To clean or not to clean? that is the question!!
Do you agree with regular cleaning of a cars engine?
Do you agree with regular cleaning of a cars engine?
To Clean Or Not To Clean?
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To Clean Or Not To Clean?
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In my opinion just cos it looks nice and shiney normaly means jack...
In my opinion just cos it looks nice and shiney normaly means jack...
looks pretty, but dont stop it going wrong or teach you anything about the car (or tell you when anything is wrong, bar the rocker cover gasket maybe?)
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i think cleaning the engine is a load of crap too, why waste money on having a shiney engine
fair enough if its something special but mine aint, no-one gets to see under the bonnet apart from me or a mechanic
fair enough if its something special but mine aint, no-one gets to see under the bonnet apart from me or a mechanic
IF for example i was running a tuned 1.2 turbo'd with stainless pipe work, a stainless manifold, blue rocker cover, blue ecu and red hosing/leads then i prob would keep it lookin good.
BUT as my engine is bog standard i dont really wanna show it off so only wipe it clean every now and again to check for oil leaks, other weird stuff!
BUT as my engine is bog standard i dont really wanna show it off so only wipe it clean every now and again to check for oil leaks, other weird stuff!
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my opinion is that by giving the engine bay a really good regular clean you get to know all the bits and pieces and can possibly spot any problems,also its a sign of a well kept and maintained car and the added benifit is it looks bliiiiiiiiiiiiing!! 
mase you want to try strawberry scented wet wipes, they clean and give a nice smell to your engine bay, works better when the engine is warm
perfectly valid point.... but i dont really have enough time to do stuff like that, takes me 2 hours just to clean an polish the thing, and cause of my job i dont have masses of free time.Emm said:my opinion is that by giving the engine bay a really good regular clean you get to know all the bits and pieces and can possibly spot any problems,also its a sign of a well kept and maintained car and the added benifit is it looks bliiiiiiiiiiiiing!!
i just give it a wipe whenever i am under there..... the bonnet that is!
maybe if i was a girl hahahagaz_wrexham said:
do they do beer ones? on second thought i dont think that would b a good smell for a car, maybe a little too sus
mase_abarth said:
i only used them by mistake, but they really do work
my mum aint to pleased though i used all the wet wipes
lol aww bless... my old man has got some awesome stuff he uses to clean his bike.gaz_wrexham said:i only used them by mistake, but they really do work
my mum aint to pleased though i used all the wet wipes
its called muc off, spray it on, leave it for about a min, rinse off with normal water.
of course u have to let her dry out a bit, but cleans it up really really well, can only usually b assed to d around the headgasket seal tho lol
i only cleaned mine cause i wrote my name on the rocker cover with black crap and spelt it wrong lol
WARNING- Don't leave Muc-Off on to long!
I know a funny story involving a friend and a 2grand off road bike and that stuff
I know a funny story involving a friend and a 2grand off road bike and that stuff
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Gzagaz_wrexham said:
Stuart DemonD said:Gza
its an easy mistake, i tend to do most of the stuff to my car on a friday, which most probably mean im still drunk from thursday night
so these 'little' mistakes happen, i got stuck to my car on a friday too i think
not to clean - the engine should be oily and greasey - it aint a ornament that should be polished!
a clean engine is much easier to work on, once its clean if you do it regularly it shouldnt cost nothing, before i work on an engine i clean them with a parafin thing that goes on the end of a compresser. you get covered in a parafin type fog but it stops s hit getting in places where it shouldnt be,
once its clean if you do it regularly it shouldnt cost nothing, before i work on an engine i clean them with a parafin thing that goes on the end of a compresser. you get covered in a parafin type fog but it stops s hit getting in places where it shouldnt be,
I never look at my engine never mind clean it
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What's an engine
open it up you might have a suprise looking under theredawn_of_time said:I never look at my engine never mind clean it
(note: i aint placed anything under it, just might be funny if you lifted it up and it was clean
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lol but dawn if there was more yellow you would know it was there and be double checking the yellow was still there every now and then too
and be double checking the yellow was still there every now and then too 
