cleaning engine/engine bay

[JSMexUsa]

I just cover the distribuitor cap with a plastic bag and use engine degreaser but for some reason after engine dries have white looking residue like oxidize all over metal parts and got no idea what can it be.
May be using the wrong or cheapest products $2 sprays?

[Brandoncb7]

I just cover the distribuitor cap with a plastic bag and use engine degreaser but for some reason after engine dries have white looking residue like oxidize all over metal parts and got no idea what can it be.
May be using the wrong or cheapest products $2 sprays?

I used some stuff from black magic or eagle one, I can't remember, but it said spray-n-shine or something. All I was supposed to have to do was warm up the engine a little and then spray it on there. Then it sit for 15-20 minutes and come back and spray it off and voila. No detailing or anything. It would degrease the engine and make it look detailed and everything all at the same time. It made my engine look like I had went mud riding with my cb. They will be getting a letter very soon.

[lilb_1979]

Hey I went to the link you posted and still have a question for you. Is it saying that after rinsing the gunk degreaser off to just spray the armor all stuff everywhere and then drive around for half an hour or do you need to drive around first to dry the engine and then aplly the armor all with a rag? Maybe a dumb question but I need to do this pretty badly. Mine isn't as bad as the teg in the pic but it's dirty.

I spray the armor all while its still wet. You dont have to use armor all, I use a Meguiars foam tire shine. I dont trust Armor all!! lol

[Brandoncb7]

I spray the armor all while its still wet. You dont have to use armor all, I use a Meguiars foam tire shine. I dont trust Armor all!! lol

Yeah I like Meguires. So spray that on there after rinsing the degreaser and then just let the heat from the engine dry it? Don't wipe off the tire shine or anything?

[lilb_1979]

Yeah I like Meguires. So spray that on there after rinsing the degreaser and then just let the heat from the engine dry it? Don't wipe off the tire shine or anything?

I sometimes put on too much foam so I wipe off the excess, Or I wash the bay drive home (about 5 minutes away) spray the foam and drive around awhile till the bay stops smookin from me spraying the heat shield!! lol I'm getting better at not spraying it, but its kinda hard to not. Or instead on driving I just keep the car started wile I clean the Interior.

[Chirs190E16v]

Hey I went to the link you posted and still have a question for you. Is it saying that after rinsing the gunk degreaser off to just spray the armor all stuff everywhere and then drive around for half an hour or do you need to drive around first to dry the engine and then aplly the armor all with a rag? Maybe a dumb question but I need to do this pretty badly. Mine isn't as bad as the teg in the pic but it's dirty.

Dont use armor all on tires. It's the worst thing you can do. It eats away at the tire and stains it brown.

[PENGUIN]

all these engines make mine look like crap!! i would clean it but like 20 degrees outside!

[lilb_1979]

cold weather FTL!

[PENGUIN]

tell me this is not dirty... its still got the letters from when it was swapped!

[visualpoet]

Dont use armor all on tires. It's the worst thing you can do. It eats away at the tire and stains it brown.

Did you read the thread? None of this is about tires. It's about using tire products on your engine bay. And the foaming cleaner is different than regular Armor All.

[Brandoncb7]

tell me this is not dirty... its still got the letters from when it was swapped!

Yeah i'm right there with you man. I don't have a better picture right now but you can still see the dirtyness of it. I'll have to get some before and after shots when I go to clean it with this method. It looks a little bit better now than in this pic but it's still nasty looking.

[PENGUIN]

I might go clean it today, dnt care how cold it is! Atleast my engine runs nice and smooth..!

[dlatino]

[zacatecas]

i heard armoall cracks the hoses of the engine.

[ikayto]

those are some pretty clean engine bays you guys have for being "dirty."

My engine bay looked like it hadnt been touched in 16 years.



after



a year later

sprayed degreaser everywhere and let it sit for a few minutes and rinsed it with a hose; this got rid of all the loose dirt.

Still wasnt satisfied, so I bought a scrubber with a handle and simple green cleaner and got scrubbing.