How to clean engine bay

[Supaduck]

Any help would be nice! thanks!

[TXEP3]

http://www.simplegreen.com/products_...pose_wipes.php

Google is a great invention.

[Supaduck]

trust me, ive been looking. I just wanted some more opinions. i hear spray your car, dont spray it, enginge degreaser, cover this cover that, pressure washer, steam cleaner. so i have done a bit of research. just wondering if anybody's done somethign like that, the entire engine bay is pretty dirty so if i can just degrease it all and hose it down that would be ideal!

[EP3_03]

yup i use simple green and it works great

[RHCP0801]

http://www.detailedimage.com/Ask-a-P...ur-engine-bay/

pictures dont work anymore in this thread

http://forums.clubrsx.com/showthread.php?t=591248

[MBaG]

cover the distributer/anything electrical, then engine degreaser + pressure washer.

[TXEP3]

cover the distributer/anything electrical, then engine degreaser + pressure washer.

your ep3 has a distributor? o.O

also the reason for people saying dont pressure wash is because think about it... sure you can cover electrical stuff but you're never gonna get all of it covered. even if you do somehow, do you really wanna risk super high pressure water getting into places it shouldnt? take the time to go over everything by hand with those simple green rags. trust me, it works better and if anything else it's a bonding experience with you and your car.

[introvert]

death to the CAI!

Heh. nice links, gonna try and handle this while the weather is still nice

[RHCP0801]

cover the distributer/anything electrical, then engine degreaser + pressure washer.

lmao, too funny

[ep3colin]

engine degreaser at o-reilleys

[MBaG]

your ep3 has a distributor? o.O

also the reason for people saying dont pressure wash is because think about it... sure you can cover electrical stuff but you're never gonna get all of it covered. even if you do somehow, do you really wanna risk super high pressure water getting into places it shouldnt? take the time to go over everything by hand with those simple green rags. trust me, it works better and if anything else it's a bonding experience with you and your car.

hey, he said how to clean engine bay not how to clean ep3 engine bay! but anyway, yea, did this to clean a 240sx engine bay. it did wonders.

[ShadowEP3]

Simple Green + Meguiar's Supreme Shine

[Supaduck]

Will the simple green spray+ paper towels do the trick or is there actually a difference? (i can buy a huge bottle of the spray for pretty cheap D:)

[TXEP3]

Pretty much any combination of Simple Green products. I actually prefer the spray because you can let it sit on greasy areas and really let the simple green break it down.

[BeaterEP]

I'll usually mist the whole bay, then give it a pretty good coating of SG, let it sit for a few minutes while I hit some of the dirtier areas with something like a wheel brush (anything with soft bristles should work), then gently rinse the whole thing.
The important thing is to let it all dry thoroughly before starting it up, that way you don't get any shorts or screwy shit.
If you have a compressor, that would probably help a lot too, just to blow water away from sensitive areas.
Honestly, as long as you let things dry out, electrical problems shouldn't crop up.