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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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cleaning engine prob

anybody know how i can clean my engine good and make her shine!?? me and my buddy used this black magic cleaning solution and after we let it dry there was this white **** everywhere.... sooooo then we tried some other stuff and it did the same thing what can i use!?!?!!!
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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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go to autozone and buy
''Purple Power" it works great
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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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For a dusty engine bay would a simple wand wash work fine? Just make sure to cover the intake filter on my Injen intake though.
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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Berto09ss
go to autozone and buy
''Purple Power" it works great


ughhh, my friend just said thats the **** we used second lol.... my car must hate me. you do rinse it a little with water right?
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Old Apr 17, 2010 | 08:52 PM
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that was a chemical reaction with the aluminum, give it a shot of wd40 to combat the corosion..
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 01:28 AM
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A lot of people use Simple Green. Can find it anywhere. Ive even used that Engine Bright stuff and it works fine.
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by reddevil
that was a chemical reaction with the aluminum, give it a shot of wd40 to combat the corosion..

is that safe? lol.....
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 02:22 PM
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You could buy GUNK from autozone, its a foam that you spray all over our engine bay (Covering your intake and alternator with plastic bags.) You let it sit, then powerwash it off
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 02:24 PM
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i use meguiars super degreaser. it works awesome. i basically spray that on the engine and then aggitate everything with various brushes and then pressure wash it off(i avoid the coils ecu and fuse box). using a pressure washer at a medium setting i have found best seeing as its more air then water coming out where as using a regular hose will dump a bunch of water onto your engine bay which isnt the best hting to do.
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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 02:31 PM
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use anytype of citrius engine cleaner... it kills the grime plus when you drive you smell like oranges
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Cefaln452
use anytype of citrius engine cleaner... it kills the grime plus when you drive you smell like oranges
LOL, that's almost good enough to go into a signature somewhere...
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 12:04 PM
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do it haha
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 12:15 PM
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for light stuff use simple green, the heavier stuff use purple power (CAUTION as it is very strong and took the clear coat off my rim from leaving on to long)
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Old Apr 21, 2010 | 10:01 AM
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Sponge dawn detergent soap bucket of water. Sponge bucket of clean water. Dry off, then spray foam tire shine..
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