Cleaned My Engine Bay
10-02-2012, 06:49 PM
#11
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I just sprayed on the cleaner and let it sit for a few, then rinsed it off.
I bought the car back at the end of May and the pic was taken minutes after I pulled it off the trailer. The car was originally an auto but I converted it to a manual(TKO600) a few weeks ago. That clutch cable was an adjustable unit that I had laying in the garage. I put an OEM cable in yesterday and bolted down the little mounting bracket as well. I put on the C/C plates and coil overs the weekend before last. I have a build thread in this section, check it out. I've done a ton of stuff to this car in the small amount of time I've had it.
I bought the car back at the end of May and the pic was taken minutes after I pulled it off the trailer. The car was originally an auto but I converted it to a manual(TKO600) a few weeks ago. That clutch cable was an adjustable unit that I had laying in the garage. I put an OEM cable in yesterday and bolted down the little mounting bracket as well. I put on the C/C plates and coil overs the weekend before last. I have a build thread in this section, check it out. I've done a ton of stuff to this car in the small amount of time I've had it.
10-02-2012, 07:40 PM
#12
10-02-2012, 09:23 PM
#14
^lol, yup. You wouldn't believe the racket this thing made when I got it. The idler, tensioner, and A/C clutch were all making crazy noises. Replaced the belt and spark plugs that day too. All the rubber was gone from the A/C clutch
10-02-2012, 10:37 PM
#15
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That's not true, they're all 5 quarts. That dipstick you have is a Ford replacement stick, the factory original stick is the one that has the writing on it.
10-03-2012, 01:11 PM
#16
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my car takes about 5 1/2 quarts to get to the mid-way point and I have the same ring type dipstick. I'm pretty sure it came that way from the factory
10-05-2012, 01:11 AM
#17
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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This is my before/after engine bay shot. The first pic is from the day I got the car in August 2010 and the second pic is from a month ago.
I didn't clean my engine, I put a new engine in and I cleaned the new one down before I dropped it in. I also took advantage of the engine being out and I sprayed the whole engine bay with rust reformer (where needed), and then engine primer/paint. So it's all beautiful for the time being.
I didn't clean my engine, I put a new engine in and I cleaned the new one down before I dropped it in. I also took advantage of the engine being out and I sprayed the whole engine bay with rust reformer (where needed), and then engine primer/paint. So it's all beautiful for the time being.
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