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Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:28 pm

i cleaned my engine today with simply green and it still looks bad i was thinking of spraying it with easyoff and leting it sit for a few and then power wash it off the engine is mostly apart and on a dolly what do u think ?

Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:30 pm

It might be a bit harsh.

Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:33 pm

i want it to look factory . what do u think it will be harsh on?

Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:02 pm

Try some Gunk "Foamy Engine Bright" iirc, it is a very good engine cleaner/degreaser.

Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:05 pm

akavinn1 wrote: i want it to look factory . what do u think it will be harsh on?
If I remember correctly, Easy Off is rather caustic and might not be a good choice to put on magnesium.

Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:08 pm

i tryed that too i am just afraid the oven cleaner might dicoler the block

Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:10 pm

Very little of the engine case is visible when the engine is complete.

Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:32 pm

very true

Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:15 pm

Hey akavinn, what Easy Off are you going to use? I can check out the MSDS to see if it might mess with the magnesium engine block. I'm a chemist, so I dig this kind of stuff.
Magnesium is actually a highly reactive metal. The only thing keeping it from going nuts is the layer of MgO (rust) that forms when it's exposed to air. Anything that takes that rust off will leave pure Mg exposed, and it will react with alot of stuff, so you need to be careful.

Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:19 pm

My friend used easy off on his engine. It ruined his once shiny aluminium pulley. Left white streaks all over it. Can't tell you if the pulley was raw or coated. I also read somewhere that people claim to use it for stripping the coating of some trim bits.

Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:33 am

myb356 wrote: I also read somewhere that people claim to use it for stripping the coating of some trim bits.
They use it to remove the anodized finish in Porsche/Fuchs alloys.

Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:14 am

I am just worried about the block i want it to be silver again

Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:15 am

akavinn1 wrote: I am just worried about the block i want it to be silver again It should be gray.... magnesium darkens quickly.

Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:18 am

You are good Glenn thanks may just use sme steal wool

Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:38 pm

Steel wool will break of into tiny bits and stick all over your engine case and then corrode. You should use bronze wool.

Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:53 pm

thanks i will try that