Cleaning motor parts? - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

WayFast84 · 06-19-2006, 09:33 PM

What can I do to clean up motor parts? I want to get gunk, carbon and everything off. I dont care If I have to disasemmble the motor to do it. Can I drop the oil pan with out it being in the car?I want to see how much crap is in their. and how much carbon is on the heads and what not.

BonzoHansen · 06-19-2006, 10:15 PM

Some things are better left alone....

Tru2Chevy · 06-20-2006, 01:30 PM

Matt, I know you are trying to do what you think is right, but pulling your motor to clean some gunk out of it isn't the best thing for you to do.

Before you do anything else to the car, either get the wiring fixed so that you can run it the way it is, or rip all of the ECM wiring out and get a regular carb on there to use.

After the car is running, you can buy any number of things that will help clean out your motor. Most people like Seafoam engine cleaner. You can pour half a can or so into the oil, and the other half into the gas tank. I think they say to run the car for 300-500 miles with the Seafoam in the oil, and then get it changed.

- Justin

84HOtransam · 06-20-2006, 01:52 PM

after you pull the car apart and ruin what is left of it gimme a call my buddy removes junk cars for free....ill give you 300 and come with a trailer..

WayFast84 · 06-24-2006, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 84HOtransam

after you pull the car apart and ruin what is left of it gimme a call my buddy removes junk cars for free....ill give you 300 and come with a trailer..

k ill send yah a pm when i do

WayFast84 · 07-02-2006, 10:37 PM

After bolting up my headers today I pulled the valve covers off, and I almost threw up, it truely does look like my motor is on its last leg! The guy who I bought the car from came over and said that I have tons left in the motor and its really strong...Ill have pics tomorrow.

WayFast84 · 07-03-2006, 10:58 AM

what can I do to clean that up?

84HOtransam · 07-03-2006, 11:18 AM

is that like chunks of gunk?..

WayFast84 · 07-03-2006, 11:35 AM

yeah...

camaro2you · 07-03-2006, 11:41 AM

the car just needs to been cleared out really good.

BonzoHansen · 07-03-2006, 02:12 PM

Put it together & run it until it explodes. Which may never happen. Just don't loosen too much stuff up.

It is a good learning experience for you.

WayFast84 · 07-03-2006, 07:45 PM

Yep It has been a learning expeirence, but im loving every second of it!! but my mom wants a shop to do the electrical work from the firedamage, she doesnt trust me, but I dont blame her.

johnjzjz · 07-03-2006, 08:08 PM

how long till you get your licence ---- if its 6 months or so the car will be junk before you get it i was the same way all i wanted to do was work on my car and i had it a year before i could drive i never got to drive it but had lots of fun taking it all apart and i thought i could just put it back together again well that never happened still to this day i wished i had not taken it apart so far that i had to junk it i never got to drive my first car trust me leave it alone and wax on wax off it will be sweet looking for sure hahaahah jz

Black98 · 07-05-2006, 11:25 AM

With the seafoam stuff, there are many different ways to get it through your engine to clear out the crap. you can suck it in through a vacum line, add it to your oil, or add it to your gas. Most people i know that use it, suck it through a vacum line (1/2 - 3/4) and then add the rest to the fuel.

Tru2Chevy · 07-05-2006, 01:48 PM

That engine is beyond seafoam.

Matt, just clean as much of that stuff up as you can while the valve covers are off, and then do a few quick oil/filter changes.

- Justin

WayFast84 · 07-06-2006, 03:19 PM

I guess that is what you get for $450 lol

Ian · 07-08-2006, 02:34 PM

If you really want everything clean, take it all apart and send the block and heads to a machine shop to get hot tanked.Thats really the only way that motor is going to be completely cleaned out.