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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: kbou55 on 11 February 2008, 12:47:46

Title: help how to clean 2.5td engine
Post by: kbou55 on 11 February 2008, 12:47:46

the metal covers on the lump are looking bad and i need to do something to them to make them look better but i dont know what to use. something more that a spit and polish me thinks :-[

BTW this isnt my engine in the photo (mine isnt  that bad) but my covers are in the same condition.

thanks lads ;)




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Title: Re: help how to clean 2.5td engine
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 11 February 2008, 13:19:09

A small brass brush is best (dont use steel as it will get in the poores of the alloy and rust)

Title: Re: help how to clean 2.5td engine
Post by: Omegatoy on 12 February 2008, 15:42:34

if you mean the plastic cover then good old wd40 brngs it back to its proper colour a treat!!!just spray a liberal dose on leave for a few mins then wipe off and voila looking as good an new, if you mean the ally rocker cover or cam cover then as good as anything else is tfr (traffic film remover) just work it in with a brush then hose off, gets rid of all the oilstains and brings the ally up
Omegatoy

Title: Re: help how to clean 2.5td engine
Post by: thedonz on 12 February 2008, 15:55:20

Sounds like a good tip to me  :y

Title: Re: help how to clean 2.5td engine
Post by: Ironingboard on 12 February 2008, 16:38:21

I thought something along the lines of paraffin would be good for cleaning the engine bay. Water is no good with the amount of electronics the engine uses these days.

Or even better a mixture of paraffin and oil. Paraffin to clean off the dirt and oil to protect against any oxidation or rust. I've used gunk engine degreaser on another car and it just oxidised the aluminium metal. Never left it on too long either.  :-/