Rob_Webb
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Just the normal accumulation of dust and grease and stuff over the years - engine compartment needs a pre-sale birthday.
Anything over and above hot soapy water?
Anything over and above hot soapy water?
What's the best way to clean engine & engine room?
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Poignard
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'Gunk' is effective.
claymore
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Auto glym have some decent products but gunk is a decent starter.
Perhaps a lick of bilge paint once its clean and dry?
Perhaps a lick of bilge paint once its clean and dry?
Bobc
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Gunk, a paintbrush, and lots of wipe-off cloths.
MOBY2
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Screwfic do a cleaner by No Nonsense, quite cheap, no odour and works a treat and I have tried quite a few over the years, its clear in colour and about £8 ish.
lw395
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That is good stuff.
I use it to clean chain wax etc off motorbikes among other things.
I put it in an old trigger spray diluted about one part to two parts water.
A second spray with clean water for rinsing and a paintbrush to agitiate.
prv
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For what it's worth, I used Cillit Bang when I cleaned mine before fitting new sound insulation.
Pete
Pete
pvb
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Gunk works but it has a strong lingering smell; I'd be tempted to use something else.
davidej
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+1
Plum
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Another vote for gunk, assuming you can put up with the smell for a week after. Spray on, use an old paintbrush to work it into the grease and nooks then use a pumpup garden sprayer to flush off with water. The sprayer is easier to control just how much water you spray in places you dont want it. I used this method before repainting both engine and compartment. Paint stuck very well for 20 years.
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pvb
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Jizer smells nicer...
RobinBirch
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The main constituent of Gunk is paraffin. Paraffin in a spray bottle will do the trick. What you save you can spend on beer.
Poignard
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Are you sure about that? Gunk turns oil and grease into some kind of emulsion which is easily washed off with clean water.
RobinBirch
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Gunk safety sheet http://www.my-sds.co.uk/Admin/ViewD...0932-4aa7-8460-ce01897ba6e2&primaryReportId=0 Section 3 Ingredients
Topcat47
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It really depends upon how bad it is. I used Muck-off, a bike product, very effectively but Snark's "engine room, is very small.
Poignard
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I can't seem to get into that website to find Gunk but, if that is your field of expertise, I will not argue with you. If you say it has paraffin in it, so be it.
Hydrozoan
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Yes, I find Autoglym Engine and Machine Cleaner good - detergent-based and no unpleasant odour.
http://www.halfords.com/motoring/engine-oils-fluids/engine-cleaner-degreaser/autoglym-engine-cleaner
RobinBirch
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Sorry the link didn't work. No claim to have any field of expertise in anything!
Try this link, then click on 'View safety sheet' http://www.halfords.com/motoring/en...degreaser/gunk-engine-degreaser-aerosol-500ml
KevinT1
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+1 for the Screwfix “ no nonsense”, cheap, does the job, easy to rinse off and doesn’t smell.
Yngmar
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For the engine room mix of various oils, greases and dirt, a good kitchen cleaner spray will work well. I use Ecover Multi Surface spray, which is also great in the galley 