Just cleaned the engine bay....
 

Just cleaned the engine bay while changing the air filter, and I noticed, right after the throttle body where the intake splits to each bank, the piping appeared to be lightly wet with oil. I'd suspect oil seperator, but the exhaust is very clean and the car is running excellently well.

Any ideas?

Patrick

Paging Jim..

Ho do you tell if the Oil Separator is bad... I remember doing my intake and inside
the tube before the manifold was some oil on the bottom of the intake tube.

Are there any tell tale signs of the Oil issue?

Thanks.

Patrick, did you use any cleaning agents like Gunk in order to clean your engine?

AKL

What did u use to clean the engine, also how did u cover the rest of the interior while hoseing off the cleaning agent?

Cleaned mine yesterday
 

Just finished most of the 60K maintenance. Replaced drive belt and engine air filter.

Used Gunk cleaner and put towels over the rear seats, then whiped off excess spray around the bay and the drive belt area. Waited 20 minutes and sprayed off with a garden hose. Everything came out clean, much better than I expected.

Take care to cover the plastic window and any plastic air deflectors. I had some overspray on the plastic but whiped it down with window cleaner and no problems at all.


-c

I would love to see what it looks like now, any pics?

i didnt have 'balls' to just hose the engine like that, although i did do it once on my old car, but i did clean the hell out of it once.
made night and day difference.
i just used water, old tshirt, and some armoral whipes.
heres the b4 and after pics (before intake installation)

BEFORE
AFTER

I used the Gunk Gel engine cleaner. Used an old beach towel to cover the interior. Sprayed it with gunk, let it sit 20 min and then washed down with warm water, being very careful where I sprayed. Let it try a full 2 days before I fired the motor again (for electrical reasons).

Wish I had thought to take some pics! It does look brand new though now!

Patrick

Cleaning Engine Compartment
 

I've used Gunk on engines - transmissions previously. Works great but stinks for a few days while the chemicals burn off. A better route is S100 although more expensive. Access a cold engine, spray on, and hose off. Electrical issues should be of no concern as your engine sees worse conditions when being driven in inclimate weather. Have cleaned motorcycles and cars for years in this manner with no issues.

Keith

The S100 is an excellent product. I have found the key to not having a smelly engine with the Gunk is to thoroughly rinse it down with clean water. As to electrical issues, I have also let things dry completely before firing (friend of mine had one bad experience once that cost him a new alternator).

Patrick

Haven't cleaned the Boxster engine yet. On my other cars I used Orange 409.
I warmered up the engine and the turned it off. Sprayed Orange 409 on all the engine parts and let it set for 10-15 minutes. I then rinsed with a gentle stream or water from the hose and wiped down with rags. Work great and much cheeper than Gunk.
Anyone try this on the Box?