what do u all use to clean ur engine bay and stainless headers?

thanks!

pics welcome also

 

Simple green, I don't clean my headers cause there just gonna get dirty right after I start my engine. Old shot of my engine, it has a stainless steal header on it now.

Before





After

 

HEADER NOT HEADERS alright lets try this together ready? H-E-A-D-E-R
sorry but i had to

 

if its really dirty, I use car soap and water on a rag then rinse it off w/ a wet rag. otherwise i just use a wet rag

 

Pressure washer! NOT FULL BLAST! I do not clean the header at all, It is wrapped with DEI header wrap and oversprayed with high temp silicon spray paint. I think my engine bay looks pretty good.

 

I used Krud Kutter and a buchet of water. You can get it at Lowes. Stuff is better than simple green. Made my white engine room look white again.

 

actually "headers" would be correct because he is pluralizing it... As in more than on Header... Ie, I have a header, you have a header, we have Headers...

 

i just spray every thing down with degreaser and let it set for a little bit then wash it off, works really good.

 

gunk engine degreeser.

 

I just use a normal hose, I cover the things off I don't want to get wet. Then I clean it and start it right up after wards, this way the spots I can not dry or can't reach to dry, the engines heat will dry them for me.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRX Si &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">actually "headers" would be correct because he is pluralizing it... As in more than on Header... Ie, I have a header, you have a header, we have Headers...</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol sorry mr. english teacher sir
but still he has only one header

 

i use Simple Green mostly... if i'm really trying to clean it up, i'll bust out the hose and have my way with it. an old tooth brush helps a lot too.

for the header, it's kinda hard to clean it up if it's stainless. NeverDull works a little bit and if you're trying to get the blue/purplish color away i heard you're supposed to use "Blue Away"... i guess they have it at places that sell Harley's.

 

i have used carburato rchoke cleaner....
it cleaned my engine really good.!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DubbleD &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

lol sorry mr. english teacher sir
but still he has only one header </TD></TR></TABLE>

Actually, I think the word header is short for head pipes. We have 4 head pipes, thus we have a set of headers.

Anyway, They make this stuff called engin gunk, and it works great. Just remember to cover your electronics.

 

Instead of risking a wet dist. cap (under it), just keep your car idling while you wash it off, just be careful what you spray/wash.
I learned this the hard way and sputtered all the way home once... &lt;--but learned

 

what exactly to you need to cover? I know to cover the dizzy and the filter.. but what else?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostedb16a3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">HEADER NOT HEADERS alright lets try this together ready? H-E-A-D-E-R
sorry but i had to</TD></TR></TABLE>

Then why are pants called a pair when there are only one, and used in the plural form? It can be said about headers or header. I have heard it both ways and seen it in books and magazines both ways.

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Correct!! 1A english for you!!

 

dude, that's sooo cool. when you wash your engine bay, it not only cleans it but it also makes your SOHC a DOHC!!!! sooo cool!!!

anyway, i use simple green.. a quick squirt gave my 86 civic Si a brightening up..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Project91CRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what exactly to you need to cover? I know to cover the dizzy and the filter.. but what else?</TD></TR></TABLE>
put shooping bags over the alternator., starter, filter and dizzy cap....

 

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put shooping bags over the alternator., starter, filter and dizzy cap....</TD></TR></TABLE>

doesn't the alternator and starter get wet when you are driving in the rain?

i agree with everything else.