ls1adamls1

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i would like to clean up the engine bay a bit since its ooking filthy. there is dirt and soot all over the shock towers and such.

what is a good cleaner i can use W/O water????? it is a 97 lt1.

mischief

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I just use some stuff I got at the dollar tree, works great for being only $1.

It's yellow in color, "LA's totally awesome" all purpose concentrated cleaner - degreaser spot remover, spray on, wipe off.

No dilution needed for engine bays, it's good for everything, good for removing break dust on wheels as well.

ls1adamls1

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you have any pics of how good it worked?

is there any other stuff thats is an agressive cleaner?

HoLLo

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I just cleaned up my engine bay a few days ago. I used some basic cheap autozone engine degreaser. Got all the nasty dried oil between the heads, intake, and components and stuff. Didn't even scrub, then washed it out at a car wash with a low power pressure washer, and it's clean as a whistle. I love it, Next is polishing all the metal. It'd be a little more weary about spraying water down into an LT1 due to the optispark, even though I DID do it multiple times on my old 97..

corpserodeo666

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It depends on how dirty your engine bay is. If its really grimy and oily I would use good old break cleaner and let it sit for a minute or two and then power wash it off. Or if you want to go on the safer side and not worry about any harsh chemicals, I honestly use a squirt bottle filled 50/50 with Tide or any sort of off the shelf laundry detergent and worm or hot water, and that does the trick almost all the time. Makes it look like brand new.

pir7tr

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I like Duragloss APC (All Purpose Cleaner) 1:1 mix or P21S Total Auto Wash agitate, rinse and repeat.

crimson_bird

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I used Purple Power cleaner&degreaser. got it from the auto section aat walmart. worked great in there.

black_sheep454

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I use strong whitewall cleaner, and spray it off, but I don't know about not using water with it

02CamaroSSLE

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that purple power cleaner is the ****!!!!

read the stickies... and just fyi my friend power washes his lt1 engine all the time, never has any problems, just put a paper bag over the air filter and dont concentrate the power washer around the opti area and you'll be fine!

https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...ngine-bay.html

96BIGBODY

Degreaser and tire foam.

crimson_bird

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thats what i read before i did mine too

stuff works great!

AxisOfOil

I use simple green.

LS1RedZ

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Black Magic makes a good engine bay cleaner. It degreases and leaves a shiny appearance.

LS14EVR

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http://www.gunk.com/prod_photo.asp

This is the only stuff I will use now. I used it on engine, and entire underbody. Not only does it work great, but everytime I shut my car off and park it in garage it smells like citrus! lol. Just spray, wait, scrub if needed, rinse, (I blew off with backpack blower) and run engine. That's it. Comes out perfect. No residue, or spots.
Careful with Simple green on aluminum. It eats it if full strength and prolonged periods of time.

bill12690

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my only problem is last time I hosed off the engine bay the voltage regulator in the alternator went retarded. I was running almost 18 volts and blew my high beams...lol

ls1adamls1

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i got some of the "awesome" stuff for $1 at the dolar store. stuff worked GREAT!!! no scrubbing, just spray on wipe off. and best part is its only A BUCK!!! thanks for all the suggestions.