Cleaning ENGINE parts!

[Carfanatic.nl]

Hi,

Just bought a 1.8 20vt engine. And the first thing im doing is cleaning the engine, transmission and parts..

The thing is i dont get it perfectly cleaned.. i all ready used "brakecleaner" but it doenst do the job that well..
I need it all cleaned perfectly before painting any tips ??
What should i use ?

Heres a picture. You can see the dirt..

Heres transmission i grinded it first but now theres still dirt in de corners i can reach...

 

[nmahi]

engine acid, Google it. What happens is the engine/gbox will got white when you spray it with the acid, then gentle using a small hard brush, brush the acid in the corners and then wash it down and there you go.

 

[INA]

For the gearbox only thing you can do is let it soak in gunk engine cleaner.As for the valve cover....time for media blasting.Find a friend with baking soda or glass media and have them go nuts on the cover.Will come back good as new.

DO NOT USE NO ENGINE ACID....

 

[Carfanatic.nl]

Oke can you explain some more about baking soda.. hehe and why not to use engine acid..

 

[INA]

engine acid will make the aluminum *dull*.

To use baking soda you need a blasting cabinet.Baking soda will remove that light layer of oxidation and will bring back that fresh aluminum look.Its good for about 4 years or so....just spray it with WD-40 after and your good to go.

 

[mr_D]

get a steam cleaner on it with some good engine degreaser. And a jet wash. I cleaned mine up with that and it come up lush.

 

[INA]

get a steam cleaner on it with some good engine degreaser. And a jet wash. I cleaned mine up with that and it come up lush.

Ye but no matter how much you clean up,the only way to remove the oxidation is with media blasting.

 

[Carfanatic.nl]

Oke i just bought some other stuff and the cleaning went well.

You can see the results in my project thread !!
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=176427&page=3

 

[INA]

Oke i just bought some other stuff and the cleaning went well.

You can see the results in my project thread !!
http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=176427&page=3

Looks good.Now if you have access to soda media...just go over it once.You will LOVE the results.

 

[Carfanatic.nl]

Looks good.Now if you have access to soda media...just go over it once.You will LOVE the results.

I dont know the term soda media !
Is it like sand blasting ?

 

[Carfanatic.nl]

Thread can close b.t.w continu in my project thread !

 

[Mat]

suprised this hasn't been moved to the detailing section

pay a visit to DetailingWorld.co.uk DW Forum

those guys know their stuff, and I've found a lot of useful info there!

 

[caveo]

Did mine with chemical guys super degreaser

 

[ChrisGTL]

Millers milsol green is perfect for that lol