Cleaning the block and head

[goldenvtr]

What can i used the clean the block and head, im presuming its not a good idea to shot blast it all??

good old engine degreeser and wire brush seems the best idea but will take days!

 

[TurboDave]

What about steam cleaning it?

Should get some crap off.

 

[dac69er]

you can put some of that acid stuff on it that cleans up alloy!? that should do the trick as long as your careful

 

[goldenvtr]

dont have a steam cleaner but i do have a pressure wash, dont want to damage anything though.

only the head is alloy but yea that could work would it damage the valve or anything?

 

[riko666]

^^^^ Just don't go anywhere near those bores with the wirebrush! And whilst the engine's apart, may be a good idea if you have some money to get some work to it...have a bit of a go with a Dremel on the head, and get the block cross-honed or there's a specifc type of media blastic for the bore that achieves the same effect as cross-honing

 

[Somhairle]

one of those little wire brush attachments for a drill......


then one of the little mini mop attachments and some polish..

all available at B&Q or such places.....

 

[goldenvtr]

good point also,

what paint do people use on the blocks too? i just want it black jsut household radiator paint?

 

[TurboDave]

one of those little wire brush attachments for a drill......


then one of the little mini mop attachments and some polish..

all available at B&Q or such places.....

And about 3 weeks

 

[Somhairle]

the wire brush is surprisingly rapid at removing all the shit....

the mop tool takes a while, but at the end of the day the effort will speak for itself!

 

[goldenvtr]

you can get quite big versions of those drill bits, ill have to go take alook in the shops. ill try the jet wash 1st lol.

 

[Dave@TM-developments.com]

Jet washing won't hurt, much better off getting them properly ground, its surprisingly easy to end up with a surface all over the place. Hammerite works well on blocks

 

[dac69er]

my mate painted the block on his uno turbo with red hammerite and that came out fine

 

[tosa2tosa]

my mate painted the block on his uno turbo with red hammerite and that came out fine

think i might try that myself,plus work part time for B&Q so im quids in!

 

[lanxter]

my mate swears by maguires engine cleaner. his oil filter on relocation kit shattered and sprayed oil all over the place. said the stuff was amazing and took it straight off

 

[ragz]

spray petrol over the dirty area comes off easily

dont try on bodywork tho

 

[dac69er]

petrol on the bodywork is fine as long as you dont leave it on there.

 

[Mike D EP82]

good detergent like swarfega or pressure wash do it all the time never had a problem with it. also any high temperature paint or hammerite should do halfords is ur best bet