Cleaning Engine Parts, what do you guys use? |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
Cleaning Engine Parts, what do you guys use? |
rhcb914 |
Dec 3 2004, 08:53 AM
Post
#1
|
member Group: Members Posts: 358 Joined: 3-February 04 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 1,626 |
Hi Folks,
I am wondering what people use to clean their engine parts with, specifically the cylinder heads? Long ago in a past life, while working at a boat yard, I remember dunking my oil caked, carbon fouled, nasty cylinder heads in this chemical bath over night. When I pulled them out in the morning and washed off the heads they looked as good as new! I don't remember the name of this stuff and it's probably not available to back yard hackers like myself but figured I would see what everyone else uses to clean their engine parts. Thanks in advance! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) -Rob |
scruz914 |
Feb 5 2005, 12:31 AM
Post
#2
|
||
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 815 Joined: 26-February 04 From: Santa Cruz, CA Member No.: 1,724 |
I just had a great experience with a local auto repair shop, Rusty's Honda and Mazda Repair in Santa Cruz. After breathing way too many solvent fumes while cleaning the engine tin I decided to see if I could avoid more fumes and get someone to clean the fan housing. I was looking for a machine shop that could dunk the thing into their tank. Well, to make a long story longer, I could not find the machine shop and on a whim gave Rusty's a try. Turns out it was Rusty himself that I asked about the possibiity of getting a pretty oily/greasy housing clean. He put it into his hot washing machine and for the next 45 min. flipped the pieces over to make sure every inch was washed. I left for an hour and came back to a beautifully clean fan housing. And Rusty wouldn't take a dime for it! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) Made me disappointed that I don't have a Mazda or Honda to give him some business. I am sure that he would not have been so accomodating if I showed up with all of the tin plus the fan housing, etc. I do think though if you make previous arrangements with a shop and offer to pay you could have the dirty work quickly behind you. Sorry for rambling. -Jeff |
||
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 31st October 2024 - 05:30 PM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |