Easy way to clean oily bits...

A friend suggested that the dishwasher would be an ideal way to clean car components.

Sounds great to me, but has anyone tried it? If so, does it work, or does it just lead to divorce?

I know a professional mechanic who runs his tools through the home dishwasher each weekend.

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'83 SC

Great idea!!!
But don't let the wife catch you. On the down side, it is extremely environmentally unfriendly to rinse your oily residue down the waste-water drain. Here in Germany you will pay a terrible price if the "law" catches you doing something like that!

I don't know if I would use the dishwasher to clean car parts. The pump recirculates the water to wash and rinse. If there is any oil residue, you can be sure the dishes that were run through afterwards would be contaminated. That's a no no according to my wife.

Steve

I do have a parts washer (not a dishwasher)in my garage, but for really grubby parts, I take them to a local automatic transmission shop. They have a hot solvent tank that will clean off the worst accumulation of dirt in no time. Usual cost to me....a case of beer for the poor drudge who runs the tank.


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Doug
'81 SC Coupe
Canada West Region PCA

Funny you ask that - I simply run a sink full of HOT water - add a generous amount DAWN dish soap to break down the grease - and soak my tools for about an hour. If they are VERY dirty, I spray them with some BRAKE PARTS CLEANER first. This process really makes clean up a snap, keeping my tool box spotless. Works very well for parts too.

[This message has been edited by VIPRKLR (edited 02-23-2001).]

They sell those at automotive store. They are called PARTS WASHERS. You seriously would run grimey parts in the same place as your utensils? Say it aint so!