my engine bay is pretty dirty, all the black parts have dust and **** on them, my strut towers are dirty as well as other parts of the frame, and my intake manifold has buildup on it. o and the bottom of my hood has grease on it

what can i use to clean all this .. and what is the process i take in order to clean it?

 

simple green
Its a cleaning product that you can get at Lowes or Home Depot or at many other places Im sure

 

thatll work on my paint and everythin else?? and how to i apply it .. just to a rag and start rubbing?

 

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Just like Windex... spray and wipe off debris.

 

pull your car out in the sun when its nice and toasty outside, and spray simple green everywhere be very liberal with it, once it sits 10-15 or so, do another liberal coating let it sit 10-15 again and hose it all off the dirt and nasty ish will come off like butter and the car smells good too when your done.

--Aaron

 

If you want something easier, get a can of "Foamy engine bright" at any auto supply store. It's an orange and blue can with an engine pictured on it.

It comes out as a foam so it sticks and doesn't run down everywhere. Just cover all the electronic stuff, spray away, wait for a couple minutes (read directions on can I don't remember) and then hose it down with water, BAM! all done. I used this on my valve cover when there was oil or brake fluid or something stuck to it. It wouldn't come off with scrubbing with anything! The foamy engine bright took it off in two seconds. I have to do this to my engine again soon. Mine is looking pretty bad

 

what i do is i go to a self wash car place and bring a few plastic bags you know what to cover so your engine doesnt turn off, then spray your simple green and then just wash it off with the high pressure hose engine bay will be fresh

 

ya good idea tahts way i do, power wash is alot better to push off grease, x3 on the simple green very good stuff!!!!!! and its like 4 bucsk a spray bottle, cheap for its perfromance, u can use it clean ur wheel and other things!!!!

make sure cover ur air intake, distributer, alternetor, and cover ur fuse box too incase, anything electric or showing metal from parts of motor COVER IT, go walmart tehy ahve plastic bag, just grab few of them they dont care, lol

 

wow grammar

 

how bout all the harnesses and stuff .. like if they get wet ists alrite?

 

I don't know what everyone's talking about with covering up all these electronics. Take your battery out, wrap some saran wrap around your fuze box if you're paranoid, and spray away. all the wiring connections, distributer, and alternator are MADE to be waterproof, so spraying them down does nothing. I've done this twice on my car in the last two months and it starts up perfectly, immediately after cleaning it.

 

Simple green and a power washer works well.