m2geek 4 Report post Posted May 11, 2012 Who regularly cleans/degreases their engine bay? And what do you use cos mine is FILTHY lol... Last time i cleaned/degreased the engine bay on a car (my 626 v6) that it ended up with water in the plugs and ran like sh*t until i could clean/dry it all out which sorta put me off doing it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antil33t 90 Report post Posted May 12, 2012 Would suggest if you do it get a plastic bag and cover up anything that looks like wetting it might break it. If your engine doesn't leak oil it should be a once in a blue moon occasion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nath 134 Report post Posted May 13, 2012 I've blown a circuit in my ECU by cleaning the engine before, proceed with caution! Didn't think it would happen to me, and it was a real pain to diagnose Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mynbmr 225 Report post Posted May 13, 2012 (edited) Who regularly cleans/degreases their engine bay? And what do you use cos mine is FILTHY lol... Last time i cleaned/degreased the engine bay on a car (my 626 v6) that it ended up with water in the plugs and ran like sh*t until i could clean/dry it all out which sorta put me off doing it. I just run the motor, spray[ the whole engine bay] with degreaser and waterblast, never had any trouble. Edited May 13, 2012 by bmrmad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
m2geek 4 Report post Posted May 13, 2012 The engine bay itself is just real filthy, like, the engine cover is Grey with dust n muck, I want it CLEAN There is a carwash down the road from here were you can use spray-on degreaser then spray it all off. am just wary of it after last time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted May 13, 2012 on a related topic too, anyone got any ideas for getting baked on silicon shine stuff off the engine bay? Degreaser? Dealer went apeshit with the shine when i got the car, didnt have time to clean it off and now its left everything looking manky (discoloured plastics, paint etc) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slideways 47 Report post Posted May 13, 2012 on a related topic too, anyone got any ideas for getting baked on silicon shine stuff off the engine bay? Degreaser? Dealer went apeshit with the shine when i got the car, didnt have time to clean it off and now its left everything looking manky (discoloured plastics, paint etc) Oven degreaser stuff. Works a treat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1043 Report post Posted May 14, 2012 Brakeleen / degreaser for any oily bits first ... the rest is rag(s) + tooth brush, half a day with meguiars tar and bug remover. Works really well on metals and kind on paint. Two show and shines with placings + a magazine shoot agree ... it works (all different cars) Water and engines is a bit of a no no. Too easy to screw and altenator or other parts. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
