VXRDavie Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Spent some time cleaning the engine bay on my 2010 Astra VXR. Everything was degreased with a soaking of Bilt Hamber Surfex HD at 25% dilution, scrubbed with brushes and rinsed. I then finished with a spray and rub and then spray and leave coating of AutoFinesse Dressle. I took some time to polish up the actuator and the manifold cover before cleaning. Replaced the spring clips with fresh black ones and shrink wrapped new jubilee clips. I repainted the crossover using Hycote VHT black + lacquer as the original crossover coating was bubbling off. It's okay, but I think I'll have a hunt for an original to replace it. Coolant changed. Now just to hoover and wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyR Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 You've definitely made a class job of the engine bay. Do you cover the electrics when rinsing off the cleaning solution. I have always been a bit scared of getting water into the electrics and causing a short somewhere. My engine could seriously do with a good clean up. Regards Andy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VXRDavie Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) Thanks Andy. Not too much covering to be honest. The battery was removed and cleaned externally so that I could tidy up the battery terminals. I covered the alternator with a bag throughout. When I was jet washing the underside of the bonnet and the tops of the inner wings, landing panel etc I also covered the whole engine with a black bag. I had the crossover off along with the tophat pipes at one point so that I could get in about the back of the engine. Any open pipes like the valve cover inlet/outlets and the coolant and air intakes were covered using good quality nylon gloves. They're very versatile and always a good fit ... cut fingers off to cover over smaller pipes and use whole gloves to cover over the larger ones(always at least two layers It was a sunny day when the job got done so when it was finished the bonnet was left open for everything to dry. Car's been out for a few runs and is ticking over nicely. Edited April 25, 2022 by VXRDavie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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