Engine cleaning with Hondabrite by S100

[canairb]

I had some leftover Hondabrite Total Cycle Cleaner/Degreaser (by S100), so I thought I would see how well it cleaned an engine bay. I bought it about a year ago at a local honda motorcycle shop for $9.99 a quart. If it is safe to use all over a motorcycle, then it should be safe to use in an engine bay.

Here is what I started with, a 97 VW Jetta 2.0L engine. I don't know if it has ever been cleaned before.

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After spraying down with Hondabrite and allowiing it to dwell for a few minutes, I gently scrubbed with various brushes and rinsed off. There were only a couple stuborn areas that required some extra cleaning and additional scrubbing.

I did a final rinse and dried the engine with my small air compressor. Once dry, I sprayed on the CD2 Engine Detailer. I allowed the CD2 to soak in and dry and then wiped down any heavy spots.

Here is the finished engine bay (I actually took these pictures a few days after cleaning the engine)...

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/910/Jetta_Eng_Aft_13_resize.jpg

This next picture appears darker because I tried to take it without using the flash.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/910/Jetta_Eng_Aft_10_resize1.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/910/Jetta_Eng_Aft_11_resize1.jpg

http://www.autogeekonline.net/gallery/data/910/Jetta_Eng_Aft_14_resize.jpg

Thanks for looking.

[Finemess]

WoW! Looks super. A clean engine is so nice to work on.

[Diskat]

Very beautiful !! 10 / 10

[CEE DOG]

Thats a beauty! Great work :dblthumb2:

[2SLICK4U]

Big difference now your engine shines like never before

[JohnHenry]

Nice job!

I think the S100 line is a real sleeper... great stuff at good prices.