ooohh you big T@rt

[thebigfelly]

After seeing pictures of wulseys impresive machine

It has got me thinkin of a couple things and left me feeling inspired

1- how hard/easy is it to clean/wash the engine bay or various compents in the engine bay as im a bit paranoid about using a power washer or bucket of water anywhere inside the engine bay espcialy with the top mount intercooler sittin there. And is there any chemical solutions id need to buy to help clean inside it.

2- samco hoses In blue. ... Being a complete novice how hard to fit? And are they in a kit/pack with the various hoses specific for a scoob or do i buy them individualy and what price would i be looking at.

Any info on either would be much apreciated.

Cheers paul

[C_WRX]

Fairly easy to clean your bay - Scoob wise done it to my own 3 times now, RitchieCross's and badbaz's once (not sure if I told him or not...and not sure if he'd really notice! !) and never damaged one of them !!

First off DO NOT PUT A PRESSURE WASHER ON IT, especially if you've never done it before!! What you're trying to avoid is forcing water where it shouldn't go. An open ended hose is sufficient. Cover the alternator, battery and I tend to cover obvious electrics.

You'll need some engine degreaser cleaner, I use Meguiars Super Degreaser but there are others. Make sure engine is cool, spray on degreaser, agitate, hose off (remember lighter the better), dab dry a few areas of sitting water, remove coverings on alternator etc (important!!), start the car & leave for up to 3mins (don't want to burn yourself), stop engine, dry rest of bay where possible, apply engine bay protectant. TMIC is fine getting a bit wet !! Once you're finished let the engine get to a decent temp to dry rest of water.

Hoses:

Have a look at my for sale post, there's a pick of my bay with the red hoses. The airbox is only samco one, rest are from a company called autobahn. Supposedly as you take one off you just replace with the new one - meant to be fairly easy but I just had them fitted at the garage when they serviced my car. Ask Wulsey about it, looked immense on his bug which is where I got the idea from.

More than one way to do both of the above, just the way I do/did it. Hope it helps a bit.

Edited April 6, 2011 by C_WRX