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Old May 12, 2009 | 10:51 AM
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Red face Washing under the hood

Somebody told me it is not a good idea to use a pressure washer under the hood becaue the fact of there being all of the electronics. Is this true? What Should I do? I mean alot of people clean the enginge using a pressure washer.
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Old May 12, 2009 | 10:54 AM
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many times on my car I have sprayed simple green over almost everything (pcm not duh) and then let it sit for a bit, and take a garden hose and just rinse off the green. never had a problem
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Old May 12, 2009 | 10:54 AM
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i don't know about there but up here we have car washes with specifics hoses to wash the engine bay.
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Old May 12, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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they sell an engine degreaser at auto zone that u spray all over the bay and just let it sit and work
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Old May 12, 2009 | 12:40 PM
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ok awesome. I just got my car from the shop. I had to get the clutch replaced. Which I got a spec 3 which is AWESOME. BUt under the hood looks pretty dirty. Now it does
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Old May 12, 2009 | 02:15 PM
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simple green....agitate with brush... and then a nice little spray down with a hose...
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