Saturday, September 11, 2010

Clean-ish engine bay

The previous owner let the car go with a significant valve cover gasket leak for a while, so the engine has been caked in oil gunk since I got it. There is also a leak coming from the oil filter housing and a coolant leak from somewhere that I can't identify, so the first step was to clean the engine bay. To replace the oil filter housing gasket I was going to have to remove the alternator and tear into the car anyway, so it was a good time to flush it out.
I removed the alternator, radiator, and hoses, and then went at it with a hose jet attachment (not a power washer) and a whole lot of de-greaser. The results are pretty good. Previously I couldn't see any of the silver color of the front engine cover, oil filter housing, or power steering pump.

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