I want to wash my engine bay but wondering if this will damage anything? There does not appear to be any oil leaks but I am wonderring about the rest if it will be ok?
Yea take it down to the car wash just be careful not to over saturate electrical components and i usually leave the car running if you hear it start to die while spraying a certain area stop spraying there. Next I take it home dry everything off and use the turtle wax engine detailer you can pick up engine detailer of any kind at just about any parts store. Next I spray that on leave it site and wipe off any excess that you sprayed on the car and missed the engine bay and then drive it around the block a couple times after about thirty minutes to let it heat set in. Then after that just wipe off any excess puddles in the engine bay. Easy as that.
Rob
Just clean it by hand man. Is it really worth the possibility of damaging something for a faster clean?
I have washed out numerous cars down at the car wash recently a 88 honda accord, a 86 ford festiva (which I sold), and my 2004 cavalier and never once have had a problem. My dad has washed his 2000 bmw out 4 times and never issues with that just leave it running like I said and follow the directions on the engine detailer can. The turtle wax C2D engine cleaner I used lasted almost 6 months before I even noticed any dirt on my engine bay again.
Rob
I've always used Simple Green, Armorall (for shine) and a brush (for overly dirty parts.) Used this method on dozens of cars and never, every had a problem. You have to cover exposed air filters and polished parts, though. I wouldn't recommend a pressure washer, though--garden hose is more than sufficient.
*Spray anything and everything under the hood with Simple Green. Motor should be cold to slightly warm at most and you may want to brush overly dirty parts. Use no less than half a bottle.
*Let sit for 10-15 minutes out of direct sunlight, if possible
*Start the motor if you choose to, or leave turned off. Rinse with a garden hose until wash-off runs clear (no bubbles)
*If you want a shine, immediately start spraying everything with original Armorall as soon as you are done rinsing with the hose. Get the plastics, radiator shrould, metals and essentially ANYTHING under the hood; DOUSE it ALL.
*When done, close the hood and let the car sit overnight. The first time you drive it, the excess Armorall will spin off and you'll be left with a brilliantly clean and shiny engine bay.
I dunno, I pressure washed 150 cars a day when I worked at the auto auction.
Heavy degreaser, let soak, blast it, then spray everything with detailer.
I like johns thinking ... And like I said I have never had a problem
Rob
i worked at a detail shop aswell, all we did was spray some industrial strength cleaning agent in there and pressure wash the @!#$ outta it, worked like a charm
John Benham wrote:I dunno, I pressure washed 150 cars a day when I worked at the auto auction.
Heavy degreaser, let soak, blast it, then spray everything with detailer.
Not saying it
would damage the motor by using a pressure washer, no. But I know how people are. Some kid will read that you can use a pressure washer. He'll go home and hook up dad's 20,000psi commercial-grade unit with the needle-sharp concrete-etching tip and carve a line in his block from intake to exhaust
For the average Joe, I always recommend a garden hose because there's really no chance of carnage.
Agent Omega wrote:John Benham wrote:I dunno, I pressure washed 150 cars a day when I worked at the auto auction.
Heavy degreaser, let soak, blast it, then spray everything with detailer.
Not saying it would damage the motor by using a pressure washer, no. But I know how people are. Some kid will read that you can use a pressure washer. He'll go home and hook up dad's 20,000psi commercial-grade unit with the needle-sharp concrete-etching tip and carve a line in his block from intake to exhaust
For the average Joe, I always recommend a garden hose because there's really no chance of carnage.
tru dat.....even though the bad boys we used were very high powered......but we were "professionals"
