Cleaning engine bay...

[HurricaneJesus]

How do you go about this? I just noticed mine has like sand and crud all over the place...and my plenum cover has something that looks like oil on it...what's that all about?

 

[CobraSusie]

wet it with the hose (becareful while doing this-alterntor etc)

any de-greaser, or even Westleys bleach white, get in the small areas with a toothbrush but re-spray the degreaser as you go along, and I say westleys bleach white because it won't di-color the hoses etc.

when you are ready carefully rinse, and then dry with a towel,
while I am rinsing I usully let the engine run, shut her down and towel dry as much as you can...then apply your vinyl protectant of choice

 

[CLStang]

Engine Cleaner

Heya,
I've found that Simple Green works well for me. It's good to do on a cool to warm engine. Spray down, being careful to avoid elec. to much. Let it soak for a while, then gently spray off with hose. It's a great degreaser. Crank her up, throw out all the crud, then dry her off...

I usually use silicone to protect the hoses, not to mention it makes it look beautiful!! Here's a pic of mine once it was done...

C

 

[5.0_GT_kid]

Simple Green it

 

[RomanB]

My bay gets a WD40 treatment once a week, plus, it keeps the rust away. Granted, it gets a bit more dusty, but the dust comes right off.

 

[VOORHEES]

Simple Green on a slightly wet engine bay, I scrub what I can reach and rinse with low pressure water. I don't wrap anything up either.
Works great on mine since 1999.(wow a ryhme!)
-Jason