Cleaning engine bay...

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  1. HurricaneJesus Member

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    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?
  2. CobraSusie New Member

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    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 :p
  3. CLStang New Member

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    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

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    Simple Green it :nice:
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    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.
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    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

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