Thread: Cleaned my engine bay with Simple Green.
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Old 01-09-2005, 06:04 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mike_sho
Wow. Im thinking I might just copy your thread into that article, great pictures of the before and after.

Yeah mine wasnt so dirty. Also did you go in and use armor all on the hoses and things afterwards. That will get that white residue that it leaves.

I still swear simple green didnt used to work this good. Maybe its cause we used the full strength. It says on simplegreen.com you can use 1:1-1:10 ratio on the engine bay.

Also yeah cover the distributor and try not to go nuts on it, also really beware of where it connects to the motor , that little crack is the main spot to worry about. You can cover it with plastic trash bags or I just heard aluminum foil works good as it can kinda bend how you want it.

Good stuff man, thanks for sharing!
Thanks! I got the idea from searching and reading your article. I use to hate checking the fluids and doing work on my Galant because it was so dirty. I swear, yesterday I went out side like 7 times just to look under the hood again. I'm go ahead and finsh the job today and armor the hoses. Feel free to snag my pics out this thread and put them in yours.


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Originally Posted by wineguydfw
After my post/poll earlier this week...I concurred with all about the Simple Green. Just wanted to make sure there was nothing better
MAN YOUR BAY LOOKS GREAT!
Made my autoparts store run today..(picked up Silverstars on sale 4x9005 and 2x9006, not sure about doing the conversion..all opinions welcomed)
Anyway...picked up my MEGA jug of Simple Green to work on this tomorrow..I hope mine goes as well...

Make sure you post some before and after pics. I think your engine is worse than mine. I have no doubts that yours will turn out just as clean. I've never really had any dealerships clean my engine bay but one. When i bought my lude/ the Acura dealership detailed and cleaned the engine bay the last time I took it in for the to change my hoses (free). I doubt they do it for everyone but i made a big stink about it so in the end it was worth it. Maybe not drastically but I believe a clean engine bay helps a car run better.
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