I fast dry cleaned the engine today - Toyota Yaris Forums

miiser · 01-03-2018, 04:31 PM

I opened the hood the other day and I saw the engine was pretty dirty. It’s funny how much a brush and a vacuum cleaner can do in just 10 mins. I will do it more often from now on.

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ern-diz · 01-03-2018, 05:24 PM

Much, much better!

dogsridewith · 01-03-2018, 09:02 PM

what is the thing laying in the cowl grill?

*kimona* · 01-03-2018, 11:13 PM

You did that with a brush and vacuum? I'm impressed.

miiser · 01-04-2018, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by dogsridewith

what is the thing laying in the cowl grill?

That’s a torch. It was already dark outside when I did it

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miiser · 01-04-2018, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by kimona

You did that with a brush and vacuum? I'm impressed.

Yep. I used the brush to detach all the dust from the engine components and then used the vacuum to take them out. (Much thanks to chrisFX’s YouTube video for the idea)
I used soap only, to clean the engine cover

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miiser · 01-04-2018, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by ern-diz

Much, much better!

:)
I will do it more often from now on

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komichal · 01-04-2018, 06:47 AM

I can see a bottle on the first picture. I assume that is some sort of detergent you used to polish the plastic "VVTi" cover?

Nice work though!

miiser · 01-06-2018, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by komichal

I can see a bottle on the first picture. I assume that is some sort of detergent you used to polish the plastic "VVTi" cover?

Nice work though!

Yes I used it only for the cover. It’s just a dish soap. I am not a fan of polish as they get sticky over time and they capture more dust in the end.
Thank you mate

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01-03-2018, 04:31 PM	#1
miiser Drives: yaris 2009 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: greece Posts: 330	I fast dry cleaned the engine today I opened the hood the other day and I saw the engine was pretty dirty. It’s funny how much a brush and a vacuum cleaner can do in just 10 mins. I will do it more often from now on. Before: Before: After: After: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01-03-2018, 05:24 PM	#2
ern-diz View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Liftback Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: CA all day Posts: 3,794	Much, much better! __________________ On Instagram On Wheelwell

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