Reply With QuoteTo my knowledge, that's how people usually clean engine bays either when the dealer preps your car for you when you buy it or at a detailing service. I would actually like to know a definite answer to this as well........so guys, how about it?!
is it ok to steam clean our engine bay??
To my knowledge, that's how people usually clean engine bays either when the dealer preps your car for you when you buy it or at a detailing service. I would actually like to know a definite answer to this as well........so guys, how about it?!
come on people help us out.
yes it is ok, i had my engine bay steam cleaned about 2 months ago, it looked great, every tiny peice of dirt was gone.
do we need to cover anything,
It sounds like your going to do this yourself. I would just be a little careful around the electrical connections. You probably don't need to cover anything.
when i clean the engine bay on my other car before i covered the battery, alternator, spark plug wires, and distributor....
someone ban the cfcl guy, this is startin to get crazy.
hey,
my friend steam cleans engines, i will ask him the RIGHT way of doing it....i know there are parts of your engine that MUST be covered, dont do it unless these parts are covered!!!!!!!
i will let you guys know tomorrow what parts to cover!
eric
GO TO A LOCAL SELF SERVE CAR WASH. LEAVE YOUR CAR RUNNING OPEN YOUR HOOD, SPRAY THE WHOLE ENGINE CAPARTMENT WITH DEGREASER THEN RINSE IT ALL OFF. YOU CAN SPRAY EVERYTHING BUT TRY NOT TO SPRAY THE INTAKE FILTER IF YOU HAVE ONE. CLOSE THE HOOD AND YOUR DONE. YOU CAN USE ARMOR ALL IF YOU WANT TO MAKE IT LOOK REAL PRETTY BUT I DONT LIKE TOO CAUSE IT GET ALL GREASY.
what if u have a CAI. how do u cover that??
ahhh, i dont know about all that...let me check for you before you go bringing your car to a local car wash and doing that....i am sure he is right, but lets play it on the safe side, especially if you got stuff that needs to be covered....
ill PM you tonight with the result!
eric
i detailed cars for 3 years and still do on the side once in a while, and thats how we cleaned the engine. old and new cars. aske any detail shop in your area i bet you 80 % of they do it that way. its fast and easy and comes out looking brand new everytime no matter how dirty it is. about having a cai that filter is almost all the time under the car right? now if you have a short ram the you just gotta cover it with a bag or something, or just dont spray near it.
kool. thanks man
i clean my engine bay once a month. all i do is open my hood and spray water, i dont cover anything, (my engine is cold). if youre washing an engine with a distrubutor COVER IT with a plastic bag. remember our ep's have electric ignition system . i havent had any problems
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