Good Engine Degreaser for Corrision. Need Help!

[jkjunior]

Hey guys, me and my buddy recently just purchased a s14 with a sr20 in it. Sr20 has few mods, but hasnt been very well took care of. Motor has some corrision build up from salt, and doesnt look so hot. Anyone have any expierence with a good engine degreaser that would help clean up this motor. Any help would greatly apperciated!! Thanks guys

[mothon]

I have always used gunk engine degreaser.....It works great.

[fran13]

their all the same dude...

[WagDatto]

Foamy Engine Brite!!! It sticks to everything and foams up a bunch and stays really thick. Leave it on there till the foam starts to go away, then go at it with the scrubblies/bristlies! If you're degreasing the whole engine and tranny like I did, you'll need 3 cans, otherwise get 2 and you'll have some left over for parts.

Yup... Handy stuff...

[garagelu]

From all the products I have used, Purple Power is the strongest. Its eats that grease away. I havent had much luck with others on heavy built up grease. If its just light dirt buildup, gunk and engine brite is great.

[jkjunior]

ok guys thanks for the help, id imagine all these can be found at like a autozone or something like that

[GuardianLlama]

I have always used gunk engine degreaser.....It works great.

i use it too!

[super240sx7185]

Grease lighting works great i used it on my engine bay worked wonders.

[fbiphil]

If you can find the older Castrol Super Clean, that stuff is the SHIT! It'll take primer off your fenders, it'll etch your fingernails, and is just badass in general.
So badass, in fact, that it's been taken off the market and isn't produced anymore, at least in California. Most Napa stores still have 5 gallon bulk buckets of it, so if you're dedicated to degreasing, go for it!
But for caked on grease/dirt/mud combos, nothing is going to cut through all of it- be ready to use some Elbow Grease- that stuff is still available (although hard to find) in California!

[mothon]

ok guys thanks for the help, id imagine all these can be found at like a autozone or something like that


Yup autozone should have it all.

[ATLspeed]

+1 Castrol Super Clean

[racepar1]

Gunk works well, but it leaves an oily residue on your engine and even worse your driveway. You could just use simple green, it works pretty good.

[Anto]

ideally you would take it to a car wash place to blast that shit off

but it's a pressure washer and water will get into places it's not supposed to

[burnsauto]

usually i use a combination of goodies..

foam degreaser
brake clean
purple power

and a copper wire brush will get off alot of crap (this will make the biggest difference. )

[bbejj123]

hell if you want to you can even use diesel fuel...thats basically what the degreasers are. I used it to clean my old 75 bmw 2002 engine and cleaned up very nicely

[racepar1]

Yeah, when pressure-washing your motor be sure to have the necessary tools with you to remove the cap&rotor and the plug wires with you. It is very common to get water in those two spots which causes a misfire and sometimes the car won't even start. Also it is a good idea to have compressed air available as occasionally water will get into the harness connectors and cause all kinds of mysterious electrical issues.

[jkjunior]

thanks guys, ill post up pics of before and after, apperciate all the help!!

[codyace]

Castol Super Clean

[rb25_s13*CHUKI]

engine brite(gunk) FTW!!

[gotta240]

Purple power eats ANY grease you throw at it... Crap, it even eats the rough top layer of your fingers, leaving them super soft(in a bad way...soft because you are missing a thin layer of skin soft...lol)

[lazy240]

why dont you pressure wash it

[98koukile]

I cleaned my engine bay without scrubbing anything, just hosed it down, used engine degreaser, wait, repeated steps 1 and 2, then hosed it off and let it dry in the sun. You could've eaten off any part of it, then I went over it with simple green a week later and grease didn't even like sticking anymore... till the salt came

[jkjunior]

thanks guys for all the help..ill try one of the above when it gets above 30 degrees here haha..

[RAR]

I used cheap-ass autozone degreaser & a wire brush and it worked just fine...

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[WangonwWarrior]

I used to do this all the time- use some B-52 and pressure wash ;)

[LowNismo17]

if you want to clean and detail the engine at the same time use Gunk citrus 2n1 engine degreaser/detailer.. they have it at autozone. it works very well

[Aeroscraper326]

Citrus Engine Brite and pressure washer combo.
Best degreaser EVER.

[shade]

Gunk, water hose, and an old toothbrush. It works.:cool:

[ByeByeSti]

i used some oven cleaner its a degreaser, shits hardcore cleaned just about anything. also a good pressure washing will cure it too.

[shade]

^I got curious with that too one day and I was amazed. It is pretty hardcore considering it was meant to take off food grease.