Engine Bay Cleaning
#2
Cover the fuse box with a plastic bag and remove the CAI filter before hand, degrease with simple green, get into every corner you can by hand and go to town with a hose (low pressure)...pretty simple stuff. Make sure your engine is cool as well, no sense in cracking your block.
#3
You can go to any motorcycle shop and get a product called "Bike Brite". It cleans, degreases, and even turns your black plastic pieces nice and black. I use it. Just be careful like bakerjd said. It really does work very well. Also make sure you do not get it on your exterior paint. It will not hurt it, but it will strip your wax.
#4
#6
Cover the fuse box with a plastic bag and remove the CAI filter before hand, degrease with simple green, get into every corner you can by hand and go to town with a hose (low pressure)...pretty simple stuff. Make sure your engine is cool as well, no sense in cracking your block.
#7
Let your car sit for atleast a half an hour before attempting to wash it. Make sure to cover up the fuse box, alternator, and (if you have one) your aftermarket filter (CAI?). I like to use Adam's APC on my engine bay, and then follow up with SVRT to dress it. Comes out pretty well. Most any degreaser will work. Make sure to use low pressure so you don't force water into places it shouldn't be. And perhaps most importantly, make sure to post some pics for our enjoyment!
#9
make sure engine is cool
cover fuse box and cai (if you have one)
rinse car from underside of the hood then down to the engine bay itself (low pressure)
spray your choice of cleaner on the underside of the hood and then blast away at the engine bay
scrub, using a boars hair brush, the underside of hood and then the engine bay
rinse from top to bottom
enjoy the new look
if you use adams products, use waterless wash to spray down the engine bay after it semi-dries, then wipe with waterless wash towel, then use SVRT to dress all plastics and in & out spray to get areas you couldn't with the SVRT
cover fuse box and cai (if you have one)
rinse car from underside of the hood then down to the engine bay itself (low pressure)
spray your choice of cleaner on the underside of the hood and then blast away at the engine bay
scrub, using a boars hair brush, the underside of hood and then the engine bay
rinse from top to bottom
enjoy the new look
if you use adams products, use waterless wash to spray down the engine bay after it semi-dries, then wipe with waterless wash towel, then use SVRT to dress all plastics and in & out spray to get areas you couldn't with the SVRT