Dirty engine?
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Racer
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Dirty engine?
Someone made a comment to me about a problem with engines lookng dirty on the C8. I wouldn't think it should be any different than a front engine. Maybe a little dust now and then . Anyone have problem with this?
Do you do anything extraordinary to keep your engine bay clean?
What about the rear window? Does it get dirty? Is it difficult to clean?
Do you do anything extraordinary to keep your engine bay clean?
What about the rear window? Does it get dirty? Is it difficult to clean?
Burning Brakes
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Nah not a major difference other than the added glass and deck, just depends on how much time one is will to invest cleaning and to what level will make you happy. I kept my Bora engine clean for 25 years, just takes a little time.
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Someone made a comment to me about a problem with engines lookng dirty on the C8. I wouldn't think it should be any different than a front engine. Maybe a little dust now and then . Anyone have problem with this?
Do you do anything extraordinary to keep your engine bay clean?
What about the rear window? Does it get dirty? Is it difficult to clean?
Do you do anything extraordinary to keep your engine bay clean?
What about the rear window? Does it get dirty? Is it difficult to clean?
However had a lot of pine pollen for a long time this year. When over I washed the engine with the soapy car wash water and used a fine spry to rinse. Don’t expect I’ll have to do that again until pollen season again.
Last edited by JerryU; May 9, 2021 at 01:41 PM.
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I let my car sit during the winter in apartment garage and engine compartment has cobwebs on it. Wondering how to clean to make sure future it doesn't happen in future. I have an indoor cover on it all the time, so wonder how the spiders got in there.
Last edited by ferrarirocks; May 9, 2021 at 04:33 PM.
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Definitely more dust than front engine Corvettes. Not a big deal. I use a long, adjustable handled Swiffer Duster.
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It is not like the cover envelops the whole car, the underside is still wide open.
