whats the best way to go about that

 

Remove battery, cover up any electrical (Alternator, starter, fusebox?) Some people use Simple Green (dilute it first of course) some brushes, little sponge maybe on the engine parts. Spray away.

I always like to use my wet/dry vac to blow out water from any wire and to dry off the engine. Or compressed air.

 

so the engine is fine with getting wet as long as electrical stuff isnt getting sprayed is engine degreaser best or just simple green

 

For me, on my 5th gen, I just wet the engine, spray some engine degreaser (engine brite or something) let it do its job and spray it down. I don't keep it at one spot and I use a sprayer in a wide pattern (Not high pressure) and just wash it away. All the wires should be just fine.

Just don't drench the engine and stuff. You know what I'm talking about. Be reasonable if you still don't know.

As previously mentioned, push out any excess water from the engine with air. Especially get the electrical connections (Don't JUST do the start up the car and let the heat of the engine evaporate the water)

I would say, try not to spray too water much near the TB area.

 

Not all engines take well to getting wet.
Make sure no ignition parts get wet.
Keep water out of connectors.
Be very careful about spraying high pressure water there because it will force its way past connector seals.

If you are not sure then put a bag around electrical stuff and rubber band the end.

Gunk Engine Brite works well to cut through old road grime and grease.
I would start with that. Let it sit for 15min.
Get some brushes with long bristles. Thois helps to reach around irregular stuff.
If depends how far you want to go.


BTW "Engine Brite" needs to be sprayed on a DRY (do not wet it first) and cool engine.

Lysol spray cleaner (the **** yellow colored stuff) works AWESOME. One of the best degreasers I have used. Way better then Simple Green.

 

ok aweosme thank you guys!

 

Simple Green or Bio-Green Multi-Purpose Degreaser works very well for removing dirt, oil and grease. It's biodegradable as well. Not that the grease and crap that it removes from your engine bay is environmentally friendly...lol Ive sued it on all of my parts and they look like new. Do I have to post a pic of may engine again?????????????????

First cover your distributor with a plastic bag. To be honest with you, I have never covered mine, but to be safe I'll suggest that you do it. On a cold motor, liberally spray the bio green over the entire engine bay. Let it sit for 10-15minutes in a shaded area,reapply if it starts to dry out. If you want to be proactive, you could buy a long bristled scrub brush and scrub the real dirty spots while it's doing it's thing. Then hit it with some hot water to rinse. I've always used the hot water line pumped through my pressure washer. I've never had any problems. I guess there are some people that have though.

I always go back through all of my connections and make sure that no water is sitting inside them. Rather than waste my time covering them or avoiding them. they are made to keep water out, but it's good to check them. A good tube of connector grease is always good to have on hand.

 

alright thanks you1!!!!
i can just use my hose right>?

 

Yes, and with a hose, a little added scrubbing never hurt. All depends on how clean you want it.

 

do everything above + do not spray the rocker cover if you have loose rubber seal covering the spark plugs (thats slides on the lead). Did that 2nd day i bought the car, few cylinders wasn't firing after i drove for 3 mins, sounded like a full on rex.

 

ooh and put water dispersant like wd40 or crc on your connectors after. never mind about the smell, it will pass off in a day.

 

should i cover up my hid ballasts?

 

Most HID ballast are advertised as water-proof. IMO, I think it should be fine as long as you don't drench it. For your own piece of mind, go ahead and cover it. Either that, or try to avoid watering that area.

 

after you get all the road grim take aluminum paint and spray it on a rag then dab any thing thats aluminum it will make it look like new. dont spray it on there
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I use engine degreaser and since I don't have a distributor and all of the connections are water tight, I just spray away and rinse with a power washer. start car up and let it run for about 10 mins to eat up the engine and remove any standing water. Never had a problem.