Engine cleaned, shined, polished and gleaming

**Dacvolvo** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 18:37

Hey Folks

How sad can anyone get - spending the day cleaning their engine and then taking piccys of it! The neighbours curtains have been twitching all afternoon!

Here's my engine when I bought the C70 2 months ago:

And here she is about 2 hours ago once I'd gutted the entire engine bay and added all of Wootty's bits & bobs:

Don't stare too long or you'll end up doing what I'm doing - Dragging the slider at the right of this window up & down to compare/spot the difference between the 2 photos

**ragtop** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 18:40

Looking fantastic!!!!
how long did that take you?

**godlikegary** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 19:00

wow what a diffrence looks fantastic

**Andy** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 19:08

Can Spot a few differences so far .... lol

Brake Fluid Resevoir, Coolant, Cam belt cover, Battery, fuel rail and dump valve!

Any more for the £50 take a break prize?

**Dacvolvo** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 19:11

Cheers people

Hard to say exactly how long it took as I've been trying to find the odd hour here and there over the last fw weeks, but I'd say it's taken me about 8 hours all in. Possibly more than that.

**Dacvolvo** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 19:13

Originally Posted by Andy

Can Spot a few differences so far .... lol

Brake Fluid Resevoir, Coolant, Cam belt cover, Battery, fuel rail and dump valve!

Any more for the £50 take a break prize?

Ha ha ha - add to that the air filter box, windscreen wipers & Power steering reserve (with added little alloy Volvo cap)... not to mention the removal of half a ton of dirt and crap.

**Andy** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 19:16

Bugger, Missed the brake fluid res!!!

Do I still get a week in skeggy and a packet of pork scratchings?

**Vikingxl** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 19:23

Nice result well worth the effort!

**V70Man** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 19:26

Very very nice.

I always like to clean my enging bay, but yours takes the star prize.

**Andy** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 19:36

Nah, on a serious note Dac, Lush car!!!

You've done well with that one, the engine bay looks geleaming now after you've dabbled with it!

P.s. Get that Signature changed !! your a T5 lad now afterall

Andy

**cegc70t** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 19:39

Dac I have printed the 2 pics and circled the differences!! what is the prize??? anyway looking good mate woohoo

**wootty** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 19:59

yep looks nice n clean now m8,.shame it wont stay that long with the winter now approaching but if you spend a sml time each week it wont be too bad.ive had years(too long) of keeping engine bays clean thru winters.

**MIKESC70T5** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 20:01

Wootty, are you planning on doing something for the throttle cover?

**wootty** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 20:08

yes m8 probably when i get time at work to sort it out.my cogs are always turning so it wont be too long before i bang summint up.

**MIKESC70T5** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 20:10

Excellent, can't wait m8.

**Wobbly Dave** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 20:12

good effort - I like it!

Gonna get mine all blinged up too

**T5SLAVE** · Sunday 12th November 2006, 23:27

No...someone tell me cos I just can't spot the difference

Seriously m8, and 2 all the other members gettin to grips with gleamin up their bays (largely thanx to Wooty) what a crackin effort, well worth disturbing the neighbours on a Sunday, all day Sunday, if that's the result! We all love a spanky spanked engine

I've seen and had some very crispy Ford bays in the past but seriously, I can't wait to see Wobbly Dave's efforts if his bodywork (ohh matron!) is anything to go by

**wootty** · Monday 13th November 2006, 17:46

it is a usual norm for ford owners to pay out 1000's on there engine bays(especially if you buy your bling from mirage,they want £40 for a battery cover + thats looks poo).
time for some swedes stakes.

**mavv** · Monday 13th November 2006, 19:07

looks great what a difference...

**T5SLAVE** · Monday 13th November 2006, 22:49

Originally Posted by wootty

it is a usual norm for ford owners to pay out 1000's on there engine bays(especially if you buy your bling from mirage,they want £40 for a battery cover + thats looks poo).
time for some swedes stakes.

Yep been there, done that...drive car 30 miles=spend the next 3 days cleaning the bay alone

Am lovin where this whole bling thing is goin with the Ovlov's...good 2 see I must say