Would it be better to use engine degreaser to clean out the engine bay, and then spray it off with water from the car wash? Obviously I am gonna leave the car running but I wanna keep that part of the car clean as much as possible since it will be the dirtest overall. Any suggestions?

 

if its really dirty get a degreaser like purple power or something, cake it on and let it sit, hose it off and then run the car

 

Humm alright I'll give that a try, and its not really that dirty I just wanna keep tabs on it from getting really dirty the car only has like 4300 miles on it lol... so yeah....

 

I wish someone would make a how to on cleaning the engine bay...

 

Yeah same here because that is a tricky cleaning area Lol.

 

its really not hard

 

Don't do it at a car wash. That's illegal, at least in MI.

Armor all tire foam works on all the plastic stuff.

 

O lol I never new that haha, I always did that to my truck after I got done off-roading, but I didnt know about the armor all stuff, ima try that lol thanks bro

 

Maybe it's not in OH, but around here there's signs that say no engine bay cleaning...some EPA crap.

But yea, it works real well on the plastic stuff, then I use degreaser on all the metal. Or did on my old car. Too scared to do it with the CAI now...

 

I work at a car dealership and clean my engine bay probably 2-3 times a year. All you need to do is spray down the engine bay with water, completely spray it with a degreaser then let it sit for like 2 minutes. If you want, you can take a sponge and soap to do some scrubbing. After that, spray it off with water and then either start your car and be on your way or use an air hose and spray off the water as much as you want. Thats all I do. Works great!

 

ok thanks guys for the comments I'll def use those ideas, and nice catch on the cai, I never even thought of that I'll figure something out and if it works I'll let you know whats up

 

I wouldn't use a pressure washer.. just use a normal sprayer.. if you use a pressure washer, you could get water into some of the electronics (such as the fuse box). I know people that don't even use a sprayer...just a sponge and bucket of water.

 

The car washes here have degreaser that I use its a green liquid and works well heres a pic of mine after I washed it. and have never washed it b4 this. I thought it turned out pretty good

 

i suggest using 'simple green'. its a great product. all i ever do is give the engine a light spray of water. spray the simple green wherever i can c. let it sit for a while and then hose it down. works great. better on a cool engine though.

 

ok great idea thanks man.