Hey guys Im normally hanging out at the Versa forums but was wandering around and stumbled upon this forum.

Any way Im wanting to clean up my engine bay do you guys have any tips or advice for me???

Thank you in advance!

If you can get a hold of some Green-All then I would use that. Otherwise use Simple Green. You would want to dilute them both to a 1-1 ratio with water. Use them in a spray bottle and spray down the entire bay, engine, plastic etc. If it's just dust then you can just spray it off with a hose. If there is stuff that is remotely built up then use a combination of wheel brushes, rags etc. to scrub in the cleaner. Then just hose off and dry as much as you can so it doesn't spot up on you. I like to use a long handled soft bristle wheel brush. It's easy to get down into the hard to reach areas.

Toby

Use a citrus based cleaner, try chemicalguys.com

get a degreser and then letit set for at least 20 min then take a power washer to it and let it sit and dry.

lil_ben_2020 wrote:get a degreser and then letit set for at least 20 min then take a power washer to it and let it sit and dry.

Be careful with a pressure washer while in the engine bay....don't get too close.

wrgibson wrote:
Be careful with a pressure washer while in the engine bay....don't get too close.

Yeah, I agree a pressure washer isn't really necessary. I use just water and soap maybe once a year. Otherwise I simply wipe it down with a slightly damp rag when I wash my car. If he has a really nasty engine bay the 1st time he does it then I would recommend the Green-All/Simple Green. After that you can just wipe it down during the washes. That's all I do for mine, and I would say it stays pretty clean...... and yes, it is daily driven in rain and shine.

WD-40 works wonders and leaves a nice shine...

What best way of covering stuff you dont want to get wet like alternator? I heard of using tinfoil and ceran wrap but not sure if that good enough?

M2daa2da2xny wrote:WD-40 works wonders and leaves a nice shine...

Not a good idea. It will mess up your hoses and such by drying them out. I highly recommend NOT using WD-40 to shine your engine bay. Use a nice spray on tire shine or I want to say 303 aerospace makes a very good product for a shine.

hitman34608 wrote:What best way of covering stuff you dont want to get wet like alternator? I heard of using tinfoil and ceran wrap but not sure if that good enough?

all I cover when doing engine bays is the battery terminals and alternator. I just use a plastic bag. Never had any problems.

hitman34608 wrote:What best way of covering stuff you dont want to get wet like alternator? I heard of using tinfoil and ceran wrap but not sure if that good enough?

They make these elastic covers that you use to cover up dishes of food and such that I use.

http://www.irishmerchants.com/...s.htm

though thats not as cheap as a plastic bag and rubber bands