Cleaning up my engine bay

[Jorden]

My engine bay has never been cleaned as far as I know. I had a major coolant leak and there is coolant on valve covers, the intake manifold hoses and other places. Would it be good to just clean everything with Water and Tru green?

 

[SRT Handz]

Yeah. Clean everything down with simple green because coolant is corrosive.

 

[prototypepariah]

http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forum...ling/72337-engine-bay-cleaning-look-here.html


seems to have gotten rave reviews


*if linking another forum is a no no here..sorry.

 

[Venomous96Cobra]

http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forum...ling/72337-engine-bay-cleaning-look-here.html


seems to have gotten rave reviews


*if linking another forum is a no no here..sorry.

Nice! that is like comparing apples and oranges! they're cars are no more than 5 years old! most of the cars here are anywhere from 10-15 years old! I'm sure the cleaning procedure will be the same but no way at all we should expect anywhere near the same results...

 

[prototypepariah]

sorry : ( just throwing, what to me seemed like a good place to start, especially since he was planning on using the same idea.

 

[WhiteStallion94]

sorry : ( just throwing, what to me seemed like a good place to start, especially since he was planning on using the same idea.

Don't worry. It was a good resource and if done correctly will get excellent results, even on older cars.

 

[Orange Stang]

clean bay FTW!

 

[Danny281]

That method from MM works believe me I did it to my 04 GT a year ago. I now use simple green at 1:10 not full strength and 303 Aerospace protectant instead of turtle wax F-21 since it doesn't attract dust like F-21 does. See my results here.

http://sn95forums.com/index.php?topic=58863.0

 

[Blk97GT]

hate to bring back a dead thread but i got a question.....when cleaning the motor on a 96-98 car do you need to cover the coil packs?

 

[red95r]

I'd think so. But what about the spark plug holes, no one concerned about getting water in them since they sit on top?

 

[prototypepariah]

In the link I posted they stressed the alternator mostly, and the coil packs. No mention of the spark plugs.

You aren't really putting a ton of water into the bay..just a little to steam it up.

When in doubt you can always just do it by hand.

 

[JiMi_DRiX]

I've never hurt anything with water. If water gets into your coil packs or plug wires, then you've had a different problem in the first place.

 

[stanger]

I have a 2000 and really need to clean the engine bay for a show next weekend. Any pointers, product suggestions etc.?

 

[JiMi_DRiX]

Use a light degreaser, spray it down, pressure wash it, but dont do it too hard in any one spot for too long. Keep the wand moving. I dont know how to explain it, I do it every day for my job, but explaining it is another thing. lol. Depends how dirty your bay is though. I also use an acid cleaner to remove hard water from around the edges of the bay and the underside edges of the hood.