D Car — November 2003
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250 available scans from D Car — November 2003, in right-to-left reading order. Japanese OCR and English translation drafts are available throughout. Drafts have not received exhaustive image proofreading; unreadable source remains recorded in the archival data.
Page 84 — English draft translation
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2003
DIY
Do it yourself…
Let's try it!!
Cheap! Easy!!
Let's clean up the engine bay…
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Give it a thorough cleaning!!
Even though the engine bay is covered by the hood, dust and exhaust get in, and oil seeps from the engine, so it gradually gets dirty. If left alone, it can become so grimy you would not want to touch it with bare hands. A shiny body with a dirty engine bay looks pretty bad. When that happens, clean the engine bay and give it a refresh.
Before
The Miata in the photo has dirt built up all over. The area around the engine is greasy with oil, and the underside of the hood is so black you can hardly tell what color it used to be. A thorough deep clean now will make future maintenance much easier. For everyday grime, wipe it down with a damp cloth and finish with a shine treatment.
There are oil stains and dust buildup, and the underside of the hood is dirty, too.
The grimy engine bay before cleaning.
It is blackened, and dirt has collected on the body as well.
A little effort makes it sparkle!
After
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Sport Compact Academy
Lesson 1
Engine-bay cleaning; cam-cover painting; cam-cover mirror finish
The body is polished…
Finished to a brilliant shine…
It is embarrassing to open the hood and find everything filthy. Clean and dress up the mechanically packed engine bay so it looks good from every angle. Let's go over the basic techniques and supplies.
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After cleaning, apply shine treatment to the plastic and rubber parts. In just a few hours, the engine bay can look glossy and refreshed like this!