Cleaning the underside engine of my 996
11-14-2008, 03:27 AM
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Oh...it isn't enough that he has an anally clean car....now he has to throw in the 34 inch waist bit to rub a little salt in the wounds.....I was considering doing this until I read the part about the 34 inch waist, now I know the job is impossible.
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11-15-2008, 10:31 AM
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Let cool down,spray with engine cleaner and use the car wash brush !
11-15-2008, 11:11 AM
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Gary is incredible!
I saw his p-car in a picture where the car was examinated by 3 referees in a Detail concours.... incredible!! I'm sure they couldn't find any tiny bit in the car
Gary does a great job in his car
The judges looked CSI Miami haha
I saw his p-car in a picture where the car was examinated by 3 referees in a Detail concours.... incredible!! I'm sure they couldn't find any tiny bit in the car
Gary does a great job in his car
The judges looked CSI Miami haha
11-15-2008, 11:21 AM
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NO Kidding,... If I could get up to a 34" I would be really happy. I am stuck at 32" since like Jr high... 34 isnt in the cards for me... but I can dream
11-22-2008, 12:38 AM
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possible leak source
I just replaced my crankcase ventilation hose due to a small hole in the plastic hose that was dripping onto my right (passenger) side header and on very rare occassions onto the garage floor. 99% of the leaking oil burned cooked on the header and other parts on right side of engine.
11-22-2008, 10:38 AM
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If the underside of your car has several years of being a Cosmoline Queen, then mineral spirits, a stiff bristle brush, a pressure washer and lots of elbow grease are the products of choice.
Once you have all of the gunk removed, then Simple Green once or twice a year is all you need to keep the bottom looking as nice as the top. I also apply a layer of Rejex to the chassis and aerodynamic covers, take a little steel wool to the engine case, and polish the mufflers & headers with metal polish and an orbital buffer.
The end result comes out looking pretty good. Here is what the car looks like with 65,000 miles on it.
Once you have all of the gunk removed, then Simple Green once or twice a year is all you need to keep the bottom looking as nice as the top. I also apply a layer of Rejex to the chassis and aerodynamic covers, take a little steel wool to the engine case, and polish the mufflers & headers with metal polish and an orbital buffer.
The end result comes out looking pretty good. Here is what the car looks like with 65,000 miles on it.
11-22-2008, 02:35 PM
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Actually, I can understand Orient's desire to "keep it clean guys"....I find myself with the same sort of feelings about the underside of my 930.....just a desire to be able to look under there and see things all in order and neat. My DD is another matter...just to much work to keep up on it.
11-22-2008, 04:55 PM
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Actually, I can understand Orient's desire to "keep it clean guys"....I find myself with the same sort of feelings about the underside of my 930.....just a desire to be able to look under there and see things all in order and neat. My DD is another matter...just to much work to keep up on it.
It's another way to enjoy. I've just come back from an oil change + filter.
The oil change is good for the car, but I spent a nice short while doing this task, cleaning the rims inside an doing a general checking.