"Arben72" (arben72)
10/08/2014 at 23:33 • Filed to: Saabaru
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"Arben72" (arben72)
10/08/2014 at 23:33 • Filed to: Saabaru | 1
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Worked on cleaning the 2.2 that's going into my saabaru as it was solid black from the oil leaks. I still haven't finished pulling the saabarus motor (trans bolts left). If anyone can recommend something to clean the motor (I tried engine degreaser, brake cleaner, and carb cleaner) that would be great. But for now I'm tired, so night.
bob and john
> Arben72
10/08/2014 at 23:35 |
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if its painted, you either have to sand blast it or use paint stripper. neither of which are fun, easy or quick to do. you best off either leaving it black or spraying it another color right on top of the black
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Arben72
> bob and john
10/08/2014 at 23:36 |
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By black I mean it painted itself a couple of mm's thick of engine oil. Subarus do that...
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bob and john
> Arben72
10/08/2014 at 23:37 |
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ahhhh.
heavy duty gunk. let it sit for a bit. Scrub with a stiff brush. power wash. repeat as necessary.
Bandit
> Arben72
10/08/2014 at 23:38 |
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Spray the thing with degreaser, rinse, and paint that thing an awesome color.
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Arben72
> bob and john
10/08/2014 at 23:40 |
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They make heavy duty gunk? Off to the store tommorow. Thanks.
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bob and john
> Arben72
10/08/2014 at 23:41 |
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yea, its more like a gel. they also have foamy and regualr.
remember to let it sit for a bit, and let the gunk work its magic. then scrub it.
Biased Plies
> Arben72
10/08/2014 at 23:41 |
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2.2 in a Saabaru? Those were the standard 2.5 weren't they?
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Arben72
> Biased Plies
10/08/2014 at 23:43 |
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2.0 turbo in the 05's which mine is. This is going to give it more "character" as it will be a hybrid build.
Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
> Arben72
10/08/2014 at 23:44 |
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Elbow grease. those are all the things I would use to clean an engine, may just need to really scrub it down. What 2.2 are you putting in? The only two I ca think of are the one in the 90's Impreza's and the turbo from the 22b. I'm assuming the 22b motor because it would seem like a downgrade to go to the NA 2.2.
desertdog5051
> Arben72
10/08/2014 at 23:44 |
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Mineral Spirits. I use it a lot. Get a parts cleaning brush to get into the recesses. A pan underneath makes clean up a lot easier.
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Arben72
> Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ
10/09/2014 at 00:13 |
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ej22e. Ill be throwing my wrx cylinder heads on it and different pistons and rods too, it'll handle boost quite well. The blocks stronger then the ej20, and the .2 in displacement increase won't hurt either.
Squid
> Arben72
10/09/2014 at 00:48 |
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Get the gel degreaser and coat the fucker in it and let it sit for a long while. then brush it in with a stiff parts brush. then put more degreaser on it and let it sit some more and brush again then blast that grease off of it.
MouseFitzgerald
> Arben72
10/09/2014 at 02:59 |
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I just got done using some GUNK Gel Degreaser and it worked pretty well for me. Similar to what you described with the whole thing being caked black.
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MouseFitzgerald
> MouseFitzgerald
10/09/2014 at 02:59 |
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Wowie Zowie! Holy mega link Batman!!!
MonkeePuzzle
> Arben72
10/09/2014 at 11:36 |
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foaming engine cleaner worked well for me, followed by brake cleaner. wire toothbrush type dealie to agitate
edit: after pic for you, mine was similarly black black black sticky and thick
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Arben72
> MonkeePuzzle
10/09/2014 at 12:59 |
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I was using a wire brush too, I'm going to try and get some heavy duty engine cleaner. That looks good though, my ej20 has a red color scheme too.
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MonkeePuzzle
> Arben72
10/09/2014 at 13:11 |
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red engine bits go faster!
....it didn't help my ej18 :P