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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 09:49 AM
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What do yall do to clean your engine?
Just curious.....what are the do's and dont's when you clean your engine? Thanks.
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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 10:03 AM
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I use a dry paintbrush to brush away all the debris and dirt. Then I'll take a leaf blower and blow everything out of the engine.

I don't use any ArmorAll under the hood because the dirt will stick to it.
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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 12:32 PM
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sprayh the engine bay down with simple green and hose it off
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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 12:34 PM
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Originally posted by chevyzman1998
sprayh the engine bay down with simple green and hose it off
Hose it off with what? A garden hose or something like the spot free rinse at the car wash? I cant imagine a garden hose being good for the engine.
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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 01:34 PM
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let your engine cool, spray simple green all over it and use the garden hose. dont do a hard spray just use a mist. it works great.
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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 05:02 PM
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Simple green and a hose is what use. I just did it yesterday as a matter of fact. Dont spray anything directly with a hard shot of water, just gentle misting, try not to get the computer wet also.
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Old Sep 2, 2003 | 08:46 AM
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How long do you leave the simple green on? And where do you get it from?
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Old Sep 2, 2003 | 09:45 AM
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leave it on for like 2 min and you can get it at any auto parts store
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Old Sep 2, 2003 | 04:30 PM
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ORANGE BLAST worked great for me.

On a cool engine spray, let sit for little bit, and spray away.

It did a miracle for my moms 97 tbird. On that car we NEVER cleaned the engine bay until recently.
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