C20let and F28 cleaning

c20let-mk2 · 04-07-2009, 10:54

Im taking out the engine from my car soon to do some work and im wanting to clean the engine and gearbox and then paint them.Does anyone have any tips when it comes to cleaning the both of them,Shall i keep them bolted together then jet wash them and gunk them?Is there anything especially on the gearbox that i need to be careful of that i dont get no dirt or anything in it?
Any comments would be great.

mk2astraturbo · 04-07-2009, 10:57

gunk and a power washer.

c20let-mk2 · 04-07-2009, 10:59

Anything i need to know about like dont get dirt or water in certain places of will it be fine?

mk2astraturbo · 04-07-2009, 11:00

what degree in cleaning are you doing eg stripping the engine down or pulling the engine out and giving it a wash?

c20let-mk2 · 04-07-2009, 11:06

Just engine and box out,good clean and paint.Im replacing a few bits but not to the point of opening the engine for a rebuild.

mk2astraturbo · 04-07-2009, 11:07

well what ever do you make sure you dont get any eletrics unless you dry them out just leave ya shafts in ya box to revent water goin in there and blast away becare about ya cam belt blasting away may get oil all over it and shorten its life.

c20let-mk2 · 04-07-2009, 11:08

Cambelt will be changed anyway.Shall i leave the engine and box together then

doge5644 · 04-07-2009, 16:51

see my thread about cleaning F28! same process for block really...., at all costs dont get any water inside the head either via inlet or zort or your in big trouble mate removed all electrical bits if you can, saves big trouble later one!!!!

Dexy · 04-07-2009, 17:51

mk2astraturbo · 04-07-2009, 17:52

whats that product jizzer ?

Dexy · 04-07-2009, 19:02

just a de-greaser its actualy jizer. The best one to get for gearboxes is a tin of gunk, Much better at getting grease off.

timc20xe · 24-07-2009, 23:02

use a pressure washer on it first to get all the lose crap off then start to degrese it using gunk or tfr or any simaler degreser

Bart Hoedemaker · 29-10-2009, 20:53

Just use a high temp industrial pressure cleaner!

turbomook · 07-01-2010, 04:25

thats come up mint..

turbomook · 07-01-2010, 04:26

and we use that jizzer at work, its good stuff

BigTurk · 15-01-2010, 12:30

That box has come up mint, guna have a go at mine this weekend

dewismotorsport · 15-01-2010, 23:39

They've been painted after surely???? Mine looks like that only cause I painted it in smooth hamerite

bloomy · 08-02-2010, 08:16

agreed, i used gunk and paintbrushes, and a hose, but warm water would be better. most of all time is what you need, a thorough job needs a fair amount of time but the end result is worth it

BigTurk · 10-02-2010, 19:07

We tried cleaning our box, came up clean but not shiney so painted it with hammerite

04-07-2009, 10:54	#1
c20let-mk2 MIGWeb User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: margate iTrader: (0) Posts: 69	C20let and F28 cleaning Im taking out the engine from my car soon to do some work and im wanting to clean the engine and gearbox and then paint them.Does anyone have any tips when it comes to cleaning the both of them,Shall i keep them bolted together then jet wash them and gunk them?Is there anything especially on the gearbox that i need to be careful of that i dont get no dirt or anything in it? Any comments would be great.

04-07-2009, 10:57	#2
mk2astraturbo MIGClub Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Boston ,Lincolnshire Drives: LETAstra,V6Cav,nova iTrader: (2) Posts: 2,065	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning gunk and a power washer. __________________ www.ivedoneyournan.com

04-07-2009, 10:59	#3
c20let-mk2 MIGWeb User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: margate iTrader: (0) Posts: 69	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning Anything i need to know about like dont get dirt or water in certain places of will it be fine?

04-07-2009, 11:00	#4
mk2astraturbo MIGClub Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Boston ,Lincolnshire Drives: LETAstra,V6Cav,nova iTrader: (2) Posts: 2,065	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning what degree in cleaning are you doing eg stripping the engine down or pulling the engine out and giving it a wash?

04-07-2009, 11:06	#5
c20let-mk2 MIGWeb User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: margate iTrader: (0) Posts: 69	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning Just engine and box out,good clean and paint.Im replacing a few bits but not to the point of opening the engine for a rebuild.

04-07-2009, 11:07	#6
mk2astraturbo MIGClub Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Boston ,Lincolnshire Drives: LETAstra,V6Cav,nova iTrader: (2) Posts: 2,065	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning well what ever do you make sure you dont get any eletrics unless you dry them out just leave ya shafts in ya box to revent water goin in there and blast away becare about ya cam belt blasting away may get oil all over it and shorten its life.

04-07-2009, 11:08	#7
c20let-mk2 MIGWeb User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: margate iTrader: (0) Posts: 69	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning Cambelt will be changed anyway.Shall i leave the engine and box together then

04-07-2009, 16:51	#8
doge5644 MIGWeb User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: South London Drives: Without Due Care iTrader: (4) Posts: 2,064	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning see my thread about cleaning F28! same process for block really...., at all costs dont get any water inside the head either via inlet or zort or your in big trouble mate removed all electrical bits if you can, saves big trouble later one!!!! __________________ ///

04-07-2009, 17:51	#9
Dexy MIGClub Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Aberdeen Drives: Vectra GSI + Cav SRI iTrader: (8) Posts: 15,758	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning __________________ XBOX 360 GAMERTAG - Derekmack

04-07-2009, 17:52	#10
mk2astraturbo MIGClub Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Boston ,Lincolnshire Drives: LETAstra,V6Cav,nova iTrader: (2) Posts: 2,065	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning whats that product jizzer ?

04-07-2009, 19:02	#11
Dexy MIGClub Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Aberdeen Drives: Vectra GSI + Cav SRI iTrader: (8) Posts: 15,758	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning just a de-greaser its actualy jizer. The best one to get for gearboxes is a tin of gunk, Much better at getting grease off.

24-07-2009, 23:02	#12
timc20xe MIGWeb User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: peterbough Drives: Astra GSI C20LET iTrader: (1) Posts: 619	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning use a pressure washer on it first to get all the lose crap off then start to degrese it using gunk or tfr or any simaler degreser

29-10-2009, 20:53	#13
Bart Hoedemaker MIGWeb User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: The Netherlands iTrader: (0) Posts: 7	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning Just use a high temp industrial pressure cleaner!

07-01-2010, 04:25	#14
turbomook MIGWeb User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Blackpool iTrader: (1) Posts: 123	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning thats come up mint..

07-01-2010, 04:26	#15
turbomook MIGWeb User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Blackpool iTrader: (1) Posts: 123	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning and we use that jizzer at work, its good stuff

15-01-2010, 12:30	#16
BigTurk MIGWeb User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Blackpool iTrader: (0) Posts: 114	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning That box has come up mint, guna have a go at mine this weekend

15-01-2010, 23:39	#17
dewismotorsport MIGWeb User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Coventry&Barnstaple Drives: Corsa B C20LET iTrader: (0) Posts: 177	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning They've been painted after surely???? Mine looks like that only cause I painted it in smooth hamerite __________________ Custom C20LET Inlet manifolds from £200, XE/LET baffle sumps £50, chassis and body welding specialist, aluminium TIG welding, pm for requirements

08-02-2010, 08:16	#18
bloomy MIGWeb User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bolton Drives: '95 Calibra iTrader: (0) Posts: 26	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning agreed, i used gunk and paintbrushes, and a hose, but warm water would be better. most of all time is what you need, a thorough job needs a fair amount of time but the end result is worth it

10-02-2010, 19:07	#19
BigTurk MIGWeb User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Blackpool iTrader: (0) Posts: 114	Re: C20let and F28 cleaning We tried cleaning our box, came up clean but not shiney so painted it with hammerite