jaysizzlecity

How Can I Clean My Engine Compartment? Please Help?

02CLNOS

All you have to do is take all the covers off. Battry, intake manifold, and the air box. wash them with a soapy sponge. The rest if the engine gust spray it down lightly with water and take your time wipping everything down. I also like to use tire shine on some parts. DON'T USE IT IF... the engine hit hot or warm. After that you'll be set.

fuzzy02CLS

iTrader: (2)

Some greased lightning or simple green with water in a spray bottle.
Spray in on the cold engine, let sit 5-7 minutes & then lightly hose down.
Dry with some car towels.

Cover the fuse box, alternator connections, & battery 1st.

Also get some all purpose grease out & grease the TB/cruise linkage, IMRC linkage, & hood latch, after your done.

sinfulj32

couldnt explain it any clearer... on the tire shine in the bay

TCM 01 CL-S

Armor All is a lot cleaner and easier to apply.

JohnBlayz142

Nothing wrong with tire shine on rubber parts. I don't personally do it but I've seen good results.

jaysizzlecity

Good lookin out yo.....

TheWeez

Some years back I got a nice car care package from Zep (zep.com). They make commercial cleaning products. This spring I plan on cleaning the car using them. They gave me a gallon of cleaner/degreaser, another gallon of general purpose cleaner, a 32oz bottle of deodorizer, 32oz spray can of non-streaking cleaner, 28oz spray can of carpet cleaner, 32oz spray-can of window cleaner, and 1lb spray-can of tire shine. Think it cost me like $25 for all of it. I've used their products for cleaning and degreasing engines before and it works amazingly well.

I wouldn't recommend using Armor-All on the engine (or at all for that matter). It's silicon based so it actually attracts dust to it. It also builds up (you'll find that the texture of a car dashboard will become totally smooth after a couple years of use as it builds up and fills in the cracks).

cltypeSLOW

gunk engine brite(usually takes 2 cans)

1 can of amorall tire foam to coat the entire bay.

i always get excellent results using that method.

JohnBlayz142

Do you happen to have pics of this method freshly done? Sounds like it would have some shine to it.

nX_kid

the easiest/cheapest/laziest way i did it was with some simple green all purpose degreaser (autozone) and something called ENGINE DETAILER made by cd2 (also autozone). i just degreased the engine (cover up electrical stuff) wash it down with hose, let it dry, and sprayed on the cd2 stuff.

was skeptical at first, but i was amazed. it also cleaned the insulator for the hood.

i was satisfied. took like 10 minutes and it only cost me 8 bucks. :P

cltypeSLOW

i dont have any, but it works REALLY well. looks how they do when you buy a new car. super shiny everywhere, and it actually lasts a long time too.