PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Use oven cleaner to degrease a grimey engine?

whunter · #5 10-22-2006, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by lietuviai

I was wondering if oven cleaner would do a good job cleaning a greasy engine. I know it'll really get baked on stuff in an oven. There's stuff on a engine that gets so baked on that plain ol' degreaser won't cut.
Anyone try?

DANGER, WARNING, DO NOT USE IT...
Oven cleaner strips aluminum to bare unprotected metal, and the surface will corrode horribly within weeks and become pitted in months.

This is a rotten trick that unethical used car sales people use...

Have a great day.