Engine CLEANING
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From: Wiesbaden /Germany
I consider all that chemical stuff to be pure nonsense, only good for manufacturers who make a killing off it.
Mike
White spirit, a little oil, a few cotton rags, that's all you need.
Mike
Mike
White spirit, a little oil, a few cotton rags, that's all you need.
Mike
Last edited by Mike1956G; Jan 10, 2026 at 01:32 PM.
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[QUOTE=Mike1956G;22194588]I consider all that chemical stuff to be pure nonsense, only good for manufacturers who make a killing off it.
Mike
White spirit, a little oil, a few cotton rags, that's all you need...]/QUOTE]
White spirit and oil ARE chemical stuff.
Mike
White spirit, a little oil, a few cotton rags, that's all you need...]/QUOTE]
White spirit and oil ARE chemical stuff.
Last edited by IdahoHacker; Jan 10, 2026 at 01:38 PM.
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Thanks for all the tips, good info there. The issue with the engine right now is last spring when I took the bike to FuelMoto for the tune/break-in I made the mistake of renting an open trailer and it rained all the way/6 hours. Your guys are saying, rain no big deal, right? Well, this is Minnesota and Wisconsin rain, and the temp was just above freezing the whole 6 hours which means the roads were drenched in chemicals and now so are those cases. It's been washed since that day of course, but that trip really made the engine look like ****. I want to get it cleaned while it's on the lift because I'm too fvcking broken to be squatting in the driveway in the spring. I think I could get away with carwash in a bucket and a couple of stiff brushes, then using a spray bottle of water to rinse. That should keep the water at least controllable. Like @IdahoHacker suggested, I'm going to start out with carwash then move up if needed. I mean, I have until April/May before it's warm enough to ride so I have time and need the project.
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I actually use a pump sprayer. However, I use it to spray on the soap/cleaning solution. Works great! Unfortunately, in my experience, it is utterly useless for rinsing, because it doesn't have enough pressure or volume of flow to do an adequate job of rinsing off the soap solution and loosened debris.