After a shitty winter with lots of salt, my engine compartment has mud, sand, salt all over it. I was wondering if spraying it down with soem engine degreaser and powerwashing the compartment is a bad thing.

How can you clean it like they do with steamcleaners at your own house. I want this thing to be lookin like new, like it did a few months ago.

 

get a plastic bag and wrap up the dizzy, and that area!!

anyone else with more info is appreciated!!!

 

What the hell is dizzy? English bro

 

i think he means the distributor cap, and spark plugs and cover the battery as well... water+electrical=bAd

 

The Dizzy intake... I dont know... But do have the motor running while powerwashing. That is one think ive heard that is important.

Dont remember why

My car is hella dirtay tooo,

 

distributer. i heard that you should also cover your intake filter and alternator. but not positive....i would also like more info on this

 

I just covered my distributor, wet down the engine bay, sprayed Simple Green, let it soak, then rinsed it off. Then I went to town w/ Armor All, let it soak in, then wiped it down and I ended up with this (motor has about 120K miles on it in this pic):

 

Looks great bro, did u use any kind of pressure

 

wow...very clean, mine is a 98 and it's dirty as hell. did you cover up any other wires?

 

nope, not even the battery.... after my friend installed my timing belt last year, he washed my engine for me and didn't even cover the dist. cap, he was just careful to not spray it directly w/ hard pressure, car still ran fine afterwards.

 

so anybody wanna help me clean my engine bay?? hahah.... yo sergio.. aren't you supposed to be working?hehe

 

psshhh, my work is overrated. this week seems slow because i dont have jack to do except sit around and get paid

 

make sure water doesnt get into your spark plug holes...car runs like **** after

 

I'd also cover up the brake & clutch fluid reservoirs, including the ABS reservoir. Or at least don't spray them. They each have a vent, and you don't want water getting into the brake fluid.

 

Your distributor is the main thing you need to worry about getting moisture into. I always cover the distrib, air filter and alternator

 

that is all you have to cover up.

wet the engine, spray degreaser on it (like simple green), let it sit for about 5 to 10 minues and then rinse off. repeat this if engine is still dirty and then just go to town with some type of silicone spray and wipe everyhting down.

 

Hey arent you guys afraid of calcium buildup if u r just using ur garden hose? I know some self serves have a engine washing setting. It's prob safer to do in the summer, and then driving it on the freeway afterwards to heat up the engine and evaporate any moisture. In the vegas heat, water evaporates quick.

 

here's what i did:

Let your car run for about 3 mins, just to get it warmed up a little.

Spray a product called STEAM all over your engine bay.

Pressure wash off.

Came out sparkling clean and ready to go! Go get steam, I HIGHLY recommend it

 

"Then I went to town w/ Armor All"
What ever you guys do, do not use any type of silicone on your hoses under the hood of the car, it will eventually eat away and make these hoses dry rot, i know it looks good when ur done but fair warning.....

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"Steam"...easy to find? and is that all you used? nothing else?

 

Yeah, I think you just go to Wal-Mart and pick up a few cans. Just steam and a pressure washer is all I used. Came out SUPER nice!

 

every time i wash my engine bay, i always get water in my spark plug holes. how would i go about plugging them up to prevent that?

 

stop washing ur engine bay. haha. jus kidding.. anybody have any other good suggestions?

 

take off the wires and cover the holes with duct tape . simple green "automotive" works really good .

 

Why do we have to have the engine running??? anyone want to comment?

thanks