I need something to clean my engine. The best thing I've used is Simple Green and a brush but I want to get the intake manifold back to its brite alloy color, any Ideas would help.

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1998 F150 Triton 5.4L (4x2)
K&N Air Filter
Pioneer 4100 W/remote
2\10" Rockford Fosgate Punch XLC 2410
CatBack system with Magnaflow system 3" Pipe

 

Simple Green and a scrub brush.....works on mine like a charm!

It's the best!

 

Does anybody know what the used car dealers use to shine up the engine compartment??

I have seen them spraying it before, some kind of clearcoat type stuff, but it does eventually come off.

 

Try Armor-all multi purpose cleaner. It cleases real nice and leaves a nice shine. Just don't spray on the wiper cowl. All you do is spray it on let it sit a few minutes and hose it off. -steve

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• -1999 Ford F-150 Supercab Flareside ORP
• -4.6 Liter V-8, Auto, 3.55 LS Rear
• -Deep Wedgewood Blue
• -Flowmaster Delta Flow Series 40 single 2.5" inlet w/dual 2.5" outlets
• -Two 18" Adcar Stainless Steel Exhaust Tips
• -Lund Lighted Moon Visor (painted)
• -Lund Interceptor Bug Guard (painted)
• -Deflecta-Shield Window Rain Guards (painted)
• -Delecta-Shield Slotted Tail Light Covers (painted)
• -Manik Grille Guard
• -Ford Factory Cab Steps
• -Extang Soft Bed Cover
• -Ford Lighted Ovals Front and Back
• -Tinted Windows (5% totally illegal)
• -Pioneer P725R CD Player w/Flip Face Head Unit
• -Superwhite Headlight Bulbs (from Online Store)
• -K&N Air Filter
• -Air Box Silencer Removed
• -Tail Light Modification
• -Lots of Blue Wire Loom Under Hood
• -Cranked Torsion Bars to Level Truck Out

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I use the "engine gloss" from Griot's Garage (www.griotsgarage.com) it puts a clearcoat on whatever you spray it on. I just wipe my engine's down with a damp rag and they look perfect again.

Steve


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Hopefully future F-150 XLT Sport owner.
Current:
2001 Chevy Blazer LT-wife's
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP- *Supercharged* My toy with a bunch of mods. Gp-owners.com member since Oct 99. Currently FOR SALE so I can get a truck!

 

Avoid like the plague any harsh cleaners -- even ones available at grocery and ordinary retail stores -- in your engine compartment. I learned from a bad experience a few years back that this can have expensive consequences!

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White 2000 F-150 4x4 Lariat SuperCab with 5.4, class III towing, ABS, limited-slip 3.55, electronic 4x4 engage, factory 6-disc CD, tan leather captains, factory cab steps and bedliner, standard 17" chromed steel wheels with stock P265 Goodyear RT-S Wranglers, diamond-tread toolbox, ICOM 2-way mobile radio

 

Here are a couple of pics...





These pics were taken almost a year apart. Still nice and shiny...

Steve


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Hopefully future F-150 XLT Sport owner.
Current:
2001 Chevy Blazer LT-wife's
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP- *Supercharged* My toy with a bunch of mods. Gp-owners.com member since Oct 99. Currently FOR SALE so I can get a truck!