Engine Cleaning ?

[Osteomata]

If you are planning to use an engine degreaser, and are concerned about legality and/or environmental issues, you can look for do-it-yourself car wash that has a grease trap to capture the gunk that you spray off.

- Os

[nfpgasmask]

If you are planning to use an engine degreaser, and are concerned about legality and/or environmental issues, you can look for do-it-yourself car wash that has a grease trap to capture the gunk that you spray off.

- Os

Yeah, that's what I did. I once (don't ask) left the oil cap off and drove around. When I stopped I had loads of smoke spewing out from under the bonnet. I thought something REALLY BAD happened. And then, I popped the hood open and found I just left the cap off and oil had sprayed all over under there. I took my VX to the local DIY car wash spot and used a small amount of Engine Brite and got it cleaned up.

I know there is some Earth friendly engine cleaner out there somewhere.

Bart

[Marlin]

I take mine muddin pretty regularly noww, I bought some engine degreaser, got it spotless with the pressure washer, and I then sprayed with an engine protector. It is like an enamel for high temp areas at autozone, you spray it, wait, get it hot for 15 minutes, then its much easier to clean. I have had no problems pressure washing, just careful of coil packs, and the headlights, water got in my passenger side through the hole for the HID plug. My bad. But I have had no problems now that I put the protector on it.

[VehiGAZ]

I once (don't ask) left the oil cap off and drove around. When I stopped I had loads of smoke spewing out...

Heh-heh... you too? I did it to my old Volvo while driving semi-cross-country. I checked the oil at a gas stop, topped it off, and hit the road again. An hour or two later, I notice the oil light flicker as I changed lanes.

There was a rest area half a mile up the road so I pulled in there and then saw the smoke.

When I finally popped the hood and figured out what had happened, I was actually relieved that that's all it was - I had half a case of it in the trunk for the trip! I thought I'd be stuck in BFE Indiana for days...

[crotchrocket]

My engine was full of mud so i attacked it with a hose and a brush last night and it worked a treat. Started straight up