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Old 04-02-2007, 01:19 PM
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i'm tired of going to take a picture or just show what i got under the hood and it looks so dirty. how do yall keep your engine bay so clean.
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Old 04-02-2007, 01:24 PM
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wash it at the car wash with the engine bay cleaner...then i take it home and finish it off
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Old 04-02-2007, 01:30 PM
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I was scared the first time I washed it too...but it wasn't bad. I just throw some paper towels around the coil packs, battery and alternator. (I was at a carwash) I used the pressure washer on light pressure and sprayed it down, sprayed some mean green and scrubbed a little with a brush, then rinsed. Then I used some armor all on hoses and plastics. It made a big difference, and I could have spent more time on it.
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Old 04-02-2007, 02:12 PM
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Use a degreaser and garden hose.If you have a lot of gom under the hood you can use a pressure washer but be careful around wiring connections and spark plugs.Spark plugs boots should not allow water to short the spark to ground,if they do they need to be replaced.Finish the job with a misting of Armoral.
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Old 04-02-2007, 02:14 PM
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ask sprostang he has a few pics of hius engine bay before and after................stuff really makes a difference
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Old 04-02-2007, 02:41 PM
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but if you drive in the rain once, all that work would be for nothing [:@]
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Old 04-02-2007, 03:16 PM
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Before and after

I haven't washed the engine since, and that was about six months ago. It of course isn't as clean as it was when I first washed it, but it isn't nearly as bad as before.


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Old 04-02-2007, 04:06 PM
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someone on here recommended simple green a while ago...i used it and it worked great
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Old 04-02-2007, 04:11 PM
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http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=4745062

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http://www.partsamerica.com/productd...egoryCode=3228

Thats how I do it.
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