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I used the leftover car shampoo to clean the engine and truly did not spare any surface when I coated the entire engine bay.<\/h2>\n

BHPian SunnyBoi<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

It was time to change the fluids in the car.<\/p>\n

Engine oil and filter<\/p>\n

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Brake Fluid<\/p>\n

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I got righty tighty lefty loosey wrong, and ended up tightening the old oil filter instead of loosening it. Sigh. it eventually came off but I sometimes wonder what’s wrong with me.<\/p>\n

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Crush washer had never been changed in this sump plug’s life<\/p>\n

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Got some fresh copper crush washers from Maruti and filled the engine with fresh oil.<\/p>\n

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Next, calipers came off to free the seized caliper pin.<\/p>\n

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Dirty bois got cleaned in the process. I’m surprised the caliper paint has lasted so long on it<\/p>\n

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Time for a complete brake fluid flush<\/p>\n

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This is when I discovered I had an oil leak, arguably at the worst location possible. All the signs pointed to a leaky Rear Main Seal. This meant dropping the gearbox and clutch to fix it<\/p>\n

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Soon, I procured some of the parts, a genuine rear main seal and a Koyo release bearing for the clutch<\/p>\n

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But as usual, I kept putting off the change and 3 years later, the leak still exists. Adding updates in this thread has finally made me realise how long I’ve been putting off these critical updates on the car. I just paid for a clutch kit and new rear suspension this morning!<\/p>\n

Gave the engine its first wash exactly one year after the detail. Used leftover car shampoo to clean the engine and nothing else<\/p>\n

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Every treated surface is beading strongly<\/p>\n

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Even the exhaust manifold heatsheild! Despite all the direct heat from the exhaust<\/p>\n

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More beady pics<\/p>\n

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My favourite part is where even the brake lines exhibit water beading from the ceramic coat. I truly did not spare any surface when I coated the engine bay.<\/p>\n

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Picture after drying the engine bay. Looks just like how I left it a year ago<\/p>\n

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The car then went into hibernation for around 4 months. Unfortunately, mold had made the interiors their home<\/p>\n

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Every interior part got scrubbed HARD<\/p>\n

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Let everything dry for a full 24 hours before winding the windows up<\/p>\n

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In the meanwhile, the exterior just needed a simple wash to make it look its best<\/p>\n

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Birds of a feather flock together, this time at a TBHP Meet at MG Road<\/p>\n

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Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.<\/p>\n

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