Piccys of my engine

[Dacvolvo]

Nothing more I like than to look at different piccys of engines on different forums - sad, but true...

So here's 2 piccys of my engine - the first one is when I had just purchased the car less than two weeks ago. The second piccy was taken after much elbow grease and numerous rags and old t-shirts had been applied.





Well on the way to getting her ship shape

[arbee]

looks great! mine still looks like the top pic!

[T5ER]

looks great! mine still looks like the top pic!

LOL mine is getting more like the bottom pic just fuel rail cover,inlet manifold and cam cover to clean up

[siamblue]

mine too was bad when i first got her, but a lot better now

[abdul]

looks nice

[thunderace]

mine's just like the 2nd picture, except just got the plastics, engine, servo and all metalwork to clean up lol

looking good Dac

[richeeroo]

Dac, looking goood ! What did you use to get it looking so smart and did you take out individual items to clean them, expansion tank, battery etc ?

[fraz13]

Can tell it used to belong to a mechanic lol

Good to see it gettin looked after now

[Dacvolvo]

Cheers for the kind words, folks

[c70mel]

Cheers for the kind words, folks

Tell us how u did it then??

Im hopefully picking my first ever T5 soon and it needs a good engine clean!! Ive heard u can get this black paint stuff from Halfords for all the black plastic bits. What did u use on all the manifolds, plastic bits etc?

Looking very nice btw!!

[2Fast]

Luckily when i bought mine it was more towards the second pic, all it needs is an hour or so to get it looking mint

[Adge]

Did you get the missus to do it then?

[Dacvolvo]

Tell us how u did it then??

For some reason, this forum won't allow me to post a link...

Goto my site by clicking on my signature below and click on the "S70" page.

Then scroll down to the bottom and there's a piccy of a Volvo 70 series chasis. Click on the piccy and then look for the bit that says "Engine - Cleaning/buffing/painting".

That's how I done it

[indy]

dac, stunning after pic

i havent got a before picture, but this was my V70R how it was when i sold it



amazing what a bit of scrubbing can do!!!

[Tosh]

I really must get a strut bar organised! Looks good - I personaly like a clean engine! ooer!

[c70mel]

For some reason, this forum won't allow me to post a link...

Goto my site by clicking on my signature below and click on the "S70" page.

Then scroll down to the bottom and there's a piccy of a Volvo 70 series chasis. Click on the piccy and then look for the bit that says "Engine - Cleaning/buffing/painting".

That's how I done it

Great info! will be following that shortly! When I bought my current car all the black plastic bits in the engine were as new looking. Im sure they mentioned they use WD40 for the plastic bits to get them looking like new... or is it just best to use some washing up liquid or something. I haven't got much time to be painting all the bits at the mo.

[cegc70t]

need to get a cloth out now to compete lol.

and looking to purchase the strut brace!!!

[Vikingxl]

Looks good mate well worth the effort!I cheated and got waxworks to give me a hand wiith mine!Looks a little different now with a few of wootys shiny bits in there as well but i dont have piccys yet.