Mrsupras Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 hey guys,i want to clean my engine,it's N/A,is there anything that i have to cover?like battery or something with a plastic bag?also i've seen that they use a spray to clean it and i don't have,is it going to clean with just water? cheers stavros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Wasting your time with just water, traffic film remover, truck wash or similar then blast it with a jetwash or steam cleaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Do not Spray the NA engine with water dude other wise water will seep past the plastic so I have been told, I went old school when doing mine, engine cleaner and a rag and a lot of hard work. Came up a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrsupras Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) so,you are saying not to doit by my self and get it to the pro? Edited January 10, 2012 by Mrsupras (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Engine cleaner, a piece of cloth and no water. You don't want to get water into the electrics and top of the engine! Do it yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkpower Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 You don't want to get water seeping down into your plugs. I got a bit carried away doing my NA and ended up with a nasty misfire which took ages to go away!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Never had a problem doing my TT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Never had an issue but common sense must be applied. There is no point in firing the water at the spark plug cover as it's a bit of plastic that takes 2 seconds with a cloth. You need to concentrate on the areas that you can't easily get to with a cloth, and stay away from any problem areas. A jetwash has a lot of power but doesn't actually use a high volume of water, hence why these are the weapon of choice. I don't even cover anything up on my car when I'm doing it, I just don't go near the ignitor or anything like that while spraying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I should of stated the obvious as Scott suggests dont go blasting the electrical bits, having an airline is handy to as you can blow away any water then spray with a water repellent like WD40 The only thing i do on my car is bag up the air filter and use common sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrsupras Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 thank you everyone guys,ill just use a piece of cloth,i don't want to risk it with water. cheers.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 use a tooth brush i used too when i was NA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrsupras Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 use a tooth brush i used too when i was NA http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=144162&stc=1&d=1326289291 dude you did this only with a tooth brush?from black plastic's to a shine nickel?yeah.... just kiding man.thank's for the advide.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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