
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 10:11 AM
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lol skin a cat idk anywhere that has a steam cleaner i was just gonna goto one of those do it yourself car wash places and clean the hell out of my engine bay its pretty clean as it is just when i put my new motor in the oil sensor on the back of the block was loose and u know the rest i very **** about my engine bay bein clean i hate smelling oil burn when i got people in the car they look at me like is your car gonna break down then i have to explain the swap story lol but hey thanks guys for all the info i have a nice little shopping list once i get a little extra money
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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Default Re: engine bay cleaning products sugestions?

Just call a few machine shops or auto repair places...someone over there should know of at least one place that could do it for you.
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 01:50 PM
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are you doing this to an EMPTY engine bay? if so, will purple power eat at the paint? (im going to be cleaning my bay this weekend)
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 02:27 PM
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Here's a post I made on another site. . . . this method works really, really well.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3419297
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 02:29 PM
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Default Re: engine bay cleaning products sugestions?

Originally Posted by Ermil
Here's a post I made on another site. . . . this method works really, really well.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3419297
thats what im talkin about, my bay is white as well so i gotta make sure its clean.
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 02:35 PM
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Default Re: engine bay cleaning products sugestions?

Originally Posted by 4g4dcruisin
thats what im talkin about, my bay is white as well so i gotta make sure its clean.
X2

that's looking pretty clean. I might have to give that a try as well.
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 02:44 PM
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It works really damn well. Just stay away from your distributor cap and it makes it easier to have compressed air in case you need to blow stuff out.
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 03:57 PM
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I use Awesome, works great.
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Old Nov 12, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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Default Re: engine bay cleaning products sugestions?

Originally Posted by Rob.
I used WD-40 and a paintbrish. Works amazing on 20 year old buildup of dirt and rustproofing. No joke.





BEFORE:





AFTER





New hood insulator.
AFAIK, 89-91 CIVIC Si hatches did not some ith one in Canada.




New powdercoated valve cover. 10% Gloss texture black.
Holds up much better than OEM wrinkle flat black enamel.



wtfff did you take out the engine?
that **** came out clean and im talking clean clean just WD40?
im also cleaning my bay this weekend getting it ready for my ZC and i was thinking degreaser and pressure washing it
keep the thread going so it can get stickied lol
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