what do you reckon the best and safest way to clean up under the bonnet??

is there any purpose made detergent?

cheers for any comments

 

use the blooming search function ya lazy git...


https://www.scoobynet.com/car-care-3...ngine+cleaning



https://www.scoobynet.com/car-care-3...ngine+cleaning

couple to get started....oh and BTW gunk is the stuff you need.

 

bleedin ell you can find everything on here

 

amazing isnt it

 

Depends on what MY of car you have, new age = no no, classic aint much of a problem

Tony

 

hang on..............what you saying tony? i have a uktype sti 8 can i still clean the bugger?

 

You can but it could leave you with a 600+ quid bill.

Tony

 

surly you can ?? what tips do you have then? what do i avoid doing?

 

Cleaning the engine
No real tips, just that the electrics on the new age are a little more "sensitive" in certain area's like the alternator for instance, no matter how well you cover it up, water gets in there and 600+ for a new one so you can take the chance with it (not worth it to clean your engine) or leave your engine as it is
(this is from experience btw)

Tony

 

oh! right then ****ty engine bay it is then.

hows the spec c? you have had the car for a while now

 

Still running well first MOT due though but should fly through that

Tony

 

NICE ONE ........have you seen shauns now? wish i still had it.

do you think you will chop it in for the new one?

 

No not chopping her in yet though I may sell her if the job im in goes to pot but I really dont want to do that just yet

Tony

 

so the fact that i have cleaned mine twice in the last year & all is OK means you are giving false facts.

make sure all the electrics are covered, I used tin foil as you can mould this to the items to protect them.

 

LOL! well ill tell you this, it took 6 months after cleaning, a few intermittant faults then pop, alternator dies, if you want facts well im giving them to you, get it wet and your paying over 600 quid for a new one.

Tony

 

is there defineately no cd 2 any more?

 

I cleaned my engine ( 2005 sti )and then hosed it off all ok did it in the summer

 

why not use steam clean now thats got to be safe , good enough for 4 x 4 drivers . 600 squid for an alternator whats it made of ferking gold .
saying that my last car a mercedes e320cdi the alternator was a staggering £1000.00 pound from the stealers got one brand new for 350 .
stealers errr !

 

They are 600+ quid because they have a computer chip inside them, basically these ones stop charging under heavy accelleration, quite complex and not repairable they do give up the ghost if you get them wet, like i said, mine took over 6 months to die, just little faults to start with, like the car wouldnt start after a few days, battery drained quicker (because it wasnt charging), changed battery first, that didnt cure it, eventually the lot died leaving me carless
Im not the only one who has suffered from this problem, there was a B4 GT that also suffered at the same time, both of us had washed our engines, even covered parts up but water makes its way into these parts (probably why you no longer see vents on impreza's) and to point out, my alternator was quite a bit cheaper than the B4's!

Tony

 

ferk that chips in alternater ill just buy a normal one thanks no charge under hard acceleration like you need the xtra 0.7 bhp ferking madness im sure of it .

 

AFAIK the standard 350 quid alternator doesnt work on new age cars.

Tony

 

read the thread again deerrrrrr that was a story of my expirience with a mercedes i owned .

 

Read what im saying
3 types of alternator for subaru's, 1 is the normal one at 350 quid, one is the computerised one (600+) one is the expensive one (800+)
The 350 quid one wont work on new age AFAIK because its connected to the ecu and these ones dont have that connector.

Tony

 

just ensure you dont get it wet then by covering it up well.

 

where is it in the engine bay?? as im thinking of cleaning mine some time

 

at the front/top of the engine

 

Well and truly dried up although was lucky enough the other day to grab some out of Halfords bargain basket...............fully boxed two tins etc for a whopping 99p to clear