Engine cleaning

Seapep · Dec 3, 2012

Hi folks,

New to the forum and have found some very useful information so far. I recently bought a 2009 1500 crew cab short box with a hemi 5.7l engine. The engine I noticed is quite dusty when you lift the hood and I was wondering can it be cleaned and if so who has done it and what have you used to clean it with. This is my new toy and I do not want to do any damage to it.

Thanks for any help and guidance.

Sean

SmokedRam · Dec 3, 2012

Tide....yeah, I'm being serious...TIDE the laundry detergent.

triangleman29 · Dec 3, 2012

Welcome! Yeah I heard using tide too. I haven't tried it yet though....

09SMOKINHEMI · Dec 3, 2012

Like the liquid detergent or the powder?

Budakane gave me some advice to use simple green. Depending on how dirty it is it might need a few spray and rinses

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SmokedRam · Dec 3, 2012

09SMOKINHEMI said:
Like the liquid detergent or the powder?

Budakane gave me some advice to use simple green. Depending on how dirty it is it might need a few spray and rinses

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Liguid...I have also used the Simple Green, it works well too...when I used Simple Green I would dillute it by half, unless I was cleaning a really greasy area. Spray it on, let it sit, then use a brush on stubborn areas.

Make sure you keep your fuse box, alternator and stuff like that dry, buy wrapping it in aluminum foil or plastic.

09SMOKINHEMI · Dec 3, 2012

Good advice there to keep the electrical covered

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Big Boi · Dec 3, 2012

Cover the windshield and wiper cowl with some old towels or a tarp. Cover electrical and anything you dont want wet with aluminum foil. The foil will form to the part, and hold on during cleaning. Spray the engine down with a quick rinse. Spray the hell out of the engine bay with your favorite degreaser. I use Purple Power. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes then hit it with the pressure washer. I then use my compressor and a blow off gun to dry it and get out most of the water. Then I start it up and warm the engine up to burn off the excess.

09SMOKINHEMI · Dec 3, 2012

I've never used the foil trick before.... I'll have to try that

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Hemi450hp · Dec 3, 2012

I have always used Simple Green. Spray it over everything but the alternator and your air filter. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes and then rinse it all off. I then take a rag to dry up any puddles of water left on the engine. Then start it up and let it run for a few minutes to dry. From here, I spray over the entire engine bay with tire foam. Let sit for a minute, and then wipe off the excess. Your engine will look new when done.

09SMOKINHEMI · Dec 3, 2012

Now we need some pics guys!

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Hemi450hp · Dec 3, 2012

Seapep · Dec 3, 2012

Thanks guys very informative. Being new here do you cover only the alternator and air filter? Do you have any pics of how you do it?

Big Boi · Dec 3, 2012

Pics of a customers Tacoma (63,000 miles)

PCA4208 · Dec 3, 2012

Hemi450hp said:

Where'd you get the intake manifold and intake plenum thing... Looks bad ass

Hemi450hp · Dec 3, 2012

That is an XV intake, and Sharadon Performance built the Intake Elbow between the manifold and the throttle body. That manifold is designed for high rpms though, so without a big cam, and very high stall converter, and some serious tuning, it isnt going to show much of a gain.

torq · Dec 4, 2012

i use purple power and the pressure washer or local car wash. when it dries i spray on "SC1 clear coat" that i get from my local bike shop. was told to use it on my bike and works great so tried on my truck too, and heres a picture. sorry its so not very clear i got the same pic in my profile but larger

Bigboytoys · Dec 4, 2012

No pic?

Henry-What did you use on the customer's Taco?

Budakane · Dec 4, 2012

I use simple green, and armor all.....

Big Boi · Dec 4, 2012

Bigboytoys said:
No pic?

Henry-What did you use on the customer's Taco?

Purple Power, pressure washer, and the shine is from WD 40.

torq · Dec 4, 2012

sorry pic didnt work. new here and apparently cant get it to do what i want :killer:

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