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03-06-09, 11:45 AM
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Best way to remove CV grease...
From most of the engine bay? 
CV Boot exploding at 50mph does this... 
Best way to get rid of it? or just rag + elbow grease = shiny shiny?
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03-06-09, 12:04 PM
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Yep, elbow grease.
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03-06-09, 01:00 PM
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Degreaser? ...or is it flammable? I have no idea... 
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03-06-09, 01:21 PM
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Steam Clean??? Seems thats what the MOT tester wanted me to do on my landie last time....
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03-06-09, 04:13 PM
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what about that stuff called gunk
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03-06-09, 09:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RudeDogg1
what about that stuff called gunk
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Snap, brush it on and wash off with water, that's for muck and oil don't know about CV grease though.  
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03-06-09, 09:42 PM
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A mix of washing up liquid/car shampoo/swarfega, to a nice 25/50/25 mix, dilute with a little water in a spray bottle, leave for a bit, then wipe off with a rag, and then rinse with a pressure washer, then wash again with your normal car wash routine, then rinse again, keeping particularly away from electrics etc.
The washing up liquid contains salt and other degreasers, the swarfega contains orange oil, and the shampoo contains cleaning agents.
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03-06-09, 09:50 PM
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[QUOTE=KevG;107855] then wash again with your normal car wash routine, then rinse again, keeping particularly away from electrics etc.
I was told never to power wash in the engine bay because of the damage it can cause to the electrics, my mate power washed my rad in the MGB and we spent the rest of the afternoon trying to get the fins sorted as they all got squashed flat.
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03-06-09, 09:56 PM
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[quote=peterzs;107857]
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then wash again with your normal car wash routine, then rinse again, keeping particularly away from electrics etc.
I was told never to power wash in the engine bay because of the damage it can cause to the electrics, my mate power washed my rad in the MGB and we spent the rest of the afternoon trying to get the fins sorted as they all got squashed flat. |
Think he may be okay as the engine is either out or coming out i think
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03-06-09, 10:48 PM
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