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| 914itis |
 Dec 11 2012, 02:28 PM
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What do we use to was the engine while mounted on the car? I am tryng to clean up my engine , it's not too bad , just small grease and dust. Nothing too bad but the thins were painted with high heat spray previously . Ideas???
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| bigkensteele |
Dec 11 2012, 11:06 PM
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Do you still have the sound deadening pad on your firewall? If so, I would remove that since it traps water, whatever you clean with. I really like simple green as it cuts through light grease and doesn't leave much residue. Underside, I would take the rear valence off, drive the car to a self service car wash with a roll of quarters, a can of Gunk, a pair of ramps and a change of clothes. You will need the valence off to back up on the ramps. You will need the Gunk because their degreaser won't cut it. The quarters and the change of clothes are obvious.
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| 914outlaw |
Dec 12 2012, 01:27 PM
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Dave Group: Members Posts: 204 Joined: 2-June 10 From: Central, NJ Member No.: 11,800 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(bigkensteele @ Dec 12 2012, 12:06 AM)  Do you still have the sound deadening pad on your firewall? If so, I would remove that since it traps water, whatever you clean with. I really like simple green as it cuts through light grease and doesn't leave much residue. Underside, I would take the rear valence off, drive the car to a self service car wash with a roll of quarters, a can of Gunk, a pair of ramps and a change of clothes. You will need the valence off to back up on the ramps. You will need the Gunk because their degreaser won't cut it. The quarters and the change of clothes are obvious. If you clean off the gunk on the bottom of the engine at most self service car washes and it goes down the drain, it will end up in the water supply. If someone sees you and calls the police, you can get in trouble. |
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| RFoulds |
Dec 12 2012, 01:41 PM
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914Rennsport Group: Members Posts: 861 Joined: 10-August 09 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 10,656 Region Association: Southwest Region
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QUOTE(dpires914 @ Dec 12 2012, 11:27 AM) If you clean off the gunk on the bottom of the engine at most self service car washes and it goes down the drain, it will end up in the water supply. If someone sees you and calls the police, you can get in trouble. Umm, No. Waste water runoff goes in to storm sewer. Which in some places leads to ocean, and in some places, like here in California, it is illegal to dump chemical cleaners and solvents directly into storm sewer. However, even in restrictive California, no law against cleaning with a solvent or degreaser and the resulting runoff going into drians. And, a commercial car wash would have to properly prepare for ANYthing going down those drains. Anyway, I also am big fan of simple green. |
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| 914outlaw |
Dec 12 2012, 06:06 PM
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Dave Group: Members Posts: 204 Joined: 2-June 10 From: Central, NJ Member No.: 11,800 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(RFoulds @ Dec 12 2012, 02:41 PM) QUOTE(dpires914 @ Dec 12 2012, 11:27 AM) If you clean off the gunk on the bottom of the engine at most self service car washes and it goes down the drain, it will end up in the water supply. If someone sees you and calls the police, you can get in trouble. Umm, No. Waste water runoff goes in to storm sewer. Which in some places leads to ocean, and in some places, like here in California, it is illegal to dump chemical cleaners and solvents directly into storm sewer. However, even in restrictive California, no law against cleaning with a solvent or degreaser and the resulting runoff going into drians. And, a commercial car wash would have to properly prepare for ANYthing going down those drains. Anyway, I also am big fan of simple green. You're probably right. The self service car wash I use has a sign for no engine cleaning. |
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