Holy Crap! Thats badass.
You guys gotta see this...Its amazing...
http://forums.nwp4life.com/zerothread?id=12847&page=1
Copied from Robb on NWP4life
Some of you have seen my recent engine bay detail I posted on hondatech.
I thought I'd post this up here as well.
I used WD-40 and a paintbrush and 4 microfiber towels.
Works amazing on 20 year old buildup of dirt and rustproofing. No joke. =)
Car had been sitting for 10+ years.
I basically spent 4 afternoons/evenings total on it.
- Valve cover was refinished
- new exhaust manifold heat shield
- replaced engine mount
- new battery
- painted a few brackets
- replaced a few nuts and bolts with new ones
- new radiator
- new spark plug wires
STEP BY STEP
1. Go to the automotive store, buy 2 cans of WD-40 , 4 microfiber towels, paintbrush.
2. Open Hood.
3. remove battery, air filter box and arm, fuse box cover, wiper motor, map sensors assembly, coolant overflow tank, move away side wires and tubes on shock towers.
4. Start attacking the dirtiest parts with WD-40.
5. Spray and brush/agitate the grime/dirt
6. Wipe off dirt with towel.
7. Once all the bay is clean, you can buff and polish the paint around the bay and dress the rubber hoses with rubber and vynil dressing.
Keep doing this until all dirt is removed. It takes a while, but well worth it.
WD-40 wont remove the paint.
Note: As you will notice, some parts were replaced/restored as well.
BEFORE
AFTER
Holy Crap! Thats badass.
AkA EX FULL-RACE EP3
or use simple green/engine degreaser then use a 3m/or meguiers rubber/plastics cleaner etc.
be jealous :P
I usually use PB Blaster for the heavy stuff (busted CV boot grease or heavily caked on oil from oil leaks) and dont laugh but... a toilet bowl brush. lol Works well for nooks and crannies and reduces elbow grease time. Spray with water to get the big stuff off, and use compressed air to get rid of moisture. Then WD40 and a toothbrush for tough spots, and compressed air to get rid of deposits.
WD40 will help soften caked on carbon deposits on pistons and valves too. So many uses its not even funny...
wow..im impressed. My bay is filthy, so i might do this tomorrow. Im curious though, everyone always says to cover sensors and electircal connectors etc, when cleaning the engine bay, but i dont understand why? The connectors are weatherpacked and are exposed to the elements all the time, is a bit of water really gonna leak through? I understand removing the battery and covering an open element filter, but otherwise, do you really need to mask/cover up everything else??
soooo...using WD-40 changes your spark plug wires from dusy black to blue? lol...
Awesome JOB ! ! !
WD-40 was developed as a spray on self cleaning anti corrosion spray. It is a mild solvent and displaces water and provides only very minor lubrication. The reason to spray bolts before installing is to provide short term anti corrosion protection for the threads(it is this non-drying anti corrosion material that provides the minor lubrication).
It also works WONDERS on reducing the pain of welding burns etc......
With the sidekick project I have used lots of WD40, PB Blaster, and anti-sieze.
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