Cleaning and Painting Engine Bay
Is there a way to do this without making major project out of it?
Packman
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not really. Gotta get the engine out of the way to get anywhere near good spray on the firewall.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
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Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes. -
I agree with Sly. Is the engine out of the car? With the engine in there you can still paint but if you want to be neat about it, you would have to tape off everything you don't want getting painted and you still won't be able to get into all the places. That said, I think it could still come out looking okay. (But that depends on what your level of "acceptable" is)
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Pull the engine. Its easy at that point. Short of that, just pressure wash it and leave it alone until the motor is out.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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Originally posted by phayzer5
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The little things can be pulled out and painted like brackets and such or mask off some stuff.. Otherwise I'd agree with the others the ideal way is to have the engine out
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I shoulda said I was pulling the engine. I just don't know if I should pressure wash everything before or after the engine is out. Then I will have all the wires and other stuff left behind in the way, I think. I haven't pulled an EFI engine yet so.........
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Pressure wash the engine when out of the vehicle and pressure wash the engine bay when the engine is out of the vehicle.~David~
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Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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it is so much easier to get a good clean and paint without the engine in there. i let some industrial degreaser soak for a few hours and pressure washed the grease ans grime off then repainted the frame and crossmember on my F150 when i had the engine out. cant find any before pics but here's an after pic
Aaron
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pull it, tie wires and such out of the way, then go to town. You can pressure wash it with one of those washers that sucks in the cleaner as it goes, or just spray in the cleaner, let it soak a bit, then scrub and blast out the remains of the goo.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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I might just do this. I'll get the flatbed to bring it to one of the car washes and spray away. The lopo isn't returning to the CV engine bay, so I am not too worried about cleaning it. Though, it's a possibility that it might make it into the Ranger.
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Sounds good. I don't know if the owner of one of those self car washes would be bothered by a car being trailered in to wash though. (Idk why they would).
But I do know that all the ones by me have signs saying "NO ENGINE BAY CLEANING" (or something to that effect) in the car bays. So that might be something to check for.
Also, as others have said, I would use a degreaser as well as soap to clean it out. The paint needs a clean surface to stick to.
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