I always wondered if washing the motor @ a carwash was a good idea. What do you do when washing the motor @ the carwash? Do you have to leave the car on, rinse it down, spray it down with the engine/tire degreaser, rinse again. Or is it a bad idea and I should just clean the motor at home while the motor is cooler. As it may crack the block or hurt other components in the car. Thanks!

 

cover the distributor and you should be ok

edit: i have the car off and use Gunk..its illegal so..yeah..use at your own risk.

 

Cover the distributor, make sure no water gets on the air filter (if you have an aftermarket air intake). Do not leave the engine on, you don't want the engine to be hot since you will be using cold water and it might crack your exhaust manifold or other pieces.


I use Simple Green, let it sit for 10 mins, spray it off with pressure. If the oil/grease is still there, do it again in the spots you see the oil/grease.

 

yes use mean green i have always been told to leave motor running and i have always left it running and i also have never covered nething just need to be carefull not to wet your filter to badly but i have always left car running and deff use the mean green **** first then spray off with the engine tire wash

 

Simple Green FTW


(I can't believe I just used the phrase "FTW" )

 

make sure to cover the distributor with a plastic bag and a rubber band. cover with gunk foam and pressure wash off. i do this every few weeks. my engine bay is clean enough to eat off of.........

 

DONT LET THAT ALUMINUM BLOCK touch water it melts like the witch on that movie with the yellow brick road!!!!!!!!

 

its aluminum?!?!?

 

So i guess wash it @ home using Gunk Foam while the motor is not to hot. The reason why I asked about the car wash is because I dont have a pressure washer. So if I drove the car to the car wash, the motor would be hot. Ive used simple green @ home and it really didnt clean very well. Not sure if I did it right, but I will try Gunk foam this time. Thanks!

 

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its actually aluminum spray paint with a mixture of recycled toilet paper and cardboard mesh

 

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its actually aluminum spray paint with a mixture of recycled toilet paper and cardboard mesh </TD></TR></TABLE>
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