Need help cleaning up under the hood
#1
Instructor
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Austin, Texas
Posts: 142
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Need help cleaning up under the hood
I noticed while installing my AEM CAI that my engine (especially the headers) are pretty dirty. How do you guys recommend cleaning up my engine compartment? I don't think that soap and water is gonna cut it with this much dirt and grime. Thanks.
#2
Burning Brakes
Eiman Fabrik Hi Intensity Cleaner. This stuff is great. I use it mainly to clean my tires, but can be used to clean the engine bay.
I'm not a fan for hosing down the engine bay. Water and Engine...just can't get myself to do it. But a lot of people do it out there with great success (cover all electronics with plastic bags)
Here's a place you can order it from. I've had nothing but good service from them.
http://www.properautocare.com/hi-c32.html
I'm not a fan for hosing down the engine bay. Water and Engine...just can't get myself to do it. But a lot of people do it out there with great success (cover all electronics with plastic bags)
Here's a place you can order it from. I've had nothing but good service from them.
http://www.properautocare.com/hi-c32.html
#6
Three Wheelin'
Originally posted by Bear2Day
Back to Black on your rubber & vinyl products. Simple green first on metal, Then follow up with Never Dull. I would stay away from the old water hose and soap!
Back to Black on your rubber & vinyl products. Simple green first on metal, Then follow up with Never Dull. I would stay away from the old water hose and soap!
Trending Topics
#8
lover and fighter
Back in the day I used to pressure wash cold engines to clean them. Was never a big deal. With the CAI that I cannot easily get to without getting the car in the air, I've been hesitant to clean mine...
#9
Burning Brakes
You telling me you take a water hose and wash your engine compartment down with water?
Maybe axeman can elaborate on his technique ?
I like 303 for rubber, dash, etc.
#10
Three Wheelin'
Originally posted by Bear2Day
You telling me you take a water hose and wash your engine compartment down with water?
You telling me you take a water hose and wash your engine compartment down with water?
#11
Even after covering some major electronics on my Talon the Cam/Crank Angle Sensor still went South and it was few hundred bucks (the 'nice' price) to order one overnight-ed from Tallahassee Mitsubishi to Cincinnati. It was easy enough to put in but even after all the towels and conpressed air that was used to get it dry it still produced steam under the hood when it warmed up. That steam would collect on the electrical components and just "corode away".
#12
Three Wheelin'
so how/why do detail shops clean the engine bay with steam? Its gotta be ok to do and shouldnt keep coroding after it dries. After all, the engine bay gets water in it both from what gets splashed up from underneath and to a lesser extent the grill.
#13
Cape Breton Type-S
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Cape Breaton Nova Scotia
Age: 51
Posts: 163
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
it is ok the dealer does it you dont even need to cover the electronics ...they are exposed to elements all the time..important thing is not to use high pressure..just a light fog or mist to rinse of the cleaner ...good luck..
#14
Burning Brakes
Shops will use steamers because they can afford them and probably makes the job quicker. As far as the coroding effects, they probably don't care because it would happen after the fact and they can deny it.
Yes, the engine does get wet from underneath and through the grill. So eventually there will be some corrosion, rust, etc. in certain spots.
Stories like Tom's there is why I don't use the hose method. Like the pulleys in the TL,...that's just way to exposed for my taste.
Yes, the engine does get wet from underneath and through the grill. So eventually there will be some corrosion, rust, etc. in certain spots.
Stories like Tom's there is why I don't use the hose method. Like the pulleys in the TL,...that's just way to exposed for my taste.
#16
Still sluggin' it out
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: PA
Age: 44
Posts: 676
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I run a detail shop/car wash and we use simple green for almost everything--you can cut it down or use it full strength whatever works...
As far as the pressure cleaners go, if you use clod water, make sure the engine is cold too. Using cold water on a hot motor is a really good way to possibly crack your block.
Good Luck!!
As far as the pressure cleaners go, if you use clod water, make sure the engine is cold too. Using cold water on a hot motor is a really good way to possibly crack your block.
Good Luck!!
#17
Three Wheelin'
Originally posted by aclonghorn
Thanks guys. Can I pick up Simple Green at Autozone or Pepboys?
Thanks guys. Can I pick up Simple Green at Autozone or Pepboys?
#18
The axeman Cometh
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Leesburg, VA
Posts: 200
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
A couple of folks have hit on it but allow me a chance to summarize:
I spray the entire engine and bay with the Simple green. (yes it is available in wal-mart!), let it sit for a couple of minutes, then gently hose it off with the garden hose. After I wipe away all of the water that I can with a clean towel, I take it out for a blow dry so not much water sits around lending a chance for corrosion. A few miles down the road and the engine has either 1) blown off the leftover water or 2) burned off the leftover from the heated engine.
Please NOTE: Simple Green will remove wax from the paint! Be sure that none of it gets on the fenders, etc. or you will be breaking out the Meguiars for a little touch up
I spray the entire engine and bay with the Simple green. (yes it is available in wal-mart!), let it sit for a couple of minutes, then gently hose it off with the garden hose. After I wipe away all of the water that I can with a clean towel, I take it out for a blow dry so not much water sits around lending a chance for corrosion. A few miles down the road and the engine has either 1) blown off the leftover water or 2) burned off the leftover from the heated engine.
Please NOTE: Simple Green will remove wax from the paint! Be sure that none of it gets on the fenders, etc. or you will be breaking out the Meguiars for a little touch up
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
CLOSED: 3G Acura TL Model Car(Blue)
bluetl04
Non-Automotive & Motorcycle Sales
12
08-16-2016 02:49 PM