cleaning engine bay

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:10 pm

what is a good way to clean the engine? my car sat for a year and it is really dirty

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:31 pm

I recomend a good quality Citrous degreaser, do a couple of good cleanings with that, rinse good, then use your favorite tire shine, cover the engine compartment with it, close the hood....start the car, let it run for a good 10-15minutes, then wipe any residue clear....keeps everything looking like new...

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:29 pm

do i just put the degreaser on and let it sit?

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:43 pm

The degreaser I use(WellWorth Citrous) by the time you start at one corner and work your way around, the begining is ready to be cleaned off...
Granted this is not based on the fact you have years of grime on everything....

glasswars · Post by **glasswars** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:46 pm

BlackRoseRacing wrote:I recomend a good quality Citrous degreaser, do a couple of good cleanings with that, rinse good, then use your favorite tire shine, cover the engine compartment with it, close the hood....start the car, let it run for a good 10-15minutes, then wipe any residue clear....keeps everything looking like new...

Is that safe?

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:09 pm

i've done that before with armor all but my engine wasn't very dirty and it looked brand new when i opened the hood , i think it's safe

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:15 pm

Spray degreaser on it, then pressure wash the shit out of it. Thats what the guys in detail do at my shop.

It's werked nice on my car so far.

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:38 pm

CA180 wrote:Spray degreaser on it, then pressure wash the shit out of it. Thats what the guys in detail do at my shop.

It's werked nice on my car so far.

does they have the car running when they pressure wash it?

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:20 pm

ehhh... Maybe. not always. If it has a distributer, I would leave it running. Ours dont, so I wouldnt worry about it. Just dont soak all the electronic stuff

SILVER-ES · Post by **SILVER-ES** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:26 pm

glasswars wrote:
BlackRoseRacing wrote:I recomend a good quality Citrous degreaser, do a couple of good cleanings with that, rinse good, then use your favorite tire shine, cover the engine compartment with it, close the hood....start the car, let it run for a good 10-15minutes, then wipe any residue clear....keeps everything looking like new...
Is that safe?

Mine wasn't too bad so I just used window cleaner to clean it up and then sprayed Armor All on a rag and wiped everything down.

When I do a full engine cleaning I spray it down with water, lightly scrub it, spray with simple green, close the hood and wash the rest of the car, then open the hood, scrub again, rinse, and use tire shine.

Been doing the tire shine for years and have never had a problem with it.

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:31 pm

Hot soapy water + bristle brush.

*Wet engine bay with hose
*Use hot soapy water + brush to clean engine bay
*Rinse clean with hose
*Chamois to dry highly visible areas

Done

danman132x · Post by **danman132x** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:51 pm

Or just give it a nice hand and toothbrush job with a lil armor all:

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:29 am

I do the tire shine thing, too. Doesn't hurt anything. The cheap shit that the All-Chrysler Nationals handed out, 'Stoner' brand, worked nicely for the engine dress up. We used the shit outta' that stuff that weekend. I think mine was gone that weekend.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:49 am

I just powerwash like crazy, spray on armor-all, avoid anything polished.... run engine, walk away. Open hood, CLEAN!! Then, take out anything polished, get out some mothers mag cleaner, and go to town

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 5:35 pm

I use meguiars "shine" or tire shine and clean and shine each peice, polish the billet w/ a billet polish, and dust the engine off frequently. Time consuming, but im scared to put water or anyhting else on it.

You hear so many diff. ways of how to clean your engine...I just expieriement and see what works.

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:06 pm

thanks people

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:14 pm

The above is with a 45k car and a 1 year old motor, cleaned like I mentioned above....

seisephiroth · Post by **seisephiroth** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:06 pm

/threadjack

hey brr where did you get that radiator hose

/endthreadjack

I'm getting ready to clean my car and thinking about cleaning the engine too

it hasn't been cleaned in 5 years 0_o

79cutlas · Post by **79cutlas** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:32 pm

Most parts stores sell an engine dressup kit, its like $40 and comes with all kinda of "braided" hose covers and the endcaps.

As far as cleaning the engine, I usually get the engine to normal temps, hose it down with simple green or your favorite degreaser and let it sit for about 10 mins, then rince, and tirewet/shine everything under there and wipe away the excess..

And as far as "stoner" brand being cheap shit, its some of the best chemicals out there, when I ran a parts store I couldnt keep any of their products on the shelf, people would buy a case at a time...

Knoxville_R/T · Post by **Knoxville_R/T** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 9:18 am

That was the old r/t with 77K on it.