cleaning

[Adam-D]

i havent done much work to my golf as funds are short for a while

so

the engine bay needs cleaning, whats the best way of doing this?
every time i do it on any other car i get cut to fook

so is there a way of doing it without the blood?
i jetsprayed 1 car it was fine till next day and wouldnt fire for about 5 mins and felt crapp for the first 10-15 mins

ps my golfs engine bay is very very mucky

[mrwotto]

best to get it steam cleaned mate

[free]

1st,,,,, get the engine up 2 temp,,,,,,, n keep it running while u do it.

2nd,,,,,, ust sum engine de-greeseer where u get frm a car shop,,, n do what it says on the tin,,,,,

3rd,,,, scrub it on with a brush,,,,,(an old ally cleanin brush is good)

4,,,,,do in with a pressure washer if not hoes pipe n rince it off well,

5,,,,,,,, keep the water away frm air flow meter,,,,,they dont like it,,,


6,,,,,,, keep the engine running till its all dry,, n look ?at ya shinny like new lump

[Mr Blue]

1st,,,,, get the engine up 2 temp,,,,,,, n keep it running while u do it.

2nd,,,,,, ust sum engine de-greeseer where u get frm a car shop,,, n do what it says on the tin,,,,,

3rd,,,, scrub it on with a brush,,,,,(an old ally cleanin brush is good)

4,,,,,do in with a pressure washer if not hoes pipe n rince it off well,

5,,,,,,,, keep the water away frm air flow meter,,,,,they dont like it,,,


6,,,,,,, keep the engine running till its all dry,, n look ?at ya shinny like new lump

cover all electrical parts with a carrier bag 

parafin works well and much cheaper than most de greasers in shops

[Adam-D]

what about the inner wings my car is white the inner wings are2mm black with sh!te

[...joe]

pour boiling water over them as alot of the grime will be wax from your inner wings, bear in mind with all this though, you can expose all sorts of stuuf that was protected by grease etc so it'll go all rusty then you'll try to paint it then you'll start to chrome the odd bit and before you know it your spending your weekends polishing your engine!

[Adam-D]

its a track car so will be function
i need to see what part im fixing or modding without getting covered in sh!te 

[...joe]

oh ok just me then?! but go for kettles of boiling water to get alot of sh!te off it, and with the engine running you should have no problems!

[Adam-D]

thank you

[Dizzie]

GUNK is the stuff for getting the grim off your head and gearbox. Comes in either a spray can or a tin. I've got a before and after side by side pic of my 8v if you want to see it.