I need to clean mine out and was wondering what can be used to clean/degrease the engine bay.

 

Simple green works great.

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=529601

 

I used GUNK ENGINE CLEANER yesterday amd over sprayed it on the fuse boxes and now all my labels that tell you which fuse is what is all gone...dammit!!!

 

download/copy it from the FSM or Haynes and store it in your glovebox in case you ever need it.

 

Team effort -> Autozone engine degreaser and the local DIY spray-and-wash, cheap and effective.

 

LOL @ team effort. True tho. How long do you let your car sit and cool before spraying?
Jae

 

Clean.....engine bay? who tf does that?

 

I used the local DIY car wash for the high pressure and leave the gunk in their drain/sewer. Do what you want to do, but I left my engine running the whole time. Take some de-greaser if your car wash does not have engine cleaner setting. Afterwards, my engine looked great and I don't get so greasy working on it now.

 

gunk = insulation, during winter = good, during summer = bad

besides there's nothing wrong with having a clean engine bay

 

sarcasm > you







but I really don't clean it anyway

 

When my cousin and I washed the engine, it was left running also.

 

I did mine this morning. I do it with engine cold. Used "Engine Brite"...

 

With the engine cleaners do you just spray it on and let it drip, or do you have to scrub?

 

if its semi dirty, just let it sit, spray, wipe


for the really dirty caked on ones, scrubing will help a lot

 

I personally use



it leaves that nice aftersmell and it lasts for a very long time since its high in endurance

 

i have some corrosion on mine that bugs me alot, any of you have a fix for this?

 

ha ha that was just to funny

 

i clean it by driving throu a river.

 

simple green and a sponge and ur good

 

LMAO

 

Water???

 

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good luck getting the oil/grease outta there with water alone.

 

Most engine degreasers tell you to apply while engine is warm. So I drive my happy @$$ to the DIY spot and then start the process. I would say the engine is off for about 5 minutes. I just make sure to cover and/ or stay away from electronics such as alternator and starter, as well as fuse panels. MAF, and the air filter. Better safe then sorry. It may/ may not hurt them, but I don't exactly have the money to just throw into it if it does.

If its extra nasty, I use the toilet brush...(I'm sorry, image still in my head from prior post. The nasty, brush at the DIY wash that you don't dare use on the exterior of your car) I spray it off, then use it to scrub my underhood, intake manifold, and engine bay just for a little extra cleaning after I apply the degreaser.

Then after I finish, I use the spray wax on the underhood and other painted parts (my block, heads, and valve cover are all painted, as well as inner fenders). Let it run for a couple minute to let the heat/ steam finish cleaning/ dry. Then I apply some type of silicone shiner (interior or tire) on the hoses and plastics. I know this last part is a little obsessive, but oh well. I can't stand a dirty engine bay, or car for that matter.

 

engine degreaser, but i suggest you dont do it

 

The upside of this is you dont have to clean up your mess, the down side is if the DIY spent some real money on their system and upgraded to a recycling system of the water, you just f'ed up a few cars. But how can you tell. I just do mine at the edge of my driveway and the street and let it all go into the city sewer system.

Simple green, armor all (for the finish) and I also let my engine run.

 

The cleaner the better and nicer it looks over all. Personally everytime i look at my clean enging i feel the car is better taken care of. Cause it doesnt look like a$$

 

any house hold degreaser ) soak the enigne bay with it.................take a bruhs scrub all the metal and the negine parts on top and hose it down.....