My mom just bought a new steam cleaner.... I was going to try to clean the engine bay with it. Is it safe? especially on the red valve cover.

 

I would just use soap and water....

if the stains persist try higher pressure water.

 

You'll be ok just cover your distributor and battery. Then just spray away! Use caution thats all! I did that my first weekend with my car with some degreaser crap i bought @ auto zone! Went crazy with the hose no probs here

 

Simple Green really got out tough grime and stains on my valve cover. Definitely cover up any electrical devices in the engine bay tho when doing this.

 

Steam cleaning a engine bay is a bad idea because steam is extremely hot and can damage wire harnesses and other delicate parts I suggest to use a normal high pressure spray with some engine degreaser and just cover up the distributor + alternator

 

for the valve cover if u want that new clean wet look spray it with some wd40 itll look great....made my stock valve cover look spankn new.

 

Actually, there is a shop in my area that steam cleans engine bays. Don't know how much, but you should look around, someone might do it.

 

OT, the steam bug i bought was a waste of money. Leak here and there.

 

simple green and gunk own u..here are a couple of pics of when i did my own engine cleaning...it only take about 30min..more or less if u have a dirty engine bay and need to use a tooth brush..put it work and u will have a clean bay..

 

Thanks for your advice guys. But in Malta Simple Green does not exist!

 

man I would have to say no ... I know it takes forever and its a pain but get a hand bucket make some soapy water and use a paint brush and go over only what you wont hurt or damage with the water then you wont have to worry about getting water into something you dont want to ... plus you can sit back and take some pride that you broke a sweat and actually worked on your car...

 

Use simple green first and then some Gunk engine degreaser for the tough spots. let it sit for a bit then hose off

once its hosed down good...just spray a good dose of tire foam all over the place and let it do its thing
then just wipe down and your chit is clean as hell

 

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tire foam does the job for all the rubbers in engine bay ? can it take the heat ? doesn tire foam so greasy ?

 

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u sure wd40 will do the job ? if so i want to try it

 

. by hand is the best with light soap , quick detailer and water, otherwise water will end up where it shouldnt be.wd 40 is a going to attract more dirt because it is greasy same with the armoral or the tire juice trick ..just make sure to wipe off any excessive grease and that should help.

 

What kind of steam cleaner did your mom buy? Is it one from an infomercial? If so, I have to agree w/ ITR GURU

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not only did it leak, but the steam didn't last for too long... probably 5 minutes of steam time total. Even then, all it did was push dirty water around. Steam buggy =

 

Shark steamer
i saw the infomercial
is it any good?

 

haha i seen that infomercial. almost impulsed me to buy it. but nahh

 

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1/2 simple green 1/2 water.....spray on the whole bay (be sure to cover the electrical stuff) wait a few minutes & hose off. Works every time.