So finally after neglecting my engine bay for 2 years I went out and purchased a bottle of simple green degreaser 4.59 + tax at autozone. First I bagged my intake, distributor, and my alarm horn. Second I sprayed a soft mist of water throughout my entire engine bay till I felt every part was wet. Third I went spray crazy with the simple green, EVERY SPOT POSSIBLE (let it soak in 5-10mins) Forth I turned the hose on full blast directly to my engine bay. Fifth I sprayed tire foam everywhere. I want to thank Migs and Pat for the info.

I would have never imagined cleaning an engine bay MYSELF. In fear that I would ruin something. I only thought dealers were knowledgable enough and had the necessary tools to accomplish such a thing. Boy was I wrong. Thanks again guys



For all pix check here

http://www.pbase.com/kendogg/galleries

due to the lighting my before pix do not appear to be severely squalid but up close in person it was a whole different story. Overall im lovin it



Modified by kendogg at 12:26 AM 5/11/2003

 

mmmm nicey nice

 

Ah, trying to steal my picture huh?

 

Looks Great! Been thinking of doing that myself. My before shot would look a lot like yours, not to dirty but not super clean.

Im curious if the tire cleaner left a "film" that would attract dirt and dust.

 

looks great, think i may do that tommorrow to my ride

 

my turbo manifold already has a little rust on the surface, i'm afraid of adding to it.
any suggestions?

 

haha tight kenny good job with the engine bay.. damn that motor looks sweet!!!

 

That's the best, getting everything cleaned up under the hood, now the trick is maintaining it

 

 

loookin good bro, lookin good... oh and i sent u an IM ...

 

i've never did this before . . .
so all yoo do is cover the distrubutor ?
is there anything else yoo have to cover up ?
i wanna simple green my engine bay
are yoo allowed to wet the battery ?

 

Looks great I think I'm going to try this out...what kind of tire foam did you use?

By the way, mine owns you both

 

damn that looks hella shiny.... did you polish it urself or have a metal finishing shop do the work?

 

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is there anything else yoo have to cover up ?
i wanna simple green my engine bay
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all I did was cover my intake filter, distributor, and alarm horn. I wet everything else including battery, alternator etc. Just make sure you soak up the big puddles with a towel, then apply tire foam (I used armorall tire foam). I let it sit for about 15 minutes, then started my engine. Everything worked out fine for me.

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By the way, mine owns you both
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dayam how did you get your valve cover to give off so much shine hehe jp
did you buy that valvecover?

 

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filters in photoshop

 

what part do you spray with tire foam

 

I read on several places that the ingredients in armor all actually will dry out rubber in the long run and should not be applied to hoses and such under the hood. I also read teh same thing in an article on team-integra.net and it makes sense... and team-integra suggests as an alternative to use water-based products to finish up.

 

what do you recommend bagging it with?..what did you use to cover the sensitive parts

 

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Yeah, a round shadow and lens flare...What the **** of it?

 

K i'm curious, I'm planning on doing this when i have time and i was wondering if spraying simple green on chrome or car body (paint) would ruin it?

 

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did you see my during pix? I used a target bags/grocery bags. Just cover the distributor and other components near it.

 

think of (heat resistant) priming it and repainting it with some high temp paint? (after sanding off existing rust)

 

 

man i have to do that so bad...especially now that summer is rolling around and no school to worry about.

 

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looks like your engine is not grounded properly