doyouquaxu
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Not really, but this is a stupid simple way to clean it up. I pulled this off of
another forum, where the guy there said he got it off of another forum.
Since my engine was so dirty, I did this twice. About 90% of the cleaning was done the first time. Since I had the time, I wanted to see what kind of results I could get. The second time, I used some brushes (new paint brush, tooth brush) and a rag to get into the small spaces and get the built up gunk off. While I was waiting the second time, I busted out the vacuum cleaner and did some much needed cleaning of my interior.
another forum, where the guy there said he got it off of another forum.
Since it was a nice day today, and my truck's engine was FILTHY, I decided to give it a shot. I unfortunately did not take any before pics, but let me assure you, all of the black plastics were easily mistaken for brown. Look at the underside of my hood in these pics, it should give you a clue as to what I was working with.I have used this with great results. Erin May from Moddedmustangs wrote this how to. Everyone seems to swear by it so I thought I'd share.
Here's a quick way to take that daily driven engine bay to show room look with minimal effort:
Best way ever is the following, take it for what it's worth, it's tried and true..
Products needed: Simple Green, Turtle Wax F-21 tire dressing, several rags.
Here's a link to F21 so you know what it looks like:
http://www.turtlewax.com/main.taf?p=2,1,3,5
Here's the simple green for those that have never used it:
http://www.simplegreen.com/products_all_purpose_cleaner.php
Start engine, get it warm, not hot, just nice and warm. As an example if the car was fully cooled, run it for 5-8 minutes. Turn off engine.
Cover the alternator and air filter on your intake, Aluminum foil works great since the motor is warm. Everything else can be subject to light rinsing type spray, including the covered fuse panel. All of these areas get hit by water when driven in the rain.
Lightly spray entire engine bay with water from hose, you will see some light steaming, this is good.
Spray the entire engine bay, including firewall, plastic parts, metal parts, loom, coils and hoses with Simple Green. Set the hood down, not fully closed, just to it's safety catch point, and go find something else to do for 15 to 20 minutes. Let the simple green do it's work. Closing the hood lets the simple green interact with the steam you created with the warm motor. This loosens the tough stuff up so you don't have to work so hard in those heavily soiled areas.
Open hood, look for heavily soiled areas, wipe them with a rag, use more simple green if necessary. Rinse lightly with hose.
Spray entire engine bay with F-21. It foams, coat everything just like the simple green coating you did.
Close hood again, walk away for 10-20 minutes or until nearly all the foam has dissipated.
Open hood, Wipe up any areas that water settled and such. Wipe up any areas that the F-21 didn't dissipate on it's own.
You will note that the F-21 restores the black plastic parts to the same oem flat black color they were when new. It leaves the paint shiney with no streaks on the fenders and fire wall. Best of all, it is not greasey to the touch.
Since my engine was so dirty, I did this twice. About 90% of the cleaning was done the first time. Since I had the time, I wanted to see what kind of results I could get. The second time, I used some brushes (new paint brush, tooth brush) and a rag to get into the small spaces and get the built up gunk off. While I was waiting the second time, I busted out the vacuum cleaner and did some much needed cleaning of my interior.