{"id":246244,"date":"2023-11-24T08:49:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T08:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=246244"},"modified":"2023-11-24T08:49:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T08:49:42","slug":"maintaining-my-cedia-fluids-replacement-engine-interior-detailing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/maintaining-my-cedia-fluids-replacement-engine-interior-detailing\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintaining my Cedia: Fluids replacement, engine &#038; interior detailing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>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<p><strong>BHPian SunnyBoi<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>It was time to change the fluids in the car.<\/p>\n<p>Engine oil and filter<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/01_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Brake Fluid<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/02_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s wrong with me.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/03_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Crush washer had never been changed in this sump plug&#8217;s life<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/04_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Got some fresh copper crush washers from Maruti and filled the engine with fresh oil.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/05_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Next, calipers came off to free the seized caliper pin.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/06_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Dirty bois got cleaned in the process. I&#8217;m surprised the caliper paint has lasted so long on it<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/07_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Time for a complete brake fluid flush<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/08_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>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<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/09_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Soon, I procured some of the parts, a genuine rear main seal and a Koyo release bearing for the clutch<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/10_26.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;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<p>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<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/11_21.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Every treated surface is beading strongly<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/12_18.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Even the exhaust manifold heatsheild! Despite all the direct heat from the exhaust<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/13_18.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>More beady pics<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/14_15.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/15_12.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/16_6.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/17_6.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>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<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/18_3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Picture after drying the engine bay. Looks just like how I left it a year ago<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/19_1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The car then went into hibernation for around 4 months. Unfortunately, mold had made the interiors their home<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/20_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/21_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Every interior part got scrubbed HARD<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/22_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/23_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/24_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Let everything dry for a full 24 hours before winding the windows up<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/25_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>In the meanwhile, the exterior just needed a simple wash to make it look its best<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/26_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Birds of a feather flock together, this time at a TBHP Meet at MG Road<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures2023-09\/27_0.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Check out BHPian comments for more insights and information.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/news\/maintaining-my-cedia-fluids-replacement-engine-interior-detailing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I used the leftover car shampoo to clean the engine and truly did not spare any surface when I coated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Maintaining my Cedia: Fluids replacement, engine &amp; 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