Questions tagged [degreaser]

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Why has white powder formed on metal parts after cleaning with degreaser and what can I do about it?

I just cleaned much of my engine compartment with Abro Heavy Duty Degreaser, and I noticed that on certain metal parts like the valve cover, thermostat housing and transmission housing a white powder has formed: I left the degreaser on for maybe 30…
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Safely washing engine bay of Ford Focus

I am trying to clean the engine bay of my 2002 Ford Focus SE, which is really grimy thanks to years of neglect, and a valve cover gasket leak that I recently fixed. I have been reading about how to clean engines properly, but am seeing some…
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Hot bath for aluminium engine block and heads

I've got an all-aluminium subaru ej205 block that I'd like to clean before I rebuild it. I've bought a metal bin large enough for the engine halves and I'm looking at a degreaser such as this one:…
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Degreasing an Aluminium engine with drain unclogger

I am rebuilding an engine (which is mainly made of aluminium) And I need to degrease all the parts. I don't have any proper degreaser available but even if I had some, I doubt it would do anything. I found that drain unclogger works nicely but it…
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