Question: Cleaning a really nasty engine bay?

[FoReVaPmP]

I'm trying.. my EX lost our damn camera in the ocean on vacation so I gotta scrounge up a loaner, lol.

I hate when that happens.....

[MR.Pizza]

An old Reach toothbrush comes in handy for those tight areas.

[soncep]

Thanks for the info guys! Why are you saying to stay away from the fans? Easy to short out?

Fins!!! Not fans!.
He says to be carefull not to bend the fins and make your radiators less effective...

[jtyler05si]

i use a pressure washer on my car...but i dont squeeze the handle, i let it do the idle spray. i spray everything too....maybe i shouldn't do that.

[si4life]

engine brite works well too!

[mystery1]

I just cleaned mine...but mine wasnt really dirty im a freak when it comes to under my hood i gotta have it clean all the time. Im sure yours cant be that dirty i have seen some NASTY ass ones...esp ones on this site, but i wont mention no names but Esmith engine bay...i looks like cookie monster took a shyt under there....its BAD!!!

JaY

[siver-SI]

Don't ever spray down a warm engine bay. You're asking for stains. Let it cool.

1 - Spray the bay with a hose (cover SRI's with a bag)
2 - Spray down with Simple Green
3 - Brush under hood, engine bay, etc with a soft brush
4 - rinse with hose
5 - repeat



Let it dry and you're all set. It'll take you 5 minutes. If you do it at every wash you'll minimize the time spent. My engine bay still looked brand new when I sold my EP after 5+ years of New England driving.

I do mine about every other wash mine is a 02 with IL winters. This is how it looks now and I painted the covers about 4+ years ago now.

[Fallout]

^^Haha, that's funny. It's funny because I just painted my covers exactly like that while I had mine apart cleaning under the hood.

[trogdor48430]

i gotta clean under my hood man its dirty

[fatathaland]

Generally I just use a rag, some windex, and some time to kill.

I highly recommend staying away from power washing under the hood. I did that once in my Integra and I got a CEL shortly after. Turned out I destroyed a sensor by soaking it.

The engine bay can take a spritz, bu not a hurricane, if you get what I'm saying.

[gehjl]

I gotta do mine. 45k miles and never washed it. Do i have to cover the battery as well?

[Stanz0r]

I'm trying.. my EX lost our damn camera in the ocean on vacation so I gotta scrounge up a loaner, lol.

Should've lost her in the ocean too

[3dkahuna]

http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums...ean+engine+bay

[nizmoluvep3]

Should've lost her in the ocean too

lol

[mikhsoj]

lol

+1

wheres the pics? i need to clean my engine bay too but there is my retrofitted fog lights.... dont know if i wanna wet those at all...