Is there anything you guys can recommend as far as the engine bay goes? degreasers to use? things i should cover while cleaning? any other tips?

 

get a can of degreaser, gunk or whatever brand, follow the directions and then hose it off. Then get a can of tire cleaner, armor all, stp whatever and then spray the hell out of everything. check out the www link and look at the rx7 pictures, I did this and the engine and bay look like new.

 

i see you did the silicone hose kit too, i did mine in red

 

The Engen Compartment clean up is going to be one of my ongoing projects. I want to get the big chunks off and then spend the winter modding and cleaning and get it set up proper.

Don't forget to cover the electrical components. Battery, Dizzy, and the like befor you hose them off.

Good Luck

 

There's also steam cleanings that you can get done.

 

Try a product by the POR15 company called "Marine Clean".. stuff is non-toxic (gee, I still have eyes and skin on my hands, so it can't be TOO bad) and yet it strips grease, oil, whatever like acid.. this is the only stuff I'll use when it comes to things like brake dust or oily and greasy parts under the car. Honestly, GUNK comes close in effectivness on the engine, but Marine Clean is an all around product that can be used to clean damn near anything...

--Danny

 

Ive heard about those, but I dont know where... Do you have any ideas?

~T.J.

 

I used a heavy duty degreaser and undercoating remover to get thing clean. Then I used tire dressing and polish to bring out the shine. I spent a day on my engine bay. I had quite a job to do because the previous owner had the car undercoated so the engine bay was full of a black tar type of thick coating

Here is the result

 

acid

 

where is the link? or how do i see this?

 

http://photos.yahoo.com/mylan_jags

 

What do you do, rub the hits of acid on the grease spots, then drop them for full effect?

 

How do you get the whole enjine bay clean? It took some of you only a day to do it... do you have to take much stuff apart?

 

lol

 

To clean the engine bay:

1) Lots of rags
2) Lots of time
3) Degreaser
4) Sand paper
5) Pressure washer (for the years of leaked power steering fluid and oil)
6) Lots more time
7) SHITLOADS of elbow grease

end result: A blown engine that looks really really nice:

 

nice,lol

go to your local detail shop and ask to buy soem of their acid they use on rims, it works great on all kinds of metal, just not polished or chrome.

 

**** son, that there is the mighty finest blown Rotary engine I dun seen before...

 

I agree 100%. Marine Clean is excellent stuff. I always cut it substantially with water and it still eats dirt and grease like no other. Heck, you can probably eat off of parts cleaned with this stuff.

--Bob

 

Previous owner sprayed mine with tar too, what a bitch. I have never seen undercoating remover, where can i get it and who makes it. Other wise I was thinking of having it steamed.

 

1) Drown everything in WD-40
2) Let sit 24 hours
3) Pressure Clean
4) Drown Everything in Degreaser
5) Let sit 1-2 hours
6) Pressure clean everything again.

That will remove about 90% of the crap.

The rest will require some brushes. I have also drowned everything in Armor all overnight, and it leaves everything beautiful, but you need to have a relatively clean engine to start with.

 

I used to perform undercoating, it comes in chunks of tar, you use karosine to dilute it.

we also used karosine on your car paint to remove overspray, this can also be used to just remove it.

 

What is the difference between WD-40 and degreaser?

So maybe the steps should go..

drown in WD-40
pressure wash
drown in marine clean
pressure wash

??

 

Also, is it good to run the enjine while it is drowned in degreaser or WD-40?

I don't have a pressure washer so I'd just drive to the carwash within 5 miles of my house.