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olliejones8
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   18th Apr 08 at 20:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hi guys, just been looking through the 'show off your engine bay' thread which is great, but what do people use to get their engine bays so clean?

cheers
IvIarkgraham
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18th Apr 08 at 20:30   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
gunk
Ben G
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18th Apr 08 at 20:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quick detailer and a microfibre
Daniel_Corsa
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Elbow grease, Metal Polish, Wax, Silicone Spray


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Ben G
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18th Apr 08 at 20:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
only thing i was worried about was water getting in electric stuff
Jenko_Sport
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18th Apr 08 at 20:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Drop the engine out and clean it

Did it on my wide arch corsa cus the rocker cover gasket went on it so dropped the engine and cleaned it properly
olliejones8
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
only thing i was worried about was water getting in electric stuff


this is what im worried about, people say jet wash the engine but that just sounds dodgey.
Gareth
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18th Apr 08 at 20:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cover alternator and leave running if your going to jet wash although i wouldnt recomend it tbh
luke85
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Jetwash is fine IMO, just need to take the HT leads off after and empty the water from down the spark plug holes. Shouldn't have any problems but a bit of WD40 on the HT leads and coil pack/distributor is a good idea afterwards

 
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