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Engine Cleaning
myke pocock - 30/8/18 at 07:22 PM

I need to thoroughly clean the alloy block of my Skoda Estelle engine. The steel liners will be removed for total access. What is the recommended way that I can do this at home (so no access to steam cleaning etc) It is well caked with black oil deposits that will take some shifting. Have tried the new fangled Gunk which is CR*P. White spirits will shift it but not easily. Should I try old fashioned Gunk or is there something else and better?

jps - 30/8/18 at 07:42 PM

I recently used Cillit Bang to clean my Pinto, worked fairly well. I also used a cheap degreaser recommended by my local motor factors. I think it was Simoniz

big_wasa - 30/8/18 at 07:58 PM

I finished redoing one of my zetecs last night. I used some cheap wood chisels to scrape it and a selection of wire wheels to buff it. Not a great job but I got there in the end.

cliftyhanger - 30/8/18 at 08:01 PM

It may be worth having a word with your local engine machine shop. They will probably have a suitable washer, and the charge may well be very reasonable (especially if they are doing any of the machining)

perksy - 30/8/18 at 08:05 PM

Fairy Power spray, Cheap Oven cleaner or COMMA Hyper clean

rusty nuts - 30/8/18 at 08:30 PM

Your local machine shop will make a far better job for probably not a lot more than you would spend on degreasers etc . Get a quote?

nick205 - 31/8/18 at 08:28 AM

quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
Your local machine shop will make a far better job for probably not a lot more than you would spend on degreasers etc . Get a quote?



Ditto!

A local machine shop or engine builder will have access to better cleaning methods and probably won't charge that much. Worth a few phone calls first to get some prices.

joneh - 31/8/18 at 08:39 PM

My local engine builder charged £20 to dip my xflow block. Saves making a mess on the drive...