Hi,
Got some Swarfega degreasing fluid and a degreaser air gun. If I stay away from spraying the battery is there any problem with spraying the rest of the engine bay?
Ta,
Peter.
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16 years ago
Degreasing
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16 years ago
Could I ask why you would want to do it?. Surely a layer of grease is good.
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16 years ago
Not when you're trying to undo things, or find the oil leak etc. Clean engines are always easier to work on.
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16 years ago
Avoid the electrics where possible, any water in bearings & brushes never helps.
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16 years ago
Depends. Some VWs are coated with a clear cavity wax type stuff for rust protection in the engine bay, so you may remove that inadvertantly. As others have said, a bit of grease in the engine bay can be useful, but a clean engine can also be easier to work on. My POV is that it's fine to clean stuff, as long as you make sure stuff you're going to need to undo at some point has some grease on it...
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16 years ago
Grease on it won't make it easier to undo.
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16 years ago
It'll stop it seizing. And that'll make it easier to undo...
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16 years ago
Only if you put it on before you assemble it.