Cleaning NA engine lid

[ChrisT]

My engine lid has become filthy due to seed buds dropping out a tree and falling thoroug the gaps, marking the tray underneath.

Anyone have any tips on how to properly clean this part of the engine lid, as pouring water through doesn't seem to be having much of an effect and I can't squeeze a spunge through?

[sketch]

My engine lid has become filthy due to seed buds dropping out a tree and falling thoroug the gaps, marking the tray underneath.

Anyone have any tips on how to properly clean this part of the engine lid, as pouring water through doesn't seem to be having much of an effect and I can't squeeze a spunge through?

Take the lid off and fire a hose through it ?

Old tooth brush to scrub em out

[Tiny]

Alloy wheel Brush Is ideal

And lots of Degreaser/All Purpose Cleaner.

[fearless]

i had same problem but with mine all the paint flaked off my lid i did the best thing and replaced with a tubby one.


and you can take it apart to clean it aswell not like the n/a ones.

[ChrisT]

Have always preferred the tubby engine lids, but the chances of getting a carribean blue one are probably slim, and I don't really want to be getting things sprayed at the moment.

Alloy wheel brush doesn't sound like a bad idea; should be able to get at the muck a bit better with that.

Stupid bloody trees

[jim55]

[quote="ChrisT"]My engine lid has become filthy due to seed buds dropping out a tree and falling thoroug the gaps, marking the tray underneath.

Anyone have any tips on how to properly clean this part of the engine lid, as pouring water through doesn't seem to be having much of an effect and I can't squeeze a spunge through?[/quote a very small paint brush some cotton buds and some car shampoo will do it

[Peter C]

See my post here: http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=118915

DO NOT FIT A TURBO ENGINE LID TO YOUR NA!

[punkrockscreech]

Mate, trees are the bane of my life, i have exactly the same problem, plus all the bird dirt that goes with it, i found using an old soft toothbrush the best solution. Any ideas on bird detterents?????!!!!

[scott64]

DO NOT FIT A TURBO ENGINE LID TO YOUR NA!

is there a reason for this...would it cause problems

[Peter C]

DO NOT FIT A TURBO ENGINE LID TO YOUR NA!

is there a reason for this...would it cause problems

Have you read my other post?

[Dale_V]

DO NOT FIT A TURBO ENGINE LID TO YOUR NA!

what a strange statement

surely to avoid the cost of spraying it would be better to just wait for a turbo engine lid to come available in the correct colour. ie: like i did, Zircon Blue Turbo engline lid, £50, perfect colour match, job done

[JohnnyC]

I think the problem Peter C had is buying a car that suffers from paint fade

[scott64]

DO NOT FIT A TURBO ENGINE LID TO YOUR NA!

is there a reason for this...would it cause problems

Have you read my other post?

yes about your poor paint job

[Peter C]

The (quite simple point I was trying to make), is that unless your engine lid is suffering from a beyond-repair defect (and dirt under the vents should not be considered terminal), do not bother replacing the panel because you may end up spending a lot of money on needless improvements.

[Tiny]

It was only needless spend because you didnt wait for an engine lid to come up in the right colour

They are a great upgrade and mean its very easy to fit Engine lid fans

[Peter C]

It was only needless spend because you didnt wait for an engine lid to come up in the right colour

Wrong.

I bought an engine lid via EBay, adverstised as painted in 3E5 red (the shade of my car), however when it arrived it was damaged (Royal Mail compensated me for all costs) and the colour did not match!

Although my MR2 is five years newer than the earliest SW20, it is 15 years old. In this time it has had its fair share of bodywork repairs, as is the case with most MR2s and 15 year old cars. With this in mind, finding a panel or having one sprayed in a colour that will match the rest of the car is not that straight forward.

[ChrisT]

Thanks for the ideas

In the end I wrapped a surface cloth around an old toothbrush, and used that with car shampoo.

Worked a treat