 Valve Cover Cleaning |
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 Apr 9, 2006 - 10:53 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Well my valve cover seals is damaged .. so before installing the new one i took the time to clean one of the extra valve covers i have laying around to make the install of the new seal go quicker ..
i was out of oven cleaner an was to early to run to the store ( yes i use easy off to clean valve covers (only when its off the engine) ).. this valve cover had alot of caked on oil on it .. as i layed the cover on my desk i happen to see i had a box or razor blade in my draw.. so i got the idea to just srap the caked on oil off ... an damn it clean up the cover better then anything i have used before... i'm still going to clean it with oven cleaner (might post a pic when its done ) so far its looking great ... just thought i would share... -------------------- |
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Apr 9, 2006 - 11:14 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
woot for mac and razor blades
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Apr 9, 2006 - 5:30 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 27, '05 From Olympia, Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I just took a really fine grit sand paper and put water on my valve cover and sanded away. I just kept adding water to the valve cover which cleaned off the sand paper at the same time. 20 minutes later it looked really nice! Like New!!
-------------------- !!KANER!!
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Apr 10, 2006 - 8:56 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 4, '04 From Northern New Jersey Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
lets see some pictures mac!
 bboy --------------------  ..(formerly daily driven) 3S-GTE powered celica currently set @ 12psi.. |
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Apr 10, 2006 - 11:07 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Hecho en la Republica Dominicana/Living in NJ Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(BBoYRuGGeD @ Apr 10, 2006 - 9:56 PM) [snapback]419959[/snapback] lets see some pictures mac! bboy Roel just come over you can see it in person.... -------------------- |
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Apr 10, 2006 - 11:44 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
when i do my valve cover gasket i think i'll clean and paint mine.
what color is what im not sure about tho. i probably have enough black caliper paint onhand to paint it black. -------------------- |
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Apr 11, 2006 - 12:35 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 17, '03 From Florence, KY Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE(94CELICAGT_98584 @ Apr 9, 2006 - 6:30 PM) [snapback]419497[/snapback] I just took a really fine grit sand paper and put water on my valve cover and sanded away. I just kept adding water to the valve cover which cleaned off the sand paper at the same time. 20 minutes later it looked really nice! Like New!! Show a picture. |
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