Whats the best way to clean up an engine bay?

[porka944s]

My 944 has 23 years of grub on it what is the best way to clean it up? i was thinking put gunk all over it then steam clean it? advice please.

[360 detailing]

See if you can find a local valeter ( Or a detailer ) who has a tornador gun they can use. No risk of damage to components etc, just a great result!

Link to "Modena Scotland"s Lambo engine being cleaned using one:-

http://s216.photobucket.com/albums/cc299/allyrenni...

Cheers

Ally

[kds keltec]

A tornador Gun will work on average soiling , for really heavy old soiling then a degreaser such as Surfex HD

http://www.bilthamber.com/surfex-hd.html

there many other products aswell another example

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/engine-amp-exterior/...

both these dont leave the horrid smeal that jizer and gunk do .

I cover components with thick kitchen foil , this stays there and does not get blown away from a hose or low pressure jet wash while washing done the engine .

Nice soft brush and work away gently at the grime




Here you can see covered the coil packs before washing



Foil rapped around alternator (be very carefull of positve terminal on back of alternator make sure its insulated well)



If you a really worried about your old electrics then cut up a dustbin bag into small sections cover all components your not sure off then rap foil around the dustbin bag sections the foil will keep the bags in place




HTH


Kelly

[porka944s]

Cheers

[mat205125]

kds keltec said:

both these dont leave the horrid smeal that jizer and gunk do .

Gunk smells nice

[kds keltec]

Just been going through my mind about your 23 year old grubby engine while i was in my world of machine polishing a black boxter S

You can use a light acid base cleaner such as

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/val...

http://www.cleanyourcar.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/meg...

i used wheel brightner diluted on a very old engine such as yours to bring it up like new , the standard degreasers just did not clean the corrosion on the alloy , be carefull and dilute well can give you results such as this

Before if i did not need to say



After



Kelly

[porka944s]

wow nice results, cant find much about tornado guns on the net though?

[Poledriver]

In that case try the 'Tornador' guns then.
Found lots of info, just trying to get one at discount/2nd hand!

[kds keltec]

porka944s said:

wow nice results, cant find much about tornado guns on the net though?

So sorry should of posted link

http://www.autosmart.co.uk/Tornador.html

Kelly

[johnvthe2nd]

can you actually buy these tornador guns? .. I'm quite interested

[dilbert]

Does anyone know if the air comes out of the flexible tube in the middle, or around the outside in the trumpet?

I'd say that one must be air, and the other "enzyme digester", but it's not clear which is which.

ETA,

Thinking on, the air must be in the trumpet....

I never realised there were so many different cleaning compounds though.

Edited by dilbert on Wednesday 3rd February 12:00

[kds keltec]

dilbert said:

Does anyone know if the air comes out of the flexible tube in the middle, or around the outside in the trumpet?

I'd say that one must be air, and the other "enzyme digester", but it's not clear which is which.

ETA,

Thinking on, the air must be in the trumpet....

I never realised there were so many different cleaning compounds though.

Edited by dilbert on Wednesday 3rd February 12:00

Air comes from the tube inside the trumpet

Tube rotates inside the diameter of the trumpet .

kelly

[kds keltec]

johnvthe2nd said:

can you actually buy these tornador guns? .. I'm quite interested

Yes you can .

work well on the robust type plastics of vans etc , fast way of getting rid of dust and dirt from building trade vehicle's which would take hours without the gun

kelly

[johnvthe2nd]

where? (I did quite a bit of googling!) - found one (old) site in devon somewhere that seemed to have an online shop, but it didn't look particularly inspiring

[dilbert]

kds keltec said:

dilbert said:

Does anyone know if the air comes out of the flexible tube in the middle, or around the outside in the trumpet?

I'd say that one must be air, and the other "enzyme digester", but it's not clear which is which.

ETA,

Thinking on, the air must be in the trumpet....

I never realised there were so many different cleaning compounds though.

Edited by dilbert on Wednesday 3rd February 12:00

Air comes from the tube inside the trumpet

Tube rotates inside the diameter of the trumpet .

kelly

Aha!
So both the air and the fluid come out of the flexi pipe, and are mixed in the gun. The trumpet is presumably closed at the gun end, and serves to cause the flexi pipe to rotate, under the vacuum?

[kds keltec]

johnvthe2nd said:

where? (I did quite a bit of googling!) - found one (old) site in devon somewhere that seemed to have an online shop, but it didn't look particularly inspiring

I will get tracy to dig out the invoice tomorrow and let you know , this is if someone else does not post before hand .

[kds keltec]

dilbert said:

kds keltec said:

dilbert said:

Does anyone know if the air comes out of the flexible tube in the middle, or around the outside in the trumpet?

I'd say that one must be air, and the other "enzyme digester", but it's not clear which is which.

ETA,

Thinking on, the air must be in the trumpet....

I never realised there were so many different cleaning compounds though.

Edited by dilbert on Wednesday 3rd February 12:00

Air comes from the tube inside the trumpet

Tube rotates inside the diameter of the trumpet .

kelly

Aha!
So both the air and the fluid come out of the flexi pipe, and are mixed in the gun. The trumpet is presumably closed at the gun end, and serves to cause the flexi pipe to rotate, under the vacuum?

absolutely correct

[johnvthe2nd]

kds keltec said:

johnvthe2nd said:

where? (I did quite a bit of googling!) - found one (old) site in devon somewhere that seemed to have an online shop, but it didn't look particularly inspiring

I will get tracy to dig out the invoice tomorrow and let you know , this is if someone else does not post before hand .

thanks

[1GTMLIBRA]

Found one here dude.
Not cheap, but looks very good.
http://www.smartvaleting.co.uk/

Edited by 1GTMLIBRA on Friday 5th February 08:02

[johnvthe2nd]

thanks for that .. I had to have one!