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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Gaffers on 31 August 2010, 14:31:29
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What doe sone use in the dishwasher to deep clean engine parts? The wife is away and I want to take advantage ::)
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just normal dishwasher tablets i beleive
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just normal dishwasher tablets i beleive
I remember reading somewhere that they may cause corrosion on aluminium :-/
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just normal dishwasher tablets i beleive
I remember reading somewhere that they may cause corrosion on aluminium :-/
alumunium can not be corroded..unless its a mixture(alloy) ..
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could always try 1/2 a bottle of bubble bath, I promise it wont fill your kitchen with bubbles, honest ;D ;D ;D
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I would prefer paint thinner for cleaning however, if its not a plastic part..
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could always try 1/2 a bottle of bubble bath, I promise it wont fill your kitchen with bubbles, honest ;D ;D ;D
Off to hide outside Gaffers' house later for a laugh! ;D
Kevin
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Since the banning of Tricoethelene I've struggled to find a good cleaner/de-greaser. Best I've managed is a 50/50 mix of petrol/parafin. Then off to the kitchen ;D I do have a spare slimline dishwasher to fit in the garage for just that reason and yes normal 3-in-1 dishwasher tablets work pretty well :y
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just normal dishwasher tablets i beleive
I remember reading somewhere that they may cause corrosion on aluminium :-/
Its not exposed to it long enough to cause any issues.....or your alloy pots and pans would soon go!
I do the following (depending on the part).
A good spray over with traffic film remover and a scrub followed by rinsing with clean water (pressure washer is good).
Then paint thinners to remove tar, carbon and grim old oil.
Then a final wash in the dishwasher
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could always try 1/2 a bottle of bubble bath, I promise it wont fill your kitchen with bubbles, honest ;D ;D ;D
Off to hide outside Gaffers' house later for a laugh! ;D
Kevin
blub blub blub........blub blub ;D ;D ;D
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I bought some "Engine Degreaser" from a pound shop in Fleet before stripping the Westfield and it has been excellent. Spray on, leave for a minute, and then jet wash or brush and everything I've tried it on has come up gleaming.
I've got some left over. I'll sling a bottle in the car next time we meet, Gaffers.
Kevin
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I bought some "Engine Degreaser" from a pound shop in Fleet before stripping the Westfield and it has been excellent. Spray on, leave for a minute, and then jet wash or brush and everything I've tried it on has come up gleaming.
I've got some left over. I'll sling a bottle in the car next time we meet, Gaffers.
Kevin
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Still have your welding kit remember :y
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What doe sone use in the dishwasher to deep clean engine parts? The wife is away and I want to take advantage ::)
I was absolutely expecting to come in to this post and say "A dishwasher" and be met with laughter..
Not to read you already asking what the best thing to use in a dishwasher was ;D
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What doe sone use in the dishwasher to deep clean engine parts? The wife is away and I want to take advantage ::)
I was absolutely expecting to come in to this post and say "A dishwasher" and be met with laughter..
Not to read you already asking what the best thing to use in a
dishwasher was ;D
we'll see the results in half an hour :y
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I bought some "Engine Degreaser" from a pound shop in Fleet before stripping the Westfield and it has been excellent. Spray on, leave for a minute, and then jet wash or brush and everything I've tried it on has come up gleaming.
I've got some left over. I'll sling a bottle in the car next time we meet, Gaffers.
Kevin
That is what we up here call Gunk. Spray on and wait or brush in if really thick, then hose off. Great stuff.
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Other one we used years ago was Jizer.
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Yep Jizers good :y
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That is what we up here call Gunk. Spray on and wait or brush in if really thick, then hose off. Great stuff.
Yep. This was just no-name pound-a-bottle stuff in a handy spray dispenser so figured it would be worth a punt as I had a considerable amount of cleaning up to do.
Kevin
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OMG.......
Maybe I should have used the dishwasher to put my bits in when the missus was OUT, the agravation wasn't worth the clean plenum and bits I put in...................................... :-[
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Yep Jizers good :y
Yep - I reckon that it's the business :y :y :y
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It has a most amusing name, too.
Or maybe that's just me!
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Tried something called "MUC-OFF" too, its used to clean trials and motorcross bikes......strong stuff, smells a bit rank too, but appears to move just about anything. Quite expensive, but if there is something that is a bit stubborn.....
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The easiest thing if you are not in a tearing hurry, is to soak the components in a solution of water and biological washing powder (it must be biological) overnight and then simly rinse off under the tap next day. you will be amazed :o
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Good TFR (Traffic Film Remover) is the way.
Dont buy the crap they sell at Halfords, you'll have to obtain it from a valeting supply place. It's deep red in colour, and will burn you. So, my recommendation is to look at it, then pour some on your skin..... if both criteria are met, you've got the product! :y
Just be sure to rinse very, very well with water, and try not to get the neat TFR on paintwork.
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Good TFR (Traffic Film Remover) is the way.
Dont buy the crap they sell at Halfords, you'll have to obtain it from a valeting supply place. It's deep red in colour, and will burn you. So, my recommendation is to look at it, then pour some on your skin..... if both criteria are met, you've got the product! :y
Just be sure to rinse very, very well with water, and try not to get the neat TFR on paintwork.
any tips on testing anti feeze content? :D ;D
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If its just for cleaning off oily grime I use paraffin - as good as anything and cheaper than most.
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Good TFR (Traffic Film Remover) is the way.
Dont buy the crap they sell at Halfords, you'll have to obtain it from a valeting supply place. It's deep red in colour, and will burn you. So, my recommendation is to look at it, then pour some on your skin..... if both criteria are met, you've got the product! :y
Just be sure to rinse very, very well with water, and try not to get the neat TFR on paintwork.
any tips on testing anti feeze content? :D ;D
Of course, the tip is, drink some of the coolant. If you are dead by the morning, you know you have enough in there! If you just feel very ill and require hospital treatment, then add a little more ;D
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I use the following.....
Jizer spray + jetwash
steam clean
Jizer with toothbrush + jetwash
repeat until clean
remember, an engine component is only clean enough when you'd be confident licking it.
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Since the banning of Tricoethelene I've struggled to find a good cleaner/de-greaser. Best I've managed is a 50/50 mix of petrol/parafin. Then off to the kitchen ;D I do have a spare slimline dishwasher to fit in the garage for just that reason and yes normal 3-in-1 dishwasher tablets work pretty well :y
I wonder if you can buy that in Spain. Just how is it banned in Britain? Available but not for sale, not available under any circumstances. Illegal? I used to use that maybe 35 years ago. A bloke two doors down used to bring me a container full from work I guess. In Spanish supermarkets you can buy HydroChloric acid (for cleaning) I once bought 30 litres and no one batted an eyelid - ace stuff!
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I use the following.....
Jizer spray + jetwash
steam clean
Jizer with toothbrush + jetwash
repeat until clean
remember, an engine component is only clean enough when you'd be confident licking it.
If you have access to a steam cleaner then save the monry on jizer etc, pure steam is ideal for taking off heavy duty dirt, dont forget that jizer etc will only soak in so far where as the stam will get underneath heavy soiling.
Even on build up muck, used a jet wash to remove excess before the use of chemicals.
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Good TFR (Traffic Film Remover) is the way.
Dont buy the crap they sell at Halfords, you'll have to obtain it from a valeting supply place. It's deep red in colour, and will burn you. So, my recommendation is to look at it, then pour some on your skin..... if both criteria are met, you've got the product! :y
Just be sure to rinse very, very well with water, and try not to get the neat TFR on paintwork.
Try and get some from the trade.
TFR is diluted at someting like 10:1 to 40:1 for use in steam cleaneres and is further diluted as it's drawn into the clraner.
TFR as a prespray is diluted to suit but in general we used to use it at 80:1
So what seems very exspensive from the trade versus halfords actually will in the long run work out a hell of a lot cheaper. 5 litres for example is enough to fill a 405 litre barrel for prespraying a cleaning grotty van pans and extracting all the diesel spillage and grime that collexts arround the filler and the rear of the vechicle.
10 litres of TFR will fill a 405 Litre barrel with a mix strong enough to prespray and clean diesel car engine bays all day long.
Dont buy it out of their bulk containers though, if they have any dodgy staff it could be watered down where as the labeled 1 litre and 5 litre products wont be.