Cleaning engine. What to cover in a 3rd Gen?

[phattyduck]

Hmmm, I'm pretty sure that is the factory orientation. Is yours different?

'96-'98 MAF vs. '99-'02 MAF. They are different.

-Charlie

 

[cblock406]

'96-'98 MAF vs. '99-'02 MAF. They are different.

-Charlie

Thanks for clearing that up, had me wondering for a second!

 

[tvpierce]

This guy does pretty good tutorial on detailing an engine bay:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQhrIEYwW9E

His idea about using aluminum foil to wrap/protect connectors is brilliantly simple.

 

[scrapper]

[MENTION=117128]cblock406[/MENTION] did you rotate your MAF sensor sleeve? Is that a MAF mod? Lol

Ooohhh no. "rotating your MAF sensor sleeve" can make you go blind.

 

[m0ist]

I know this sounds unusual, but Scrubbing Bubbles (the stuff in an aerosol can) works wonders. Spray it on, let it sit for a minute or so, and rinse off. Here is what the engine bay looked like on my other car after a quick cleaning.

 

[Boudin]

The only thing I cover is the front diff breather because I've gotten water in it somehow rinsing the engine. Never had an issue otherwise. I do mine about once a month with degreaser and rinse with hose, then dry off with leaf blower.

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[19963.4lsr5]

Well using my Zep degreaser and garden hose nozzle on shower I developed a miss.

Guess it's time to pull connectors and see where the water or soap went. It was a 306 missfire code. So I'll focus on cylinder 3 and 6.


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[19963.4lsr5]

Oil and soap got inside the rubber boot on the coil for cylinders 3-6. Interesting......


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[trap-alaska]

There's a guy on YouTube, Chris Fixx, that has some good detailing videos. Here is the link to his engine bay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRSoRkM8GcM

 

[RMGulchin1]

Although not a 4R, this was pretty helpful for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRSoRkM8GcM