Engine Cleaning
 

Does anyone know where i can get my engine professionally cleaned in or around the west yorkshire area, i know Mark Underwood used to do it but i can't get intouch with him, thankyou Ady.

Much cheaper alternative is to do it yourself with CD2 from Halfrauds:thumb:

Agree with that. Great stuff! :notworthy

BEFORE:


AFTER:

That's the stuff to use, it's easy.

that looks great,want to get some and have a go at the weekend,how much does it cost?any tips etc...does anything need covering?thanks in advance.....

Just done mine last weekend:

Before:
http://fiwek.tmpshare.co.uk/car/before.jpg

After:
http://fiwek.tmpshare.co.uk/car/after.jpg

CD2 costs £7.99 from Halfords - enough for one thorough (initial) clean, but probably enough for 2 goes if you've already removed the bulk of the grime

I sprayed on the degreaser (3/4 can), left it for 10 mins, hosed it off (low pressure except for the manifold), sprayed on rest of degreaser, minced around with a wire toothbrush and a cloth for a while... then hosed off again. I didn't bother covering anything, just made sure to avoid the coilpack, alternator, etc. best I could. Last stage is the detailer/wax spray which makes everything shine and (supposedly) protects it.

The belt shields were Hammerited last weekend, cos they were beyond a simple degrease.

Just before I fired it up, I must admit I was ****ting it incase it didn't start... no problems though, and well worth the effort :D

Engine Degreaser from Poundland .... £1 a can - use 3, as follows:-

Warm engine thoroughly.

Cover IC and Alarm in plastic bags.

Spray all over (use 2 cans) leave for 15minutes and rinse ........ start car and idle.

Spray on 3rd can ..... leave for 3 minutes and then rinse - leave engine RUNNING whilst rinsing and then SHUT the bonnet ..................... leave engine running and the engine will now steam clean!!

RESULT and £3!! :D

Jobs a good 'un!!

Pete

Interesting idea with the steam cleaning bit. Does that really work?

Don't all those greased up bolt heads go rusty in time though ?? I thought Subaru tell you not to use degreaser on the engine ?

Maybe wrong but something i read a while ago on here

The detailer spray you get with CD2 is supposed to replace the protective coat.

can"t believe how well it works by looking at those pics! will def give it a go at the weekend! thanks for tips/advice.apoligies for stealing the other guys thread!

Before -

http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~swel...e-before01.jpg

After -

http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~swel...ne-after01.jpg

After 10 mins or so the excess in the bottom picture had totally dried up.

It does indeed!!

£3 for a clean and steam isn't bad at all is it?? :D

But, there are those who will turn their nose up at Poundland degreaser and prefer to pay extra in the vain hope that it does a better job ......... same as the old Oil chestnut ............ snobbery costs you £££££££'s

Pete

Thanks for the replies but i really havn't the time to do it myself i was really looking for a professional outfit to do the job but those pictures look very good, cheers
Ady.

No time to do it yourself? it takes less than 30 mins. :rolleyes:

Those pics are unreal. Like brand new engine. Ill be down to halfords so.

Renno

Gooner it might take you 30 minutes to do yours, but you havn't seen the state of my engine bay and my car has done less than 30,000 miles. :nono:

Trust me, it'll take hardly any longer no matter how dirty it is. ;)

If it's that dirty then get an extra can of Gunk spray-on to assist the first tin of CD2.

I did my car tonight as this topic got me itching to see how well my 3.0 flat 6 would come up, it's done 25,000 miles now, and once again the results are stunning.

Unfortuntaley my camera was flat so I couldn't do another before/after. :(