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How to Clean Your Engine Compartment

Wash and detail the engine.
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Re: How To Clean Your Engine Compartment

Postby olliepop2500 » Sep 11 2011, 11:11pm

i just tried clean mine with the spray on stuff and it didnt work it looked like shit i was pissed
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Re: How To Clean Your Engine Compartment

Postby marcelortiz » Sep 22 2011, 9:21pm

i just completed this process and i was more than impress, i cant wait to tell my friends I CAME UP WITH THE IDEA :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Re: How To Clean Your Engine Compartment

Postby EKinMN [OP] » Sep 23 2011, 12:14am

Wait just one darn second! I stole this idea from a co-worker. If anyone gets to claim it as their own idea, it ME! :lol:
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Re: How To Clean Your Engine Compartment

Postby Luke300zx » Sep 23 2011, 12:41am

I use "Holy Cow" to degrease my quads, truck, auto parts, I even use it around the house or to get grease stains off my shirts and pants.
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Re: How To Clean Your Engine Compartment

Postby mtank » Oct 04 2011, 11:28pm

Holy crap this works! This really works! This really works well and it's real easy. Thanks for sharing!
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Re: How To Clean Your Engine Compartment

Postby EKinMN [OP] » Oct 05 2011, 4:16am

Happy to help.

I did the wife's car this past weekend. Rather than using Simple Green as a degreaser, I used a product called "Greased Lightening". It worked very well, with no concerns about discoloring the aluminum, as Simple Green might do. Just wanted offer an alternative degreaser that has equally good results.
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Re: How to Clean Your Engine Compartment

Postby 08SLE » Oct 21 2011, 1:40am

Thanks for posting this write-up. I did it last weekend, and my engine bay looks like it belongs to a truck brand new off the lot. Now I just need to get that under carriage taken care of.
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Re: How to Clean Your Engine Compartment

Postby Boomerado » Nov 20 2011, 3:11pm

You're the man Ekinmn!! I'm definitely bookmarking this post for this spring when I clean mine. I have a quick add. I was told by my father to cover the alternator with some aluminum foil and you don't have to be so careful about getting water in it. I did it on my other cars, no problem. Also make sure you take the foil off before you start your truck because it can overheat
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Re: How to Clean Your Engine Compartment

Postby Redstorm3265 » Jan 16 2012, 7:39am

Very nice, The results are wonderful, but I am leary about getting water on my engine, So I just use WD-40 and a rag to clean my compartment lol
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Re: How to Clean Your Engine Compartment

Postby roc_my_tims » Jul 11 2012, 1:01am

what kind of protector are you using when you spray the vehicle after cleaning it?

what items besides the altinator do you suggest, covering or not wetting?
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