Anyone ever tried to or does regularly? What do you cover if anything?

This pollen infested bay is really an eye sore...I hate popping my hood.

 

you will be fine, just try not to shoot directly into any electrical connectors.

 

I wash cars at a dealership, and we never cover anything. I've never had a problem. I'f you're concerned though, cover your alternator. People around here usually spray on diluted simple green and spray. At work we use our pre-soak and spray with a pressure washer.

^^^ what he said. If you go over it, you'll be fine, just don't focus on an electrical connector. A quick pass though won't really hurt, they're pretty much all waterproof.

 

if I have an SRI obviously cover that eh?

 

well yes, cover the sri. water in the intake = bad

 

Yeah, just cover the filter with a plastic grocery bag or something along those lines.

 

sweet, i'll have to take it to the spray and wash soon and get the dussssssssssst out of there after a year of parking outside at the apartment.

 

And when you are done, a LIGHT coat of armorall wouldnt hurt.

 

yea never had a issue on either my cars. I just the pre-soak degreaser and then spray in short bursts to clean it

 

If availible use hot water...steam is the best for cleaning engine bays and leaves less moisture on everything.

 

Appreciate that input fellas! Will do today....Should the engine be cool and turned off or should I leave it running?

I've heard a couple ppl suggest one or the other time to time.

 

i let mine run when im sprayin her down then kill it.

 

you will be just fine I would just recommend to cover you air filter if you have an air intake with a shopping bag I did mine last week but used a steamer

 

huh weird i never heard of leaving the engine on while you wash it, i just let mine cool than coat it with degrease and than wash with cool water --- but im gonna try using the spray steam cleaner i have

 

wow looks nice man i think im gonna try that on my engine bay

 

ususally when i wash mine ill do a quick spray about twice and dry off with a shammy

 

Im a detailer at a dealership to. Just leave the car running and and soak with degreaser, if air filter is visible cover it or avoid it. Then just spray it down with pressure washer, and maybe use a towel to dry water off better.