Could someone take a pic of their 99 engine and point a few arrows as to what you need to cover up before spraying the engine down? It would be greatly appreciated.

 

what part of hte engine are u gonna spray?

 

That's what I'm trying to figure out...I just want to clean it up a little bit with degresaser stuff...and people have said you can just use a hose, but I figured there would be something electrical that you can't get wet.

 

I just cover my Injen CAI's lower half. Be advised that if you are going to be using hard water it will leave mineral residue on any metal surfaces. So if you have polished any metal under the hood you may want to cover that as well. Otherwise you can polish off the residue.

 

you don't need to cover the battery?

 

No, but try not to spray directly into the alternator. Other than that you should be good to go. It's better to do this on a cold motor by the way after the car has been parked for a couple of hours.

Good luck,

Bob

 

Thanks all...once I get the time and the motivation to get off my a$$, I'll clean it up a bit.

 

I took out my battery for the engine washing I did today. I cleaned up my battery real good and hosed the entire engine bay down with STP engine degreaser. Then I let hose water run over my engine to get all the degreaser off. That stuff worked awesome. I went through a whole can on my engine bay today and I'll go through a whole can the next time I clean it. Totally worth it.

 

wow......and my neighbors look at me wierd because i take my plates off when washing my car.

Bob

 

I wish I could get the plates off my car...


I would definitely definitely definitely cover the battery when I did this. I didn't cover my alternator when I did it and I won't forget to do that again.

My dad, inspired by my engine showering bravado, did this old car we have. The thing wouldn't start for a couple minutes even after blowing the electrical connections out with the compressor. Luckily the thing started again after about 1/2 hour, but we were lucky. I would be VERY careful about not covering things when I cleaned my engine...

 

I had a slight problem with corrosion on my battery before, so it came out, got cleaned, and got a new layer of anti-corrosion gunk. Had I just sprayed water all over in there I'm sure the corrosion would have gotten worse. Now my engine is all purdy.