Hi:

Can someone help me out here....

I am looking at a 2002 SSEi to buy, but this engine in the car does not look like the stock engine..

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks as always!

looks like the one in my 2000 ssei without the beauty cover and cleaner

thats stock, just missing the engine cover aka the heat trap of death

extremely clean btw

Here'* what it would look like with the engine cover.

That'* stock, just VERY clean. That shows the car was well cared for.

Stocker...but a very clean and pretty stocker!

or had the engine bay cleaned for the sale

That is a stock SSEI engine, but wow, even if they spent hours cleaning that in a garage to sell, it still wouldn't look that good, that is amazing. Very well cared for. It does not have the stock cover, but I am sure that you can pick one up from the local junkyard for cheap...

I've used cleaner that can take a nasty grimy mess to that in one application. Expensive cleaner sells cars.

Sorry mod for being off topic, but I am really interested in cleaning my engine bay up, what is a good brand to use, and I will pick some up from the local O' Rileys. Just PM me if you don't want to be off topic.