For the longest time I have been trying to remove the beauty cover of the 2AR-FE Engine they are stuck in there good. Well I was able to remove it with force but broke the grommet in doing so. Upon removal of the beauty cover saw that the top of the engine is saturated with dried up Oil, could be spills from Oil changes. 2 Questions:
1. Any idea where I can get the rubber grommet that hold the plastic cover and engine block, the sample grommet pic looks like that but that is the incorrect part.
2. What would be the best way to clean up those dried up oil on the engine block, without worrying about shorting out the Ignition Coil cables and sending a bunch of unnecessary cleaning chemicals into my Spark Plug ports.
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You probably have to get the grommet from a dealer. Good luck on that. Or, you could just put the beauty cover in you garage somewhere out of the way. Cleaning the oil off the engine could be tricky with all the electronic components. I am sure other members could jump in here with good advice.
Yeaaaa I was trying to avoid the dreaded Dealerships. Will look into it. Thanks
Cover up as much as you can with rags and try using electrical contact cleaner on the oil.
Electronics cleaner safe for the Rubber O-Rings?
I would try to keep contact cleaner off the rubber and plastic bits. How I clean engines is to put a little cleaner on a rag and then wipe the oil off, never spray anything. Save some old toothbrushes to get in the tight spots. As far as the grommet, I'd go into a good parts store with the broken grommet ( when they aren't busy). They probably have a couple hundred different grommets.
Well, I can't really say for sure. Especially if the O rings have already started to deteriorate. Take a look at the WD-40 and Permatex products. They both claim to be safe for rubber.
https://smtinsight.com/best-electronics-contact-cleaner/
Thanks for both of your insights.
You're welcome. Good luck.
I agree with OGR. Try WD-40. Spray it on a shop rag and wipe. Maybe use an old toothbrush for the narrow crevices. A little tedious but you won’t hurt anything.
