Couple of Questions - 2010 SS

[uvraise]

Originally Posted by StlRomAniaN

Thanks for the information. I'm going to brush it off today since we have nice weather. I honestly think it's from spraying belt conditioner on the belts. I may have forgotten the engine was warm...

I'm going to check the spark plug itself while I'm out there as well to ensure it's seated properly.

I think you're right. The aluminum oxide that has formed looks like a patter consistent with spraying something on the belts. Whatever you're using, I'd change it. I use simple green, heavy duty, the purple stuff, on my engine/bay and only on a cold block.

[0stones0]

Originally Posted by Greenhornet2

You can retorque header bolts. As far as the aluminum i haven't heard it called exfoliation. I've always called it oxidation, but i could be wrong. It's normal. You can clean it and paint it to keep it pretty.

Just to clarify, exfoliation is what we call it at work when aluminum parts start to come apart in pieces. Your oxide statement is correct. We’re rebuilding DC3’s to turbines. We see a lot of exfoliating with the age of material we start with.

[StlRomAniaN]

Originally Posted by uvraise

I think you're right. The aluminum oxide that has formed looks like a patter consistent with spraying something on the belts. Whatever you're using, I'd change it. I use simple green, heavy duty, the purple stuff, on my engine/bay and only on a cold block.

I won’t be using conditioner again. Not even sure why I decided to use it. I went ahead and used the Chemical Guys orange degreaser. Worked great! Obviously cold engine.


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[StlRomAniaN]

I wanted to give the thread an update.

Spark plug boot shake: I took the boot/insulator off and I was able to hand thread it off. I think that was the issue. I took it out by hand, cleaned the threads, and applied anti-seize to it. I put it back in and made sure all spark plugs were torqued down correctly. The only other one that seemed not as tight was the passenger side against the firewall (same as the driver side). I made sure all wires popped into both places. I didn’t turn the car on to check as I had just cleaned the engine. I’ll check tomorrow.

I scrubbed the white spots off the block with ease and decided to wash the whole engine bay. Turned out great! Not the best picture, but it’ll do.




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