Sorry no before pic

Motor.. i washed it and detailed it. Here was my process. washed the motor by hand first to get rid of some dirt and grime. Then took it to the car wash and sprayed with the engine/tire degreaser let it soak then sprayed it off.. took it home toweled dried it off.. i had really no deatiler. so i put tiny bit of meguiars NXT interior cleaner on the black.. Well here is the motor






Now here is the interior shots. nothing special at all.. Btw shifter is Pro 5.0 and i cut the pro 5.0 stick 1.5" and it wrapped with the 'HURST' ****


<----- NEUTRAL
<---- 1st Gear


well what do you think??

 

looks clean, i gotta try that for my engine

 

Nice and clean.

 

I wouldn't wash it too often. Knock sensors are a pita to replace...

 

it makes you feel better knowing that you have a nice clean detailed motor.

why thank you

 

this is the first time i washed it since i bought it in July '05.. when i say i washed it to get the dirt and grime off, that was with a damp rag, then i took it to the car wash

and yea i know about the knock sensors, or i know of them.. what are they? where are they? what is their purpose??

 

They listen for pinging/knocking..and they are underneath your intake.

 

They're these.



They go in those 2 holes under the intake. See the one torwards the front, you can see in the aluminum where the water sat, and seeped into the hole. It just rusts the sensors away after time.

oh, It's not in the picture but there's a wire running to each with a rubber thing that plugs into them.
You can search for what they do.

 

wow that sux.. hopefully it will be ok.. i did run it for some time.. hopefully the heat will evaporate it

 

Yeah I though It would evaporate too. But there was still water standing in them when I took it apart. I'm still going to wash my motor. I think I water proofed the sensors. Back on topic! motor looks clean.

 

Damn your engine came out great!... The QTP sticker really takes away from it though.

 

GM put out a TSP saying to build a barrier around the sensors with silicone...anyways back on topic

 

hwo did you water proof them? and thanks for the compliments


ehhh i jsut out their LTs on and saw the sticker in my center counsel thought i would throw it on..

 

FYI, the armorall will eventually dry out and crack the dash pad over time

 

not if you keep using it..

 

nice looking ta, keep up the good work!

 

old, old story.

it's water-based now....

no worries.

 

nice Engine Bay

 

looks clean, nice job. takes time to do stuff like that but i think its worth it!!

 

Nice engine bay, but I agree with removing the QTP sticker. Really distracts from the rest of the clean bay. I've washed my motor dozens of times and no problems with the knock sensors. You just have to use some common sense and not apply high pressure or I don't even use a regular hose's pressure, just a slight mist. I then blow it dry with a leaf blower. No problems and I've been washing mine since 2001.

Bryan
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