# Cleaning an engine
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [October 24, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007 "2011-10-24T18:20:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@1SLOWCAM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1SLOWCAM)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007/1 "2011-10-24T18:20:29Z")
For some reason my daily drivers engine always stays shining like new, but on this new project it dont look bad but i wanna clean up under the hood, whats good ways to go about this and make an engine look clean and almost new?
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### Author:  [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007/2 "2011-10-24T18:22:20Z")
Purple power and a hose , be careful around the coils and plug wires .
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### Author:  [@1SLOWCAM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1SLOWCAM)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007/3 "2011-10-24T18:25:11Z")
> [@88slowmarro"](#):
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> Purple power and a hose , be careful around the coils and plug wires .
thanks man! and just keep water way away from that i will and keep the water hose on low:) that purple power @ advanced auto?
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### Author:  [@10secondC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/10secondC)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007/4 "2011-10-24T18:31:43Z")
Simple green and a hose is less caustic than the purple power…if theres a lot of aluminum I’d go with the simple green.
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### Author:  [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007/5 "2011-10-24T18:34:06Z")
Simple green+hose and/or rags. I’m not a fan of spraying water on modern engine bays so I’ll typically use rags/towels. Honestly, you can make something look 100 percent better in about 10 minutes.
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### Author:  [@1SLOWCAM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1SLOWCAM)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007/6 "2011-10-24T18:37:13Z")
> [@FS: 1989/1987 Toyota Supra Turbo Project $3200](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1989-1987-toyota-supra-turbo-project-3200/45835/37):
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> Simple green+hose and/or rags. I’m not a fan of spraying water on modern engine bays so I’ll typically use rags/towels. Honestly, you can make something look 100 percent better in about 10 minutes.
yea cause i took this week off work lol and sitting here drives me nuts, so ima get up and detail my cars this week:)
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### Author:  [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007/7 "2011-10-24T18:48:38Z")
purple power dont affect alum , i use it on my welds and nuttin happened no staining at all
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### Author:  [@1SLOWCAM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1SLOWCAM)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007/8 "2011-10-24T18:50:22Z")
ive never used either:( lol
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### Author:  [@b16racereg6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/b16racereg6)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007/9 "2011-10-24T18:52:24Z")
I always thought this was kool, i never tryed it but it looks like it worked… [http://www.d-series.org/forums/diy-forum/149991-d-i-y-detail-your-engine-bay-wd-40-91-civic-si.html](http://www.d-series.org/forums/diy-forum/149991-d-i-y-detail-your-engine-bay-wd-40-91-civic-si.html)
Just another idea!!
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### Author:  [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007/10 "2011-10-24T18:54:58Z")
wd40 stinks horribly when the motor gets hot again , that and purp power or simple green is way cheaper than wd40
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### Author:  [@b16racereg6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/b16racereg6)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007/11 "2011-10-24T18:56:17Z")
I did not know that thanks for the info.
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### Author:  [@1SLOWCAM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1SLOWCAM)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007/12 "2011-10-24T18:56:37Z")
im tore bettween the purp and green now… wait sounds like im gonna get drugs? lol jkjk but really i gotta pick now, im not a good desion maker
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### Author:  [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007/13 "2011-10-24T18:57:44Z")
both will work , some prefer one others prefer the other lol. purp power is cheaper i think a gallon is like 10 bucks or suttin lol
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### Author:  [@1SLOWCAM](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1SLOWCAM)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-an-engine/261007/14 "2011-10-24T19:02:01Z")
> [@Don Davis Honda](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/don-davis-honda/46195/15):
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> both will work , some prefer one others prefer the other lol. purp power is cheaper i think a gallon is like 10 bucks or suttin lol
always for saving ill go with purp for now, and later on ill try the green, see which best suites me:)