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2000Pimpinex
01-10-2002, 03:38 PM
My engine bay is always dirty. I can clean it and a day later its gritty again. What can be done to help keep it clean, besides not drive the car? Is there something I can put under the car to keep everything out???

vtecfetish
01-10-2002, 03:59 PM
i have no idea.:no: :confused: ;(

ebpda9
01-10-2002, 05:07 PM
the first thin is not to drive in dusty areas.

Accord Man
01-10-2002, 07:42 PM
your engine bay really gets dirty that fast??

Did you shoot any grease in there or rustproofing perhaps??

2000Pimpinex
01-17-2002, 08:32 PM
I clean it every once and a while but it just gets dirty really fast. I don't know how to fix the problem, maybe just don't drive the car.

98civicEX
01-21-2002, 07:09 PM
if it's due to dust, then put a seal around the hood. a weather seal would do just fine, and it won't show. also when it rains, if you can pop the hood and dry it off, the park it somewhere where it won't get wet....prevents water spots and also stops the from the water from attracting the dust. besides that just don't drive on dirt roads, and if you have to drive slow while over dirt.......

2000Pimpinex
01-29-2002, 07:58 PM
Thanks for the help guys. I'll see what I can do about it!

2000Pimpinex
01-30-2002, 12:41 PM
I seems like it has always been there. Not so much at first but after I put the aem cai on it started getting really bad.

94_AcCoRd_EX
01-30-2002, 01:14 PM
Originally posted by mt.biker
well theres your problem.. maybe you could try and fix the air flow back to the way it was without changing the look of the car

How would he go about doing that? If you put the "airflow back", wouldn't that mean taking out the CAI? Nobody wants to do that :)

2000Pimpinex
01-30-2002, 01:47 PM
The only time I will put the stock air box back on is when I sell my car. And that won't be to far down the road.

azninside
02-22-2002, 09:32 PM
Originally posted by 94_AcCoRd_EX


How would he go about doing that? If you put the "airflow back", wouldn't that mean taking out the CAI? Nobody wants to do that :)

I would rather clean it more often then take out the CAI....why else would you buy it if you weren't goin to use it?!

-AZNinside

94_AcCoRd_EX
02-22-2002, 09:38 PM
Originally posted by azninside


I would rather clean it more often then take out the CAI....why else would you buy it if you weren't goin to use it?!

-AZNinside

Yeah, that's what I was trying to say :cool:

lx4life
03-18-2002, 08:18 PM
there is not much you can do about the dirt getting in there i mean look in the engine bay you probably see the ground, the point i am trying to make is that when you drive you kick up dirt in the engine bay and thats how it gets there. now if you put silicone or armor all on the hoses and things well the dirt adheres to that easier thats why it looks dirty.