Salt and Rust in Engine Bay
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Salt and Rust in Engine Bay
Hey I just moved down south from the north and brought with me and engine bay with salt stains, and turning rusty all over even on my un-cheap high temp black coated kamikaze header. Any good tips on cleaning and removing some or most of the salt and rust? Im glad it wont see a northern winter this year. Poor thing. Its an 02 with 65K miles and has seen 3 nasty winters. I want my car lookin good!
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With that HUGE hole through the drivers side wheel well area.... It does not take long for the engine bay to get dirty IMO. I have to do limited driving on a gravel road and I have sand and dust in just a short time on my 05. I have not cleaned mine yet but need to.
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Originally Posted by CraigW
With that HUGE hole through the drivers side wheel well area.... It does not take long for the engine bay to get dirty IMO. I have to do limited driving on a gravel road and I have sand and dust in just a short time on my 05. I have not cleaned mine yet but need to.
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Originally Posted by aaront
nobody cares about my salty rusty engine bay, i see how it is. maybe trading it in for an new si will get rid of the rust.
Originally Posted by armieo
Probably just wash it down with hot water and soap after covering your alternator and intake and stuff. Buy some rust remover from the auto store too. After you wash it, wipe it down and let it sit for a couple hours before driving it.
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Rep Power: 0 I wonder if taking a brillo pad to my header would be a good way to take off the rust, with the help of some rust remover. I think im gunna try that, then just use soap and water to take off the salt and dirt. Is it a good idea to spray a hose in the engine bay? I know i should prolly cover my air filter and battery with some plastic or something.
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Rep Power: 321 I wouldn't use a brillo pad, your gonna scratch everything up with that, i would use a towel or something with the rust remover first, let the rust remover sit for a just a min to actually penatrate.
use a citrus-based degreaser in your engine bay. hose off. dry as much as you can with a microfiber, and let air dry in the sun/run it for 5 minutes while you clean up.
try a brillow pad on the rust, but it's rust, it always seems to come back
try a brillow pad on the rust, but it's rust, it always seems to come back
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