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  1. jcurry

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    #101 jcurry, Jun 11, 2018
    The above post got me to take another look at the areas where I had previously said paint had been removed. Turns out I was wrong and just experienced the same, but very heavy, milky residue. As mine had dried it took a bit of effort to remove, but did get most of it. Possibly I did not thoroughly rinse, although both regions in questions were vertical surfaces. Could be there was excess dirt that the SB's did not fully loosen and the stuff sort of soaked into the dirt and thus did not rinse out completely. Something to watch for.

    So, I'll retract my comments about paint removal, and apologies to Dan and anyone else if I caused any alarm or hesitation on having used the product.

    Will try again on some vehicles that are less, um, nice.
     
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    #103 whatheheck, Jun 11, 2018
    Thanks for sharing info Jim.

    No apologies needed.

    Dan
     
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    #104 whatheheck, Jun 11, 2018
    Wow! Super clean!

    Thanks for sharing photo.

    Dan
     
  5. Dewinator

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    #105 Dewinator, Jun 12, 2018
    Thanks! My second application of scrubbing bubbles, first application of Griot’s Engine Bay Dressing. I did plastic over the oil pressure sensor and cam solenoids this time just for caution!
     
  6. whatheheck

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    #106 whatheheck, Jun 12, 2018
    Good for you! Better safe than sorry.

    My oil pressure sensor started malfunctioning and its still unreliable / intermittent so I will replace it soon.
    I dont know if its because it got wet or its simply reached the end of its life as my car is a 2006 so its 12 years old.

    It also threw some codes & idled a little rough (I have a post here somewhere) and threw a CEL so I cleaned the variator control valve solenoid connectors with contact cleaner and let it completely dry.

    Did an engine reset and CEL is now gone and car is back running with no idle issues.

    I plan to replace the variator control valve solenoids sometime soon just as preventive treatment as they are known to go bad after around 30K miles or 10 years.
    At least that's what I read here.
     
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    #108 Dewinator, Jun 26, 2018
    Is that TDF??? AWE SOME
     
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    #109 BrettC, Jun 26, 2018
    Yes sir!!! My fave color by far on a 360 or almost any model!
    Cheers!!
     
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    #113 BrettC, Jun 26, 2018
    Thanks...couldn't get Enzo to look in the camera that day! Shy I guess!
     
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    #114 mnogj, Jun 27, 2018
    Dan,
    Thank you for the advise. Tried looking up where the oil pressure sending unit and variation control solenoid valves are but no luck.
    Can you post a pic and circle which items should be wrapped for a newbie .
    Will post before and after pics.
    Thanks in advance!
     
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    #116 mnogj, Jun 27, 2018
    Thank you for the pics!
    Appreciate it!
     
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    #117 whatheheck, Jun 28, 2018
    Thanks Dan for sharing photos of F430 Oil Sending Unit location.

    Michael, here are the locations of variator solenoid control valves.
    Based on our experience these may be sensitive to liquids including the connectors so if you plan on cleaning your engine I highly recommend you cover the ones circled and arrow pointed (variator connectors) issues.

    Hope that helps.

    Dan

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    #118 KC360 FL, Jun 28, 2018
    Thanks for the tip. It works good. Didn't see a big difference but I have a pretty clean engine compartment.
    Two things:
    It did turn my air boxes a powdery gray. Solved it with an application of WD40 and wiped down. WD40 applied and wiped down works good on all parts. I've done that for years on my cars to "wet out" the black plastic and metal parts-- even hoses. Gives a nice look without that slimy Armour-All look.

    I did get some water spots but was able to wipe the side panels and such with a damp cloth and they were gone. So I suppose it would be a good idea to dry the panels with a towel.

    I can see where it would be a good way to go on the suspension parts, inner wheels for brake dust, and other undercarriage parts. Going to give it a try there.
     
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    #119 550nitis, Jun 30, 2018
    Great post, very informative!
     
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    #120 craigburton, Jul 10, 2018
    Very nice post and thanks for the info Dan. Can anyone tell me what the UK equivalent of scrubbing bubbles is?


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    #121 Dewinator, Jul 10, 2018
    Hehe is there a “Sowrry! We’ll scrub while you have tea and crumpets then guvnor!” product over there? :)
     
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    #122 phil the brit, Jul 11, 2018
    It can be bought in UK from Amazon
     
  23. whatheheck

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    #123 whatheheck, Jul 11, 2018
    Sorry I dont know the answer to that question.

    Hopefully someone here from the UK will chime in.

    Dan
     
  24. Dewinator

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    #124 Dewinator, Jul 11, 2018
    Good point I just got mine from Amazon anyway, like most everything else.
     
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    #125 Flyingbrick242, Aug 21, 2018
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