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Venom_5 · 03-07-2007, 09:04 PM

does anyone have anything that will remove this baked-on grease from my engine? you can see markings from where ive tried scraping and using Engine Brite and all sorts of chemicals - luckily almost all the other parts have been cleaned successfully [and now have dust on them from me being away @ college]

and can i take a hose to it without destroying stuff under the hood from water damage? i know the air filter cant get water in it, but will everything else be okay if i put my garden hose under the hood to wash stuff off?

Axel Kain · 03-07-2007, 10:12 PM

i doubt it would hurt any thing unless directly spraying any electronic stuff, but get an engine degreaser, or brake parts cleaner even, spray, brush, rub, whatever...then rinse off, with brake cleaner, rinse with brake cleaner. looks nice and clean so far, good job!

... mechanic mode kicking in---- BRAKE FLUSH!!! oh, sorry, the darkness of your brake fluid is uncool!

geoff5093 · 03-08-2007, 05:49 AM

Just using a garden hose wont do anything.

What I do is when the engine has been warmed up, I shut it off and then use brake cleaner on all the grease. It comes off easily, and then evaporates without leaving any residue.

hooRAH · 03-08-2007, 09:24 AM

Alot of the problems I see with people using a hose under the hood come from when water falls down the spark plug wells and shorts out the ignition. Its totally fine, I'd just dry out the spark plug wells with paper towels after you do it (or if you feel a misfire afterwards).

abew330 · 03-08-2007, 09:34 AM

i used some purple power degreaser....

i warn up the engine...
spary the stuff...
let it sit for 5-10 min and wash off...

if you like after thr 5-10 mins you can spary a little more and get a little brush with long handle and scrub the whole engine
(this is what you should do)

any degreaser should work.. simple green is a popular one...

Barcs · 03-08-2007, 10:12 AM

Soon after I got my car I gave the engine a nice power washing. First I sprayed it down with spray-nine, let it sit for 5 minutes and then blasted it off. I stayed clear of the airfilter and battery parts and kept the engine running while doing it. It came out pretty nice.

Venom_5 · 03-08-2007, 12:17 PM

so i should warm up the engine for 5-10 mins ... then i should spray my Engine Brite on the engine

let it soak for 5-10 mins

then take my hose and hose it off ... making sure to protect the air filter and letting the water dry off for 30 mins before i turn it on

does that sound hopeful?

Venom_5 · 03-08-2007, 03:55 PM

im workin on this sucker right now ... and theres grease and oil coming off onto my 1200 cloths that im using, but the engine looks just as dirty ... i dont know if theres hope for this 12-year old engine

the grease may have been baked on for one too many years ... im trying to clean off all the other plastic parts while im under the hood, but i need some sort of buffing tool or something, idk

nodrogkam · 03-08-2007, 05:08 PM

you can always pay pros to clean it.

lol yeah brake flush time.

i have baked on grease like ur engine. the spray aint gunna do it.

Venom_5 · 03-08-2007, 05:42 PM

brake flush?

nodrogkam · 03-08-2007, 06:23 PM

brand new brake fluid is a light yellow to clear type color. your fluid is brown.
mine was the same way till i flushed out my system. I did this through a process of Brake bleeding. if you do a search on this forum you will find out a lot about it. or you can take it into a service center and they will do it for you. Although it isnt necessary to do a flush, having new fluid means the system will function more effectively under higher temperature situations.
As brake fluid gets older its boiling point decreases.

amerikim · 03-08-2007, 07:49 PM

I spray WD-40 and wipe, it removes grease great.
If the area is sensitive (near belts or bearings), I spray a little on disposable paper towel and then wipe.

***zoni*** · 03-08-2007, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Venom_5

so i should warm up the engine for 5-10 mins ... then i should spray my Engine Brite on the engine

let it soak for 5-10 mins

then take my hose and hose it off ... making sure to protect the air filter and letting the water dry off for 30 mins before i turn it on

does that sound hopeful?

THE BEST!!!! A+ Venom! It smells like death... but it gets the job done the best.

Venom_5 · 03-08-2007, 10:14 PM

i just added DOT4 brake fluid earlier today ... it looked pretty clear on the inside [definitely not yellow or brown] ... maybe the container is just stained?

***zoni*** · 03-08-2007, 10:37 PM

i believe the bottom portion of that master cylinder reservoir is actually black or brown in color. its not supposed to be totally clear i THINK.