This new car of mine needs a very nice wash under the hood, the factory paint looks to be great underneath and just has years of soot and grime and oilly residue on it all over the place, on every harness, shock towers, fuse box covers etc.

Heres a few general pics





I was hoping there was a prodcut that was best to use on this sort of thing that wouldnt break the bank, Im assuming engine cleaner is to harsh, but I think simple liquid soap would be to weak and require far to much elbow grease.

Is there a product I can simple spray on, let it do its thing, and wash off with a hose?

I dont have a power washer, but I could POSSIBLY borrow one, but Id prefer not to

Any advice is appreciated

 

lots of simple green and a toothbrush

 

Simple green is the best?? Figured there may be something stronger

 

There is if you're trying to also remove the paint.

 

Buy wd40 and simple green. And some gloves.
Spray the wd40 first work it in with with your hand the grease will slide right off. Than either use engine degreaser to clean it off or simple green. It will look brand new with little effort trust me.

 

WD-40... really??

 

wd-40 is a solvent. i've used it to remove leftover glue residue after removing emblems. im gonna try it on some residue in my bay.

 

will this stuff be ok for paint?

http://www.canadiantire.ca/storeloca...=1336028383649

 

Yep

 

I just finished cleaning the crap outta my bay with it. It works

 

purple power works magic.

go and get some chem brushes they are like dollar a bag.

and a gardening spray bottle.

took me about ano hour to clean whole engine bay in my integra.

spray solvent let it sit for few minutes and spray more and work it with a brush.

then wash it off with water.

have the engine warm and spray some WD40 it will soften up all the baked on grease.
you can even drive around with it
or jus spray the engine with engine oil and let it idle for like 30 min
it will get the dirt out of all the pores

start from firewall then move to either shock tower and go around the engine bay

 

I've used brake cleaner.

 

Update your thread with some pictures then

 

Haha I know rich just. Haven't had the time working my 9 to 5 side work and planting my *** in the garage though so ill update tonight after work..

 

This is a better option if you can find it. I have used it in the past and it cuts through all of the **** in the engine bay well without harming the finish.

http://www.simplegreen.com/products_extreme_motor.php

 

I ended up getting simple green max, hope it works good

 

That is the one I meant to link to. Where did you find it? I have not been able to find it local.