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trooplewis 11-17-2010 11:06 AM

Ugliest thing in the engine compartment
 
With the air snorkel removed, the starter is a corroded and ugly piece hanging onto the motor.

Has anyone messed with cleaning theirs up, painting it, etc?

Also, curious if anyone knows if there are "universal" starters that fit our Maximas both Automatic and Manual transmissions.

rroderiques77 11-17-2010 11:15 AM

No on the universal bit

trooplewis 11-17-2010 11:18 AM

Too bad, for $65 this one on amazon looks like a deal

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/Starter-Infini...8&sr=8-1-fkmr2


And way better looking than the one I have now...

Rochester 11-17-2010 11:21 AM

This is funny. And only because I've gone through this whole Benjamin Button detailing effort on my engine bay this year, and I relate to your observation. My starter is still original, and quite corroded. (Yuck)

However, my car starts just fine, so...

As far as the "ugliest" thing in the engine compartment goes, I bet your transmission motor mount is looking pretty nasty now that you can see that too.

trooplewis 11-17-2010 11:32 AM

It's kinda like those horns in your sig...you never really pay attention and then you realize <yuck!>

BTW, I like the Joker added to that photo

Rochester 11-17-2010 11:39 AM


Originally Posted by trooplewis (Post 7816590)
BTW, I like the Joker added to that photo

Thanks. When best executed, humor is like an onion. Just like ogres. Funny how not a soul has asked me about the avatar du jour.

I bet your power steering pressure valve and wiper motor are pretty gross, too. And those are right out there in plain sight.

I will admit, I've thought about proactively replacing my starter motor. That's a slippery slope, though. Might as well proactively replace my entire car. (And people do that, you know. First time something fails... time for a new car.)

Rochester 11-17-2010 11:45 AM

Wait a minute... I think I missed the obvious.

Troop, did you leave your stock airbox off the car when doing the STS mod, and go with a new air intake system?

trooplewis 11-17-2010 11:48 AM


Originally Posted by Rochester (Post 7816611)
Wait a minute... I think I missed the obvious.

Troop, did you leave your stock airbox off the car when doing the STS mod, and go with a new air intake system?

I left off the air snorkel (way too congested) and drilled 4 one-inch holes in the filter cover. Sort of a modified GAB mod.


Originally Posted by Rochester (Post 7816605)
Might as well proactively replace my entire car. (And people do that, you know. First time something fails... time for a new car.)

And that is a good thing, at least for me, as I sell cars for a living.

Rochester 11-17-2010 11:58 AM


Originally Posted by trooplewis (Post 7816614)
I left off the air snorkel (way too congested) and drilled 4 one-inch holes in the filter cover. Sort of a modified GAB mod.

Oh. Right. Ghetto.

http://www.johnclare.com/pics/cars/ghetto.jpg

trooplewis 11-17-2010 12:19 PM

If I buy a WAI, then there will be even MORE ugly stuff that will be visible and then I'll have more work to do.

BTW, there is a product called Toon Brite that is used by pontoon boat owners to clean up their corroded aluminum pontoons. I wonder how it would work on the engine and transmission housings on our cars?

It does not "shine" them so much as it whitens them up a lot.

Rochester 11-17-2010 12:24 PM


Originally Posted by trooplewis (Post 7816647)
If I buy a WAI, then there will be even MORE ugly stuff that will be visible and then I'll have more work to do.

BTW, there is a product called Toon Brite that is used by pontoon boat owners to clean up their corroded aluminum pontoons. I wonder how it would work on the engine and transmission housings on our cars?

It does not "shine" them so much as it whitens them up a lot.

Are you thinking about maybe the timing chain cover? I'm really at a loss what to do there. Maguires metal polish doesn't do squat on that stuff.

trooplewis 11-17-2010 12:27 PM


Originally Posted by Rochester (Post 7816650)
Are you thinking about maybe the timing chain cover? I'm really at a loss what to do there. Maguires metal polish doesn't do squat on that stuff.

That and the whole area around the ugly corroded starter.
Toon Brite is s spray-on, wash-off product. I think it is mostly muriatic acid.

jowo9 11-17-2010 12:34 PM


Originally Posted by Rochester (Post 7816650)
Are you thinking about maybe the timing chain cover? I'm really at a loss what to do there. Maguires metal polish doesn't do squat on that stuff.

I used steel wool on my timing chain cover. I didn't spend a whole lot of time on it, so it's not perfect yet, but I'd recommend it. It works quite well.

Child_uv_KoRn 11-17-2010 02:05 PM

All of you have issues (OCD?). NO ONE looks there.




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Rochester 11-17-2010 02:08 PM


Originally Posted by Child_uv_KoRn (Post 7816774)
All of you have issues (OCD?). NO ONE looks there.

You're right, of course. :rotz:

But if you bring two people with issues together, you create a shared character trait. And if you bring three people with issues together, you create a club. Four people, and you've got a movement.

And that's what we have: the Maxima.org OCD Movement.

Want to join?

trooplewis 11-17-2010 02:31 PM


Originally Posted by Rochester (Post 7816779)
You're right, of course. :rotz:

But if you bring two people with issues together, you create a shared character trait. And if you bring three people with issues together, you create a club. Four people, and you've got a movement.

And that's what we have: the Maxima.org OCD Movement.

Want to join?


LOL, and when the nurse asks you if you have had a movement today, you know what Rochester is talking...


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