I am wanting to clean the engine compartment in my hybrid and I am wondering what steps i need to take when doing this. I basicly want to know what chemicals to use such as (simple Green) or what ever else. I have a power washer but i am wanting to know if that will be to much pressure for cleaning it. I also want to know if there is any electrical things that I should cover up so that they dont get wet. TIA

 

I use simple green too. Castrol super clean on really grimy stuff. I've used engine degreaser on really bad engines but I like simple green, doesn't smell so bad and doesn't strip paint. I've used a pressure washer before, just put a plastic bag and rubber band to hold it over the distributor. That's the most important. If you can blow it off after with compressed air that's a good way to go. I let everything dry before I turn the key on. At least if some electrical stuff gets wet that's not supposed to if you don't put current thru it and it dries it's usually ok. Just a precaution. I've never had an electrical problem from cleaning before.

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i simple green the whle motor and then scrub the grimey area's with a brush .then hose it off trying not to hit the dist directly.then put armoral on everything then close the hood come back like an hour later and bling bling liek new