Using Degreaser

[Shakey]

I know this is car mechanics 101 but I've never done it before and can't seem to find advice on how to actually use it.

I need to clean my sump (inside and out) so do I just spray it all over, wait a while and hose it off once done and make sure it's dry? Or do I need to be careful on the inside?

[999]

put it in a dishwasher, pot and pans mode.:o

[Randylandy]

Don't get it in your ear burns like ****. Was pressure washing after degressing under my disco when some ran down into my ear. Ended up in the ER.

Usually just spray on and hose off if it a bit thick may. Red a bit of a scrub as well.

[Shakey]

put it in a dishwasher, pot and pans mode.:o

I think SWMBO might have something to say about that :)

[pop058]

put it in a dishwasher, pot and pans mode.:o

This works very well, BUT does has some "side effects" :D

[Gary S11]

Hi, give it all a good coat with Dg, and go and have a cuppa, come back and give it a good blast with hose or better yet pressure cleaner, some stubbern gunk may need loosening with a screw driver and repeat process ...Gary

[isuzutoo-eh]

If using degreaser concentrate, make up your batch with hot water, cuts through the grease and oil better, just like doing the dishes :D

[Eevo]

use a plastic bag to cover electronics, like dizzy or alternator.

i lost my alternator in my 200sx cause i didnt cover it

[Shakey]

use a plastic bag to cover electronics, like dizzy or alternator.

i lost my alternator in my 200sx cause i didnt cover it

Thanks, was thinking of cleaning the engine too, what's a dizzy please?!

[superquag]

Just a suggestion...

Try and physically remove as much grease/grime/oil as you can, screwdrivers, scraper or rags.
Or all of the above. Even cutting through and disturbing the surface helps. - The idea is to save the amount of degreaser you need, then you can afford a more expensive & better stuff.

I've rarely had to re-do anything after I've wiped most of it off,,,,and used a cheapie $4.00 spraycan.

Solvent-based liquids are safer for most metals but some have been known to attack cheap plastic. Be careful of water-based products as they're usually very alkaline (caustic soda brews) and can discolour and damage aluminium.

- And ears...:angel:

[mools]

Don't worry you dont have one, its Slang for the distributor.

How did the oil pump bolt go? Tight or loose?

[superquag]

"..what's a dizzy please?!..."

Distributor.

Found only on spark ignition (petrol and/or gas) engines. Mechanically switches the outgoing spark to thesparking plugs, one per cylinder.
Or "distributes" the bitey stuff ...

[Didge]

You'll become like most of us here Shakey, back yard mechanics. Keep visiting, keep asking questions and you'll keep learning= great way to keep down the costs. Most people here are only too willing to offer advice which is why I think this joint is worth the subscription costs. Even if you don't do any mechanical work yourself you might know what the mechanic is talking about when he tries to explain the
ps Does anyone have a foolproof method for getting mud and dirt off the engine and surrounds after a day's fun?
cheers Gerald
pps good idea on heating it up Mark

[Shakey]

Don't worry you dont have one, its Slang for the distributor.

How did the oil pump bolt go? Tight or loose?

I'll let you know tomorrow :) Just drained the oil and the sump's coming off tomorrow. Obviously I forgot the gasket for the oil cooler on the side so will need to grab one on Monday (but I have the main gasket).

[Shakey]

You'll become like most of us here Shakey, back yard mechanics. Keep visiting, keep asking questions and you'll keep learning= great way to keep down the costs. Most people here are only too willing to offer advice which is why I think this joint is worth the subscription costs. Even if you don't do any mechanical work yourself you might know what the mechanic is talking about when he tries to explain the bill to you :)

I think I'm getting there, AULRO has been very informative and was a great help doing the lift, and many other bits on the D2 :)

[Yorkie]

Thanks, was thinking of cleaning the engine too, what's a dizzy please?!

Dizzy is something a v8 owner becomes each time they fill up with fuel. :D

For inside the sump After removal spray with dg and rinse off, make sure totally dry before refit.
The engine take the plastic cover off and spray dg all over then have a cuppa and spray off on a low pressure spray. Works for me and engine still looks cleaner than a butt hole on embarrassing bodies. :D

[Didge]

Shakey, ya don't ask about the dishwasher - just do it; you know the saying - better to ask for forgiveness than permission. I did the same when washing a drizabone. Missus told me in no uncertain tones NOT TO PUT IT IN THE WASHING MACHINE. She goes out for the day so in it goes, hot wash, then I forgot to turn it back to cold wash, the next wash was the daughter's white things that turned sort of darkish cream and smelt like a drizabone (cowpat sort of smell), tried to deny it but didn't work - she got over it in the end. life goes on :)

[LandyAndy]

The cheap one that Supercheap sell is VERY GOOD.Around $2.00 per spraycan.It doesnt attack the aluminium like some of the others do.I regularly dose both our TD5s with a can at a time to help rinse the factory oil leaks off;););););)
Andrew

[Shakey]

The cheap one that Supercheap sell is VERY GOOD.Around $2.00 per spraycan.It doesnt attack the aluminium like some of the others do.I regularly dose both our TD5s with a can at a time to help rinse the factory oil leaks off;););););)
Andrew

Thanks Andrew, that's what I was going to use on my td5 sump.

Are you saying you just spray the underneath of the car and then spray it off?

Could you do the same with the engine?

[superquag]

Get underneath, reach up and wipe off as much obvious stuff as you can .... spray over/under/around the entire engine as previously advised, leave till most of it has run off....hose or pressure-wash the rest.
SuperC is open tomorrow.,.... go and buy a few more cans of their degreaser, 'cos you've just run out,-have'nt you!:D:D:D

[Shakey]

Get underneath, reach up and wipe off as much obvious stuff as you can .... spray over/under/around the entire engine as previously advised, leave till most of it has run off....hose or pressure-wash the rest.
SuperC is open tomorrow.,.... go and buy a few more cans of their degreaser, 'cos you've just run out,-have'nt you!:D:D:D

Yup, got there before 5 for some silicon sealant for the gasket, will head over and get some more degreaser too :)

[Eevo]

Dizzy is something a v8 owner becomes each time they fill up with fuel. :D

ha! i like that.

although i think mine has a coil pack instead of a dizzy.

[Shakey]

Shakey, ya don't ask about the dishwasher - just do it; you know the saying - better to ask for forgiveness than permission. I did the same when washing a drizabone. Missus told me in no uncertain tones NOT TO PUT IT IN THE WASHING MACHINE. She goes out for the day so in it goes, hot wash, then I forgot to turn it back to cold wash, the next wash was the daughter's white things that turned sort of darkish cream and smelt like a drizabone (cowpat sort of smell), tried to deny it but didn't work - she got over it in the end. life goes on :)

I've tried similar things in the past but SWMBO has a mind like an elephant and never forgets!

I shrunk her custom made table cloth for her markets in a similar incident. I swear it's still held against me!

[superquag]

"...Dizzy is something a v8 owner becomes each time they fill up with fuel.....


I'm impressed ...... with anyone who can afford to FILL his V8....
Been running around in Wife's Mazda 121. - Twice as quick and 1/3 the cost...:angel:

[superquag]

I've tried similar things in the past but SWMBO has a mind like an elephant and never forgets!

I shrunk her custom made table cloth for her markets in a similar incident. I swear it's still held against me!

Thanks for the warning....:wasntme:

[Eevo]

Been running around in Wife's Mazda 121. - Twice as quick and 1/3 the cost...:angel:

cant take it anywhere though

[Didge]

Women - they're all the same, they are and we'll never figure them out :)

[superquag]

cant take it anywhere though

Well..... drove right over a high curb at late night shopping....
Why?
- Force of habit......:angel::angel::angel:

:lol2:

[R Miller]

i have tried the dishwasher method, but i got one out of a mates rental house after the tenants kicked up a stink about needing a new one,

it now lives in my garage, simply as a parts washer, I do have to open it up for a good clean out and service shortly, but i will add the cheap dishwasher tabs from coles and woollies are fine for car parts,

so clean u could eat off them!

[digger]

i have tried the dishwasher method, but i got one out of a mates rental house after the tenants kicked up a stink about needing a new one,

it now lives in my garage, simply as a parts washer, I do have to open it up for a good clean out and service shortly, but i will add the cheap dishwasher tabs from coles and woollies are fine for car parts,

so clean u could eat off them!

and they have that fresh lemony smell... so important in any restoration!

[Disco Muppet]

Women - they're all the same, they are and we'll never figure them out :)

Nope, but with each argument, rolled eyes, scathing comments, and "Don't-you-dare" type looks, the blurred boundaries get a bit more defined :p

[R Miller]

and they have that fresh lemony smell... so important in any restoration!


I am restoring my 1975 mini, so most the electrics came factory with a fairly lemony smell!