As you can see in the first photo I never took much notice of the poor engine bay's appearance so I decided to change that on my day off yesterday.
I took all the easily removable parts out, like the air box and pipe, battery, fuse box and a few other bits, degreased the lot and then sprayed it matte black.
I then took the rocker cover off and scrubbed, sanded and then polished it with a wool buffer and some Aluminium Autosol.
I have a new Radiator reservoir to put in (as you can see this one has turned brown and starting to get tiny cracks) but I will put that on when I get my red silicone hoses this weekend. I also have a plastic cover coming that goes over the drive belt and power steering pump.
I had a nosey at the valve train and the whole thing seems to be in absolutely pristine condition apart from being slightly varnished. I gave all the rocker arms a good push and they were all solid so I know none of the lifters are collapsed or dead, which means the rattle I get could just be them sticking and lashing.
Before
After
Engine close up
Under the cover - This is a 4.0 I6 SOHC engine that has 12 valves and uses roller rockers. It has done over 190,000KM on a diet of conventional and semi synthetic.
Rocker cover before and after
I took all the easily removable parts out, like the air box and pipe, battery, fuse box and a few other bits, degreased the lot and then sprayed it matte black.
I then took the rocker cover off and scrubbed, sanded and then polished it with a wool buffer and some Aluminium Autosol.
I have a new Radiator reservoir to put in (as you can see this one has turned brown and starting to get tiny cracks) but I will put that on when I get my red silicone hoses this weekend. I also have a plastic cover coming that goes over the drive belt and power steering pump.
I had a nosey at the valve train and the whole thing seems to be in absolutely pristine condition apart from being slightly varnished. I gave all the rocker arms a good push and they were all solid so I know none of the lifters are collapsed or dead, which means the rattle I get could just be them sticking and lashing.
Before
After
Engine close up
Under the cover - This is a 4.0 I6 SOHC engine that has 12 valves and uses roller rockers. It has done over 190,000KM on a diet of conventional and semi synthetic.
Rocker cover before and after