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04-01-2007, 01:43 PM | #21 | |
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Well... its an old honda civic "93" my buddy used to own... well I sprayed that "solder seal" engine degreaser when he came to my place and ask me to wash it bcoz his going for a group meet, so I hustled and sprayed it with E.D. and about 3 seconds after I sprayed it, nasty smelling smoke came out... then I hit the freakin header! and it went to flames! quickly he grabbed his "NOS lookin" fire extinguisher and sprayed the hell out of it! the engine lining he installed got melted a bit and he told me to just stop it... and he just went to the club meet with a nasty lookin engine with a burnt hood padding... what I'm saying is some cars need the engine cold just to clean it safely...
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Why degrease an engine that isn't greasy? As a note, those degreasers are powerful, so be careful not to get them into parts with bearings (ie. the alternator pully, A/C compressor pully)...
I just use low pressure water every time I wash the car and my cars stay nice and clean under the hood. Yes, I'm careful where I spray. I would only clean under the hood by this method if I were tring to sell the car. Your pictures look great! |
04-01-2007, 08:36 PM | #23 |
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Good question, and a simple answer really - obviously to break down any new grime that's on the engine, but also to remove the previous application of dressing/protectant, so you're working with an absolutely clean surface.
It's a little of a catch 22, but it works great |
04-01-2007, 08:39 PM | #24 |
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04-02-2007, 09:41 AM | #26 |
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I want to do this with my friend's Camry Sportivo 2003 ~ Is it ok to the the exact same thing ~
Damn the water restrictions here ~ I will have to take it to a commercial car wash with the sprays ~ Yes, I will make sure it's on low pressure ~ About watching out for the belts and others.....how do I "look" out for them or know if I'm getting them sprayed or not ~ I will be doing this to my Yaris too ^_^ ~ Though one person can not drive two cars so I will have to take it to the commercial car wash separately ~ I DON'T LIKE WATER RESTRICTIONS ~ Jaspie ~ |
04-02-2007, 10:23 AM | #27 |
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The Camry will be fine as well.
As for the belts, it's simple - look at them, understand where they are, then don't spray any dressing/protectant on them :) The engine cleaner and the water don't pose a problem for your belts. Are you allowed to use a watering can with the water restrictions, or are all forms of car washing prohibited? If a watering can can be used, that'll probably do the job - you're really only rinsing off the engine cleaner. |
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04-02-2007, 08:53 PM | #29 | |
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Thanks for the help ^_^ ~ Jaspie ~ |
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04-02-2007, 09:26 PM | #30 |
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car plate? 'sif you'd go to the trouble of letting speed cameras get a good shot of your car if you're not allowed to wash the rest of it :P
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04-02-2007, 09:45 PM | #31 |
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04-02-2007, 11:00 PM | #32 |
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Sweet! Is that the stock engine cover or did you add stickers to the VVTI part to make it red?
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04-02-2007, 11:38 PM | #33 |
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04-03-2007, 02:26 AM | #34 |
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Red was standard on mine..
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04-03-2007, 08:16 AM | #35 |
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yup, for some reason it looks like all 1NZ engine covers have some red VVT-i lettering over here...
The red color alone must bring the engine's power up a few horsepower!
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04-03-2007, 06:44 PM | #36 |
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Well actually I've seen the Thai market Yaris rated at 109HP, while the North American Yaris is rated at 107HP, so there might be some truth in that.. or maybe someone just made an error in the conversion from kW
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