Engine Bay Cleaning?

[MDP91]

Couple of quick questions regarding engine bay cleaning.

Someone on here recently posted a link to some pipe dressing that you could get in different colours? All I want is a yellow pipe stuff to cover the black pipers in my engine bay as I don't want to shell out for a Samco kit. I can't for the life of me find the link, I've had a search but can't find it.

Also, how is the easiest way to get all the dirt out of the hard to reach placed in the engine bay? Its really tight to get your hand into a few places, any tips?

 

[Yellow Dave]

can't think of any pipe available to cover existing pipes, other than the heli coilled stuff that you just wrap around, generally used to stop a pipe rubbing against something.

with regards to cleaning, go into you local supermarket, pick up the cheapest all purpose cleaner like Daisy etc dilute it down at least 1:1 with water, more water if there not too greasy and a simple detailing brush like:
http://www.i4detailing.co.uk/acatalog/Soft_Round_Wheel_brush_1.html
They also done various ranges of degreasers and APC's but more expensive than your supermarket. 'cliosport' voucher code gets you 7.5% discount with i4d

 

[guysy]

Do you mean this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Conduit-E...Car-Electrical-Split-Dress-/290640808793?var=

From this thread:

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?624625-Engine-Tidy

 

[MDP91]

I think thats the one, do they do yellow though? could of sworn the one I had the link to did yellow?

 

[guysy]

Theres this but i think they have to slip over the hose rather than be split pipe which snaps onto the pipe.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YELLOW-Un...&otn=3&po=LVI&ps=63&clkid=6348264991146193259

the pipe in the first link is called split loom, i used to use it for wiring tidy.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_n...+yellow&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

would be ok as long as the pipes arent getting hot.

 

[MDP91]

Thank you. The first link you posted from the other thread, last time I looked, it was that same pipe but they had a yellow option? I like that corrugated look, I can't message the seller either to ask and there isnt much detail on the ad.

 

[SimonR.]

Conduit is a right pita to fit though.

You can get split silicon hosing though, in yellow
http://www.regals-motorsport.co.uk/...10m-engine-dressup-hose-cover-kit-p-1432.html