Cleaning Your Engine... With Armorall Tyre Foam? The Cheap & Easy Way! 🇦🇺

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I was sceptical too, but the Armorall Tyre Foam worked incredibly well. If you've cleaned your engine with it, let me know your thoughts?

[@barra245t2]

Hot water and baking soda work really well on the corrosion around battery terminals

[@marvinmartinsYT]

barra 245t I just hit with a brass brush and throw a bit of motor oil or grease on the terminals.

[@marvinmartinsYT]

MotoringBox The alternator should be fine getting wet. As they actually can suck rain water through themselves in normal operation.

[@DiscoFang]

Amazing stuff. Told ya so. It dries to a smooth satin finish and not at all greasy. I've found the best finish is not to rinse, but to wipe with a rag. Yep, alternators can be soaked in water just like any 12V circuit - apart from electronics that is! 12V DC won't short in water, the resistance is too high. With older cars that don't rely on CAN-BUS and modules for comms and switching, your headlights and electric windows will even continue to work underwater.

[@danielbass09]

MotoringBox thoughts*

[@fiouable]

Congratulations. This is the very first engine cleaning video that smartly talks about the battery and cleaning the tray.

[@jetzgaming8890]

You are literally the channel everybody wanted but never got. Extremely impressed with the effort to result ratio here. Super easy and cheap with extremely nice results! My FPV bay is clean but definitely gotta give this a go with the ol 94 Triton! Never stop making videos. A breath of fresh air in the times of all these clickbaiters and clout lords (cough zacbrandy)

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Wow, thanks mate!

[@Dropbear237]

Just letting you know that every time you change the engine oil on BA and BF turbo cars you should check your exhaust manifold bolts they have a bad habit of coming loose.

[@michaeljones7497]

Put a bit of mid strength thread locker on the threads and one that tolerates heat. That will fix that problem

[@xr88yu]

Nordlock washers

[@Dropbear237]

I think it was just a problem with the factory manifold bolts on the turbo engine they are the same bolts used on the naturally aspirated engine.

[@sunnybhardwaj5762]

I wish I'd have seen this comment earlier this week and would have saved 60 bucks, but I'm still happy as he checked the car over all. So my BF was running really rough and was losing power when accelerate also engine light was on, Went to mechanic he said it sound like an exhaust leak or manifold gasket, but he found that was manifold nuts were loose, he could have lied to me and charged more if wanted to. He's washed and cleaned the entire engine, checked all over and charged me $60 for that.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Check out the money shot starting at 5:04 when I sprayed the dirty intake manifold (on the right side of the engine). All the crud on the intake runners simply slid straight off.

[@raceprep]

Next week: cleaning tyres with engine oil.

[@garymarquett2866]

Brake fluid for shiny tyres...an old Bathurst 1000 trick😃

[@jamestorrens645]

The week after next week: Polishing the paint with antifreeze.

[@TomTom-lr9ys]

I had a look at the ingredients of tyre foam.........essentially a cleaner with a conditioner, so it makes sense and the foam probably helps remove the gunk........

[@orangejuicepony6881]

Got to love the yellow overflow bottle that hasn’t changed since 1986 in the XF

[@hmorris]

Hey everyone, as someone studying his cert II in Electrotechnology one of the first things you learn is the types of fire extinguishers to use on electrical fires and one of the big ones not to use is foam fire extinguishers as they can be conductive. I understand that this is different but I just wouldn’t recommend putting foam on the battery! This video is amazingly done and I liked this a lot and was very entertaining!

[@MotoringBoxTV]

To me it seemed much safer than water, but you never know.

[@hmorris]

MotoringBox yes 100x safer of course but maybe better to apply foam to towel then wipe she’ll be right

[@TheTorkerman]

Just did the engine bay on my skyline, MAN! I am a convert, I’ll never use anything else now, so easy, and the deep black plastic and rubber without the oily residue, yep! You were 100% correct on this one. Thanks again.

[@DaNargh42]

I figured this out a few weeks ago at work. The boss had a rather vintage can of tyre foam on the shelf so I used it on the plastic rocker covers of an engine getting a rebuild. Worked like a charm

[@mikebarbee2217]

I just did this last night for the first time after a KZbin video popped up randomly. I just bought a 98 Durango with 114,000 miles. Ran to the store and got some foam. Sprayed it on and let it soak overnight. This morning my engine looks like BRAND NEW!!! I didn't remove anything...just sprayed foam on everything except alternator and belts. Took 5 minutes.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Gotta be happy with that! Well done 👌 I've actually found it's fine on the belts too.

[@prestonyougie]

Watching this video really inspired me to clean my engine bay. Very simple and straight to the point. Satisfying to watch the results, thank you. 👍🏽

[@jman4652]

True. I've been using that for a few years on my cars engine bays. And I agree. Works great. Smells OK when using it. No sticky mess Ut leaves a nice light shine. I say it to everyone. To use this. Good work mate.

[@1969Risky]

Things to do in lockdown or if you're time starved. I usually use a can of degreaser, then pressure wash and get the leaf blower for any water that's hiding. Any plastics get the AutoGlym bumper & trim gel treatment. A great easy to do video for people who are not sure what to do when cleaning under the bonnet.

[@NITOPSMOVE]

Did this 4 days ago! Can promise you looks good and it works.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Awesome!

[@NITOPSMOVE]

P.S caught corona doing this with a friend 😂

[@MotoringBoxTV]

@@NITOPSMOVE seriously??

[@NITOPSMOVE]

@@MotoringBoxTV Yup. My friend flew to Portugal they gave possitive and told me. I went to the doc and had it. The flue is worse I'll tell you.

[@ACDC1998Zippo]

for a one stop shot of cleaning and dressing, this method is unbeatable. the only way to get a better result is to go with a two stage clean of first degreasing and then dressing. But that defeats the point you wanted to make.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Agreed!

[@Evanzie]

Been doing it this way for years. So Easy tyre foam works that little bit better. Don't ask me why. It just does lol

[@conservativesniperhunter7439]

Thanks for the tip , who would have thought that tyre foam would do such a good job in cleaning everything? Good job mate .

[@cris8ro]

VB works well also

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Haha, nice.

[@davidcisme1615]

Did this last night, one thing you can also do is remove the grille assembly, it's an extra two scrivet's on the top assembly and three clips at the bottom. You can't actually see the clips unless you push the whole assembly outwards from the top, also FYI when you pop each clip out, make sure you push it all the way out, don't hear it pop and come out a little and move onto the next one or else like me, you will find you get to the third and the others have popped back in. push all the way towards yourself until the whole part of the assembly the clip is holding in comes away from the bumper completely. I could not get over how much gunk I found behind the grill. I hung it on two pot plant hooks, hit it with tyre foam and 10 minutes later washed it all down.

[@timorcher5417]

I am a clean nut with my cars and although I've owned AU's, BA, BF and FG's....I have to admit I've used tyre shine before but never taken off the intake pipes, battery and air box etc. The results are amazing. Loving your videos bud!

[@jazzmangocats]

Keep up the videos mate - doing a great job, so well presented

[@williamdawson2746]

Looks much cleaner, came up nice. Will definitely give this a go. Normally i dont wrap but will now. Thanks Sean.

[@jamessolidairy8134]

Got my new NL Fairlane the other day. Already done the exterior and interior. Now I just need to detail the engine bay.

[@SLO_MZ3]

Thats engine bay is tidier then my room.

[@ThePowerbloke]

Mine too! 🤣

[@michaelcox6732]

This is exactly what i use, it works a treat and far better then tyre shine. If you must, you can use tire shine, it looks great, however do make sure you rub it in well to reduce any collecting of dust, you will find it wont collect much dust if you rub it in well. Great video mate!

[@scarfacedaw]

All I do to get corrosion off the terminals is boiling water straight from a kettle. Breaks it down and comes straight off

[@DarrenBoxhall]

Hey mate, don't use that degreaser. You need to use a pH neutral degreaser. Normal ones cloud up plastics and ally

[@evryhndlestakn]

Cheers for the info mate

[@glennt69lol]

My old Windsor is going to cop this treatment this Saturday 👍

[@nismofreak33]

put some battery blue on those terminals to stop further corrosion

[@Spiffo101]

got a link for the product?

[@nismofreak33]

@@Spiffo101 www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/permatex-permatex-battery-protector-and-sealer---141g/113947.html for example

[@Spiffo101]

@@nismofreak33 Thanks a lot mate!

[@xr8rick]

Just bought an old Territory that needs a good clean inside and out. I will definitely be trying this out!

[@simonkearns6403]

One of the best aerosol degreaser is the 5 star foaming degreaser from Cheap As Chips, in my opinion anyway. I cart fuel and use this $3 can to clean my outlets. Comes up a treat.

[@darrensice1550]

I do the same thing but at the end I also spray silicone spray all over the engine bay and I get a air blower and blow it over the engine to make it look even and sort of dry. I have a bit of distance from the surface so it’s not concentrated to the surface and it’s how second hand car yards get engine bays to look decent but with them you simply look at the under side of things and see what they do. Also silicone spray is water repellent and is great for the battery terminals.

[@denc6505]

Gees mate it looks amazing. Thats a great result. Ill be getting 2cans of that to do my cars engine bays. Cant go out for the weekend well 5ks from home. Hot tip i use black boot polish for my tyres. Just like polishing your boots. Same method. 👌

[@apb1441]

lasts longer then tyre foam too

[@Cyclingchoice]

I use a cycling cleaner called MUCOFF ...works very well on the engines!

[@pauljohns8215]

Oh it’s about time to release another video hope you are well regards from Paul from Newcastle

[@DardyDave]

You put out such good content for someone with no much subscribers you deserve more subs!

[@stephengorin3059]

I also use tire shine ( silicon spray ) for all of the plastic parts around the car and also the inside dash. Even the rubber mud flaps and bumper bar overriders come up looking like new. My AU dash also looks like it had just come out of the factory and even after 12 months going over with a dry cloth still has its shine.

[@MrWilliam.Stewart]

An Australian icon. And his Ford Falcon.

[@jasonc2948]

Another legendary video mate

[@brianbeswick3646]

Hi if you put some greese on the battery terminals that will help prevent the powdery build up.

[@benp4339]

Bought some tyre foam from coles last week and gave this a try, cleanest the engine has ever been. good find. Thanks

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Glad to hear it worked out for you!

[@marcusvorkauf3976]

Just what that beautiful car needed. Looks awsome.

[@SombreroKnight]

Great Video Sean! I might go ahead and get some tire foam and clean my engine bay on my ford this weekend.

[@DiscoFang]

Ha nice. Told ya so. It's an amazing product. Just did my Thule roof box that had been sitting outside for 5 years turning into a snail farm. Looks almost new again.

[@jurrien541]

hi there, use bi-carb soda with hot water, this neutralises the acid. works every time. cheers

[@gimpygardner3377]

Rather than using a garden hose, I use a pump type garden sprayer. Less mess. Also, I have well water, so I fill my sprayer from my reverse osmosis system to prevent water spots.

[@andrewbruton1100]

Nice video, BTW the best way I've found to clean the battery terminals and clamps is to clean them with cola soft drink and then wash it all off with water - cheers.

[@gavinb9627]

Boiling water works well too

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Both good tips - curiously enough the tyre foam also did a decent job. Whatever gets rid of it is a winner!

[@Dropbear237]

If you want to do a quick wash of your engine have the engine running while hosing it down. It's also a good way of finding vacuum leaks by lighty spraying around the intake side. Don't worry too much about the electronics under the bonnet they are water resistant the connections have seals in them.

[@boxman139]

Thanks Brendan gonna try it right now on my Tesla

[@Dropbear237]

@@boxman139haha good on ya.

[@Dropbear237]

@@boxman139 I'll look for a bright flash in the sky when you do.

[@DoubtingThomas333]

No way. You cover the electronics with plastic bags. Washing the engine while it's running is also a good way to crack the head, and even the manifolds.

[@Dropbear237]

@@DoubtingThomas333 that's only if you engine is really hot. It doesn't hurt if it has cooled down for a bit after driving and you have the engine idling while hosing it.

[@robert3325]

Love this post.. great. Practical.. Thanks for sharing

[@atomicmillenial9728]

I've just done this in my XF ute's engine bay, only without the motor in the way 😂 It was excellent for removing 27 years worth of oil, grease and bright red Toowoomba dirt. Yes, I did have to use a brush. Now I just have to make the EFI Crossy I'm transplanting look as nice as this!

[@shhmule]

I used the same spray degreaser with a water blaster on my VY Commodore 3.8, and it worked great! Just wrap vital electronics with aluminium foil, like the coil, fuse box, alternator, cruise control. I want to treat my VE CalaisV 3.6 to the same cleaning, but there's far more electronics and plastic covers to remove, so could be a big job.

[@busnutter4216]

Great stuff buddy I will now learn some new stuff myself from you I enjoyed watching all of your videos

[@gavinb9627]

So glad you kept water and sprays away from under the black cover on the top of the engine. Hidden under there are the coils and spark plugs. I saw the results of cross fire caused by water in there. It caused the timing chain to jump, and changed the cam timing. It was cheaper to replace the engine with one from the wreckers. Go easy with the water! Very interesting video Sean, definitely not what I would ever have thought to use, thanks.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Yup I heard about that luckily, so I was being super careful with it!

[@Ken-fisho]

Ive used high pressure washer on my Bf Xr6 engine and electrics at least a dozen times never a problem

[@mckav2358]

Hi Sean, gr8 clip. Are you going to do your own servicing like oil change, gearbox & diff oil? If so will you do some clips on this. I for one would be v interested cheers

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Yes for sure, I can do all of those but never attempted a diff - doesn't look too hard to do though.

[@project_calais4977]

I use degreaser and tyre shine when cleaning my engine bay and that works well. Might have to give Tyre Foam a shot and see if it makes a difference

[@mickfrendo8212]

Great car. I'm quite envious. I'm glad you are sharing your experience with us. Thanks for all of the hints and tips.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

No worries mate!

[@garymarquett2866]

Put some vaseline on the battery terminals to stop corosion

[@samhadley8245]

Really appreciate all of this videos you've made. Really helped cleaning my car. Please keep them coming

[@Grae2k8]

An alternative from SCA is the Tar and Bug remover or the SCA Wheel Foaming Cleaner, which is similar to the tyre foam...

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I actually bought this stuff from SCA... so unless these alternatives are cheaper?

[@morantaylor]

To clean battery terminals rinse in a litre of warm water with a couple of tea spoons of bi carb soda will neutralise the acid and clean it off the terminals. then rinse off with hose. FYI normal tap water is not going to short the battery out :)

[@FuManchu5ltr]

I just bought a car and will give the tyre foam a go, but only as a starting point for further detailing. Try some aerospace 303, not only for its finish, but because it conditions the hoses and plastics, which with long term use will prevent deterioration.

[@heckler3119]

Looks mint mate, armorall wash and wax makes a half decent waterless wash inbetween your full wash as well I find, and works especially good as a quick engine bay detailer. Keep it up

[@TheRealMrCods]

Well you sold me, Im going to go buy some tyre foam and clean my 4wd his weekend 👍

[@kestrel09]

While you’re there it’s a good idea to clean the throttle body and MAF sensor. CRC sell a good twin pack of both cleaners

[@freashtoast1684]

looks pretty nice :) nice to see a cleaning video that isnt sponsored by some obscure overpriced cleaning product

[@GMHX77]

You should do the battery and intake swap on the xr6t

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I am in two minds about that - half of me likes how the original intake setup looks, while the other half would love to hear more of the turbo spool. If you do the battery/intake swap you'd pretty much have to upgrade the front mount to a non-return flow style, and then run hot-side piping from the intercooler up into the passenger side of the engine bay and into the throttle body. So doing one thing creates other issues lol

[@volkyk]

@@MotoringBoxTV If you do go turboside, I'm sure you won't regret it. Be prepared though, as the sound is a lot more intense and a lot louder. In regards to the appearance, I think the engine bay looks a lot more tidy without the crossover pipe, especially on the FG's where the throttle body's position isn't as awkward.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

@@volkyk the R34 GTT I used to own had a similar setup - the airbox (or pod filter) is on the same side as the turbo, with only 30 - 40cm of piping between them. Sounded amazing.

[@beyondbackwater4933]

I'm doing the battery relocate and process West crossover as I've got the process west intercooler on my ba mk2. Big delays on process West gear currently though.

[@simonjosegirbau]

Although hearing the turbo is intoxicating and sounds phenomenal if it was my car I would opt for keeping it stock given how clean and unmolested she is. Fantastic content, look forward to these weekly episodes

[@mickeydee3595]

I need to desperately clean the engine bay in my VE SS but am scared I'll short something out especially with all the coil packs, leads and spark plugs being pretty exposed. Doesnt help the knock sensors are underneath the intake manifold and prone to pooling and failing. Once i muster the confidence to do it I will most definitely be using that tyre foam! Excellent video mate!

[@Fellafoe69]

much safer to use brake cleaner

[@normls8615]

CLR diluted works well on cast components, removing heavy stains

[@craigfiles7067]

1 tea spoon of bi card soda mixed into 300 mls of warm water is great for removing the acid crud from battery terminal wires & posts as it's alkaline & neutralizes the acid

[@jamesvozar1]

Like and subbed mate, your a man cut from my own ilk in terms of how methodical and practical you are i can relate, top effort putting together this channel, from down in Vic. James

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Thanks a lot mate!

[@gureno19]

Pull the top of the plenum and paint it in VHT wrinkle black paint, really cleans up the bay in these falcons.

[@billsimpson2392]

Great work!

[@pinmandan5164]

Boil the Kettle and tip it over the corroding battery terminals. Works very well, then you clean with a rag if desired... Great video as always !

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Thanks for the tips!

[@grumpyoldman6632]

Fantastic ! I've always been too scared to clean the engine bay.

[@shanecameron7869]

Great job. If I owned a car I'd go and give the engine bay a clean with this for sure.

[@gregmyatt9932]

That oil residue hanging around on top of the inlet manifold is usually caused by the o ring on the the dipstick flattening out. Seems to be worse on the turbo models. Little bit of blow by? Not sure. Not saying your engines got lots of blow by, its just a normal thing.

[@xr8rick]

Good video. I would have never thought to use tyre foam. Does it smell bad for a few days? A tip for getting rid of battery terminal corrosion is to pour boiling water from your kettle, on it. It dissolves the corrosion immediately.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Pretty much no smell at all even when the engine got up to temperature. All I could smell was the bit of degreaser burning off.

[@AustraliasBestForkliftOperator]

Thank you so much for this trick. Until now I just did this with degreaser which got it clean but didn't get a nice shine. Now you just need to clean out the yucky coolant tank.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

This is a much better option than degreaser as there's no horrible burn-off smell that lingers for a few days. I think I'll probably end up replacing the coolant tank altogether.

[@markryan4873]

I seem to remember some voodoo concoction involving dishwasher tablets to clean these, here on utoob somewhere, they come up white and new looking. Anyone got the clues to link?

[@gnarlythetoyotacoasterbusa4089]

Awesome video I’ll give it shot on my au

[@boycrawford9601]

Mate love your posting Dam awesome thank you

[@falcon1473]

Nice idea! And lovely result. I'm going to try this on the divvy this weekend. Great video, again, Sean!

[@histriamagna1014]

Good job mate and nice result. Greetings from Slovenia.

[@rob45x]

Bi carb soda and hot water rips all battery acid away. And then spray some battery terminal blue on top.

[@FrivolousDragon]

Awesome! It irks me when people clean their cars but never clean the engine bay! I might experiment with tyre foam next time. I've had good results using Meguiars Trim Restorer as well (more useful if you have a newer car with more plastic bits on it)

[@daviddemaid3466]

Top tip that foam, I will give it ago. Thanks for your video content.

[@philbarnes5731]

It really does work. Great stuff.

[@geoffanderson4209]

Did this yesterday on my xr6 VCT came up awesome. Thanks Sean 👍🏼

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Gave my VCT a once over with it this morning, and I agree!

[@stephenrogers9664]

I just came across your channel, & loving it. I’m going to try that next weekend

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Have fun! It was quite an enjoyable job!

[@jamienat.1943]

Loved this video! Will do to my newly acquired BF Ghia MkII. Did you put a bag over the alternator?

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I did put a sheet of clear plastic on top of it, but I've heard other people say alternators are fine with copping a bit of water. Up to you in the end!

[@jamienat.1943]

@@MotoringBoxTV Thanks man!

[@dalechenoweth915]

Looks great. Let us know if you find a way to fix the ugly colour of the egg carton (radiator overflow bottle).

[@perry8905]

Great job once again The tyre foam did the job with a minimal amount of fuss which is great to see. Certainly will give it a go on my car now. Looking forward to another episode.

[@chrisnewton2325]

Looks great mate have you had any progress with the clutch yet?

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Got one on order, trying to find someone to fit it who doesn't mind being filmed. Tougher than I thought.

[@chrisnewton2325]

@@MotoringBoxTV that's great I can't wait to see your thoughts when it's fixed. Goodluck with it mate ✌️

[@rickman2267]

Great vid mate, watching from Adelaide.

[@jean-marcandjoshua-petsjournal]

Looks beautiful, you have made the engine bay look like new.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Thanks mate! Yup, it's looking pretty good even 2 weeks later.

[@ariroberts1454]

Is the tire foam better to use than just regular tire shine? Will it give a better shine?

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Yes much better. Tyre shine is all greasy and would leave a terrible finish that would attract lots of dust I imagine. Probably wouldn't clean as well either.

[@ariroberts1454]

How many cans would I need to clean a falcons engine bay?

[@glenamo]

Thanks for this mate. Was going to tackle mine when the weather is good here in perth.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

No worries, good luck!

[@silvernoob1603]

what about underneath the engine and trans?...can guarantee you its covered in years of oil seepage like all ba/bf/fg long blocks

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Didn't look too bad, I'll take a look at it during the next oil change.

[@felixthecat1672]

Where's Damon at? 😂