Under the hood is dirty as hell. Whats the best way to clean it? Is there anything that should not get wet? I dont have a cover on the battery, is it OK to get wet? Thanks for the help.

 

when i was in the car wash in the other day..i saw a dude just use the high pressure water to spray at his engine..i did the same to my car..so i think it would be okay....by the way..my engine bay is so clean now

imo..it's safer to cover the battery if you can..at least you will feel more comfortable cleaning it..OR..just skip the battery..just my 0.2

 

if it's just dusty not greasy, take it to a powerwash and blast the shit out of it. if you want it to look super nice spray some water based dressing (armor all) on the motor, etc. while it's still wet. close your hood and drive away. when it's dry, which doesn't take too long it will look new, all nice and shiny. if it's really dirty/greasy get some degreaser and spray that shit down b4 you powerwash.

 

You can get it steam cleaned for like $50.

 

yeah, just throw around some cash like $$nicky pass$$. why do for yourself what you could pay someone else to do for you?

 

I'm just saying........I had my 93 cobra engine bay steam cleaned and it was easy to keep clean after that.

 

Hahaha mattg, did you steal the bug that was up my butt earlier?


Anyway, I just used the damp cloth I dried my car with to wipe out the engine bay surfaces. Worked good enough.


Btw, there's nothing funnier than putting the hood up on your stock engine bay at a car show and having people gawk over it wondering what they're looking at.

That was fuckin' GOLDEN at the Tysons' meet.

 

how dirty could an 01 engine compartment be? i hear ya nicky, sorry to bust your balls.

 

you should watch out for the battery, distributer and spark plugs. your car can run perfect that day, but the next its broken if you soak these areas.

 

i would never touch anything that was up your butt.

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Anyway, I just used the damp cloth I dried my car with to wipe out the engine bay surfaces. Worked good enough.

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same here, i just wipe the eng. compartment w/ the damp terry towel i used to dry the car. it's easy to keep it looking new. neglect it and you will pay.

 

What distributer?

 

 

For 50 Bucks I bought the Steam Bullet. Well worth the money. I steam clean everything from rims/interior/engine! :P

 

A little tip. Tire foam it then rinse it.

 

What about gunk? I heard of people using it before. I have never personnally used it. I had a friend of mine borrow my riding lawnmower. I asked him to change the oil in it before he used it, and when he was finished, to hose off the oil that he spilt. He used gunk to clean the whole rear of the engine. Stuff must work good, becuase it was still clean when I went pick it up. I know it was built up pretty bad before I let him take it.