What should i know (Washing Engine Bay)

[PuppyDawg]

Hey guys....i have an appointment to have my headers put on by my local shop....but before i do i'm going to wash out the engine bay area due to the grease and grime left in there....what should i know when i'm pressure washing my engine bay?....i'm going to actually left my car running while i do this cause i don't want it to struggle when i try to start it again....and also i'm going to have my vehicle either left at the shop so that once the shop opens....they'll pull it in their shop to work on it and the engine'll be cooled down....or just towed there (flatbed) in the morning. what else should i know??

 

[The Shape]

I always just put a plastic sack over my dizzy and tape a piece of plastic over the TPS sensor. Then I just hose it off. If yours has alot of grime a little simple green will work well.

 

[PuppyDawg]

I always just put a plastic sack over my dizzy and tape a piece of plastic over the TPS sensor. Then I just hose it off. If yours has alot of grime a little simple green will work well.

iight.....coo thanks for the info...now where's the TPS sensor at? lol....i'mma throw something over that and then down and dirty....

 

[BlackFox5.0]

iight.....coo thanks for the info...now where's the TPS sensor at? lol....i'mma throw something over that and then down and dirty....

It's the little black sensor on top of the throttle body, and has a short wire harness coming off it...try to stay away from electrical stuff, and the alternator too....

 

[iwashmycar]

Make sure to use a little degraser on there too, instead of just water...so to fight all the grime.
Apply it to a wet engine, and just spray it right off.

 

[88mustangGT]

also make sure it isnt hot when you go to hose it down, have it cool when you turn it on and start hoseing. simple green is da bomb

 

[PuppyDawg]

Aye guys....thanks a lot....i'mma try to have this engine looking bling bling....i got the chrome bbk shorty chrome headers being put on this in a few days...can't wait...wish me luck guys...

 

[BlackFox5.0]

FYI, the chrome won't stay shiny long!

 

[PuppyDawg]

FYI, the chrome won't stay shiny long!

oh really?.....that sucks....is there something i can coat the headers with? I had no idea....

 

[BlackFox5.0]

Not really. Unless they are jet hot coated, I don't think it will last long at all

 

[patdow1]

I've had my BBK (Chrome) Shorties on for a little over two weeks now and they are blued/black. I've heard that you can use a cream that the Harley Davidson guys use on their chrome pipes

 

[BlackFox5.0]

I've had my BBK (Chrome) Shorties on for a little over two weeks now and they are blued/black. I've heard that you can use a cream that the Harley Davidson guys use on their chrome pipes

I know Eastwood sells stuff to take the blue off, but I don't know how well it works.....

 

[89lx5o]

There is a coating you can buy at most Harley shops that you use on the inside of the pipes before you install them. It has a few steps to it but it works well. I used it on my 900.00 pipes before I put them on my chopper this spring and so far so good. I hope it stays that way. I've never used it on a set of chrome headers but I don't see why it wouldn't help.

 

[PuppyDawg]

There is a coating you can buy at most Harley shops that you use on the inside of the pipes before you install them. It has a few steps to it but it works well. I used it on my 900.00 pipes before I put them on my chopper this spring and so far so good. I hope it stays that way. I've never used it on a set of chrome headers but I don't see why it wouldn't help.

oh really?....you use it on the insides or outsides of your headers/pipes? and what's the product called?