#1: Engine bay clean pics + recommend me a product! Author: colganraz, Location: LeedsPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:49 am ---- Whilst checking my oil earlier I was greeted by this mass filth
after around 20mins of elbow grease, 4 cloths and some autoglym
It's not perfect as it was a quick run through before next time, but I need some heavy duty s**t to get through this heat shield grime, all recommendations welcome, except the silly ones
#2: Re: Engine bay clean pics + recommend me a product! Author: Antknee, Location: ManchesterPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:54 am ---- wire brush and hot soapy water?
#3: Re: Engine bay clean pics + recommend me a product! Author: L5_UKS, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:55 am ---- Wow where you been driving through the sahara desert? ha
#4: Re: Engine bay clean pics + recommend me a product! Author: colganraz, Location: LeedsPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:00 am ----
Antknee wrote:
wire brush and hot soapy water?
will give that a whirl, sounds like a cheap option too haha
#5: Re: Engine bay clean pics + recommend me a product! Author: colganraz, Location: LeedsPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:01 am ----
lukesaunders91 wrote:
Wow where you been driving through the sahara desert? ha
2 female previous owners, says it all really LOL
I think it's the first time the engine has seen a clean in its 8yr life
#6: Re: Engine bay clean pics + recommend me a product! Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:05 am ---- I took mine off and painted it in satin black high temperature paint when I did my calipers.
#7: Re: Engine bay clean pics + recommend me a product! Author: colganraz, Location: LeedsPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:09 am ----
macca1411 wrote:
I took mine off and painted it in satin black high temperature paint when I did my calipers.
sounds tasty! easy job to remove & refit? got any pics laying around?
#8: Re: Engine bay clean pics + recommend me a product! Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:18 am ---- There's a photo in my garage but not too clear. Will try and dig another one out if you need one. I should have painted the manifold at the same time, would have been a nicer job
It was only 2 10mm bolts to remove it IIRC
#9: Re: Engine bay clean pics + recommend me a product! Author: JR180, Location: The South CoastPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:42 am ---- Failing that AutoSol and a polishing cloth gets those up lovely, but requires quite a bit of patience and elbow grease.
You can get a really nice mirror effect on the heat shield again with that.
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