Cleaning the engine -Gunk'ed

[christian6984]

Today I have had ago at tiding up the cars engine (seems to be worse now it lives outside to make way for my dads car, I tried a product I hadn’t used in a long while ‘Gunk’ an engine degreaser, I must stress time was short and it wasn’t a perfect job, but looks better I think.

The process was:

· Run Engine to warm, but not to normal temperature
· Wrap all connection in cling film
· Spray Gunk on and allow 5 mins to penetrate the dirt and grease and can agitate with a brush also.
· Rinse, Then ran the engine while rinsing the drive way
· Followed by a quick drive to aid the drying process.
· Surfaces were spray waxed, and plastics or rubbers dressed where possible.

Befores:










The Product:


Afters:








Afters with Dressing / Wax:

[Kooz]

Re: Cleaning the engine -Gunk'ed

Looks very nice. Excellent work!

What did you use to dress the plastic and rubber?

[Sal329]

Re: Cleaning the engine -Gunk'ed

Looks great

[Nappers]

Re: Cleaning the engine -Gunk'ed

nice job. I love cleaning engine bays, I shocked my Sarge when I detailed his Explorer with over 100,000 miles on the clock, his jaw dropped! Looked new.

Great job, looks new indeed!

Aaron

[christian6984]

Re: Cleaning the engine -Gunk'ed

thanks for the comments, it was lookin a bit dirty for a car with sub 40k miles on, i used Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber Care for the plastics, it doesnt last as long as Trim Detailer on the exterior parts but as with all Autoglym is simple/effective and targeted for the average car owner

[Jeepster04]

Re: Cleaning the engine -Gunk'ed

Looks kinda clean for a car with 40k I thought. Then again my engine is often covered in mud..

Engine sure has a small belt.

[TimG]

Re: Cleaning the engine -Gunk'ed

on the engine clean. "gunk" - never tried that product before but does it stain white on the paint surface and/or rubber?

Cheer,

Tim

[christian6984]

Re: Cleaning the engine -Gunk'ed

Looks kinda clean for a car with 40k I thought. Then again my engine is often covered in mud..

Engine sure has a small belt.

thanks, yeah i assume the belt is quite small, its only a tiddly engine but cracking to clean with having so much space around, its got a 1.2 with 16v and a overwhelming 75 bhp! 0-60 in 13 seconds, it does the job when petrol is currently at 115pence per litre, so its advantages are group 3 insurance (out of 20) and does 49mpg.

on the engine clean. "gunk" - never tried that product before but does it stain white on the paint surface and/or rubber?

Cheer,

Tim

it does a good job of cleaning grease and grime from some places without agitation which is good, other need a bit of encouragement, i am a little uncertain as to whether it didnt rinse it of enough of if it the result of water drying in the sun (back to rain today usual weather of England), i wiped the plastics with QD, came up all right but the Gunk clearly removed any trim detailer from the last engine detail. i did the same with the paint wiped and then spray waxed.

A word of Caution is it states not to be used on clear coated surfaces, i did a test spot, and the paint under the bonnet i am certain has no clear coat, its not the same quality as on the exterior.

I have also been told by the Administrator on the Meguiars UK forum an Engine Degreaser and Dressing is on the way soon... (see bottom of post)

http://www.meguiars.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5152

[christian6984]

Re: Cleaning the engine -Gunk'ed

Video of the new stuff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGXMPtMtGs8

[TimG]

Re: Cleaning the engine -Gunk'ed

Video of the new stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGXMPtMtGs8

.....new product for EU market?

Thanks for the headsup

Tim

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Cleaning the engine -Gunk'ed

Your engine compartment looks great. I see a huge improvement. Great job.

[R0N1N]

Re: Cleaning the engine -Gunk'ed

That is one sweet looking engine bay!! Great job!!

[angeloabbattista]

Re: Cleaning the engine -Gunk'ed

.....new product for EU market?

Thanks for the headsup

Tim

There's a thread Mike Pennington started with the new EU products available and it had the engine clean and engine dressing in there. A few other interesting things in there to. 5 Exciting New International Products

[CowboyTruckn]

Re: Cleaning the engine -Gunk'ed

Hey what kind of car is a Renault? I have never heard of it.

[R0N1N]

Re: Cleaning the engine -Gunk'ed

Hey what kind of car is a Renault? I have never heard of it.

Renault is one of the biggest car manufacturers in Europe. It is a French company.