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imye30
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:06 pm

taking a 325i engine out to move to another bmw putting some chrome bits on but need to clean the rest of the engine so its nice an clean an shiny
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andy523
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:13 pm

i found autoglym cleaner good
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Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:13 pm

TFR and a pressure washer will clean it

Ideally youd have to paint it to look decent
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Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:52 pm

Have u tried elbo grease?
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Sat Sep 15, 2012 12:22 am

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Sun Sep 16, 2012 2:17 pm

andy523 wrote:i found autoglym cleaner good
me too !!
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no need for a pressure washer-potential problem causer, spray this on, work inw ith tooth brush if need be, gentle rinse, comes up very nice
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gman1
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Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:02 pm

Is autosmart g101 any good for cleang the engine bay...ive been told to spray all over the bay,leave for 15mins then hose off......im a bit worried about hosing though....
any ideas??
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Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:45 pm

It's quite good. Mix it with water (5 parts water 1 part G101) spray on, agitate it with brush and hose off while avoiding the electrics
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Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:02 am

Anyone use gunk for this type of thing?
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