hey i was wonderin if anyone has any suggestions about cleanin the engine bay. right now mine has quite a bit of mud in it, so i need to get that out, but below that is just typical engine nastiness. im thinkin degreaser might be a good idea but i just wanted to make sure that thats not gonna screw anything up if it gets on the wrong thing? also any other solutions besides degreaser would be appreciated.

o yea and i recently saw that there has been some mud stuck on the underside of my engine block close to the headers- a place that i cant get to easily which is why it was there for a couple weeks without me seeing it- that shouldnt hurt anything should it?? but i definately try not to let it happen often

 

just take it to a carwash and wash it out if its got oil/grease just use the degrease option

 

GET A PRESSURE WASHER NO MORE THAN 2700 PSI AND 2.7 GALLONS PER MIN LEAVE THE TRUCK RUNNIN SPRAY THE WHOLE ENGINE AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD WITH A QUALITY DEGREASER(I CAN GET IT FOR YOU) SOAK THAT ENGINE WITH THE CLEANER THEN HIT IT WITH THE PRESSURE WASHER,,,,I CAN PROMISE YOU THIS IS THE BEST WAY I OWN TWO CAR WASH AND DETAIL SHOPS BEENDOIN THIS FOR OVER FIVE YEARS ,,,HOPE IT HELPS

 

Yeah at work we just spray it down with the degreaser and hit it with the pressure washer WHILE the car is STILL RUNNING. Try not to soak the fuse box, ignition, relays, or anything electrically exposed and you should be good. If you have the free time spray the degreaser on and scrub it with a brush makes the rinsing part a lot easier and you can apply tire shine or some protectant on the engine to give it a detailed look. I personally use Blue Quick Shine non solvent based silicone.

 

Try and use SIMPLE GREEN. Trust me, this stuff works WONDERS! It's cheap, and you can use a regular garden hose. My engine my my old (chevy) truck was muddy from going romping one day, and i cleaned it up with simple green and armor all! Just spray the engine with simple green (prefereably cold), let sit, rinse off after about 5-10 minutes, repeat process one more time. for hard to get areas scrub around with a tooth brush. After you rinse it the final time, while its still wet, Spray ARMOR ALL EVERYWHERE, it doesnt hurt anything, and it reconditions the hoses at the same time

Trust me , heres some pics

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Do you have your truck runing while rinsing it off?

The pic looks great !! Looks brand new !!

 

simply go to a local self wash station w/ the power wash "guns" spray it top to bottom... poof your done

before you do it, it may be a good idea to wrap plastic bags around the battery, airbox inlet, and exposed wiring, etc

another good idea would be to keep it running durin the wash, but after also to make the water dry faster

 

I just used some simple green the other day on mine and it's pretty damn good. I let the dirt sit after an off road trip for about 2 weeks and it got everything off except for the hoses but I'm sure all I would have to do is get a brush and scrub cause the dirt was coming off when I scrubbed it with my finger.
Oh and simple green is biodegradeable.

 

Did you leave the truck running while you did it ??

 

Nope I didn't, I covered up the alternator to make sure I wouldn't fry it.