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I used some Super Tech Engine Degreaser you buy at Wal-Mart. On the can it says it contains liquid and extremely flammable gas, so because of the gas this is petroleum based right? I only cleaned my engine bay once and sprayed it anywhere that had dirt and such. At 37k miles from the looks of it I don't think it's ever been cleaned by the previous owners. I find it interesting that they wash the car often but not under the hood. And I still had some stuff of that in my house so why buy more? Am I still ok by using it only once? I don't want to keep using it just to find out I'm ruining my belt, radiator hoses, and such.
looks nice. i noticed you have struts holding up your hood. is that standard in your domestic market?? I wonder if that can be done to US models.
I don't know if they sell the S with hood struts in other markets, but you can definitely add them to US cars. g-s2k has them on his car and one of the members of my local club had a group buy going for them earlier this year.
Just something to keep in mind when dealing with "Environmentally friendly" degreasers. People think that just because it says environmentally friendly, bio-degradeable or non-toxic on the bottle that it's safe do an engine cleaning in their driveway and let the run-off go down the public sewer system.
They may be environmentally friendly and non-toxic out of the bottle but once you allow that degreaser to do its job (remove oil, grease and dirt from the engine bay)... it's contaminated.
looks nice. i noticed you have struts holding up your hood. is that standard in your domestic market?? I wonder if that can be done to US models.
Canadian models,come just like the U.S. model,with a standard hood prop.
Those are Tein hood dampers,available from any good speed shop,for around$100.00,and fit every S 2000 model;very easy to install.(+- 10 minutes,no holes to drill.)
And you can throw that hood prop rod in the garbage.
07-17-2006, 12:54 PM
