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    #31
    i found out that it helps that the engine is hot when i clean it. that way the oil just slips off with simple green max. then i power spray it.
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      #32
      So with engine running spray it on?

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        #33
        That's a lot of cosmoline (the orange and green stuff) and I wouldn't wash the engine running. Just do it after a drive, it's a sort of ghetto steam clean.
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        You'd chugg this butt. I know you would. Ain't gotta' lie to kick it brostantinople.

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          #34
          Orange? Where?

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            #35
            Looks awesome dude. Having an e30 as a first car is the best thing ever. (I would know I'm 17 and have had my e30 for about a year and a half). I'm glad for you cause I know it takes forever to finally find the car u want.

            What I found takes off the cosmoline well is acetone. Although pretty harsh, it does the job well. My bay was worse than yours when I first got it and with a LOT of elbow grease and time I got it almost perfect. Almost :p painting ur intake and valve cover would definitely clean things up.

            -NICK

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              #36
              Originally posted by Balleristic31 View Post
              :p painting ur intake and valve cover would definitely clean things up.
              what he said... that's what i did on mine when I gave up on scrubbing.
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                #37
                Hahaha Okay. What is stronger mineral spirits or acetone?

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                  #38
                  Schwarze could mean two things
                  black haired girl/woman
                  or
                  black skinned girl/woman

                  but nice car to start with :D

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                    #39
                    Andrew, we can clean your engine bay up a lot better here when we do your T-belt. We can also paint the valve cover if you want.

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                      #40
                      John, you talking a steam clean?

                      I was thinking white for my valve cover, Ill buy the paint at Oreilly's tonight or tomorrow. Also Im picking up some SEM trim black

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                        #41
                        white? i personally like the way it looks when people do the valve cover black and leave the bmw + lines around the bmw symbol bare. but thats my opinion as its ur car :P

                        Originally posted by MaksV View Post
                        and valve cover too

                        Originally posted by chadthestampede
                        I'm just wondering why you didn't drift out of harm's way.

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                          #42
                          I think white would be hot. Or yellow. Im done for yellow.

                          I saw it done on an m20 with 210hp N/A... it had triple webbers. That was a year ago on bimmerforums

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                            #43
                            Lookin good man! Congrats on finding such a clean car for that price too! Keep up the work you are doing. You'll learn a lot along the way!
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                              #44
                              Originally posted by 5Toes View Post
                              Hahaha Okay. What is stronger mineral spirits or acetone?
                              Acetone melts plastic.
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                                #45
                                So acetone though will evaporate off quick. Ill try some mineral spirits... I have some at home. But no acetone

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