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Tips for under the hood
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 12:42 pm
by BristolE30
Hey zone,
Does anyone have any tips for me in terms of pimping up/cleaning my engine bay? I took some degreaser to it last week, but it all still feels very old and stock. Planning to change the oil breather hose for a filter, spraying rocker cover and air filter housing.
Any other nice little shiny add on’s you’d recommend? Will upload a photo later
Cheers
Jo
Re: Tips for under the hood
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 1:36 pm
by Cloggy Saint
Depends how much time and money you're prepared to invest. Particularly time. Mine looks like this....
....and took a lot of elbow grease. Painting the rocker cover always makes a big difference, as does cleaning the screen wash bottle and expansion tank. Another part that nearly always looks rough is the brake servo. Taking it out and painting it makes a big difference. Trouble is after doing these parts it makes everything else look manky so you feel compelled to do everything. It's a lot of work but worth it imo.
Re: Tips for under the hood
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:05 am
by BristolE30
Cloggy Saint wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2019 1:36 pm
Depends how much time and money you're prepared to invest. Particularly time. Mine looks like this....
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....and took a lot of elbow grease. Painting the rocker cover always makes a big difference, as does cleaning the screen wash bottle and expansion tank. Another part that nearly always looks rough is the brake servo. Taking it out and painting it makes a big difference. Trouble is after doing these parts it makes everything else look manky so you feel compelled to do everything. It's a lot of work but worth it imo.
That looks amazing mate, well done. To be honest I really get into it, so don’t mind putting the time in! Will post a photo once I get the rocker cover done!
Thanks for the tips
Re: Tips for under the hood
Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 2:28 pm
by Moz
That is immaculate. I need to do that before the show in August but don't think I'll have enough free time for it. I haven't had time to do the E30 but the E46 came out well after a good degrease and scrub then a finish up with Meguiars engine dressing. Both cars were degreased then allowed to dry before applying the dressing.
e46bay by
MujONE, on Flickr
e46bay2 by
MujONE, on Flickr
E30 bay just prior to the sale
20190324_170021 by
MujONE, on Flickr
Thanks