Cleaning engine bay

What is good for cleaning the engine bay without harming the red manifold paint or getting into the electrical bits?

I still have the yellow grease stuff from new that is sticky and has attracted loads of dirt.


I have tried some cleaner to little effect and even Autosol which worked a bit.

Cheers

Recently done mine with gunk & a stiff brush, come up a treat and didn't damage the red paint. Would recommend placing some cling film over the alternator then hosing off.

Best results with a warm engine ( don't do it hot)

After hosed off dry up what youcan with old microfibre cloth then use wd40 on everything and start the engine and let warm up.

Finally dress the black plastics in trim sealant, I used autoglymn bumper stuff.

Cheers DrJim.

Used gunk in the past before so much electrical stuff under the bonnet!

I'll get some and give it a go, fed up with toothbrush or cloth and autosol, or P21S general cleaner!!!

Autogylm Engine de-greaser and a wheel brush, then blast off with the steam cleaner. as you can imagine this work of art is an arse to keep clean

That Alternator doesn't look well

ghplumb wrote: That Alternator doesn't look well

Bastard Thats because its Fooked & not through water ingression I may add as its allways covered up

Hadn't noticed the alternator was poorly.. what alerted you to it ghplumb?

What happened to it Rob, old age or over revved???

Autoglym engine degreaser .. right-i-oh!

WIll jet wash do, I've only got a small steam cleaner ( for cleaning household stuff!!! )

vulnax wrote:Hadn't noticed the alternator was poorly.. what alerted you to it ghplumb?

What happened to it Rob, old age or over revved???

I Told graeme about it

Old age I think caught up with it £796 +vat + £100 surcharge I'm not the only one apparently I was told today, lucky for the owner his is under warrenty so will see if his fixes the problem before I dig deep and buy a new one lol

My highly trained Plumbers intuition and the earlier phone conversation with Rob might of had something to do with my diagnosis

£800 + for an alternator!!!!!!!!!!

Fancy a lightweight one then for £251?

Edge Race Alternator, weighs 4.5kg ( 1/2 of std one ) and is rated 60amps.

www.cambridgemotorsport.com

Rob wrote:

vulnax wrote:Hadn't noticed the alternator was poorly.. what alerted you to it ghplumb?

What happened to it Rob, old age or over revved???

I Told graeme about it

LOL

vulnax wrote:£800 + for an alternator!!!!!!!!!!

Fancy a lightweight one then for £251?

Edge Race Alternator, weighs 4.5kg ( 1/2 of std one ) and is rated 60amps.

www.cambridgemotorsport.com

60amps is no way near enough for all the electronics on the hatch, the STD unit is 110amps canbus controlled unit

Ohh right, is it the canbus interface that means it costs loads?

It was advertised in Banzai and Jap performance but of course they cover other cars too...

Local auto elecs fettle it?

vulnax wrote:Ohh right, is it the canbus interface that means it costs loads?

It was advertised in Banzai and Jap performance but of course they cover other cars too...

Local auto elecs fettle it?

Canbus means that the ECU looks after it, switches it on and off and sets what charge rate it needs from it. and it must have a hell of an output to keep the car running as without it, it flattened my battery in 15 miles of getting it to work

Tried the local Electrical factors and basically took one look at it and said " Step Charging system??" I replied yes it is he said throw it away its unique to the subaru sti & can only get brushes as a repair kit for it nothing else. cant even test the thing either