engine bay cleaning

[tomZ20LET]

as tiltle whats the best way to clean up an engine bay?

[Liam1805]

Engine in the bay etc or just an empty bay. I have always used de-greaser to get most of the crap off and jet wash it down

[Astra Dan]

Get a Good degreaser, paint brush it on neat, rinse off with a hose. Dont go near anything elec.

[tomZ20LET]

yeah engine in the bay i have got some good degreaser but cas i live in a flat there is no outside tap to use a hose. lol

[JimmyMsd]

watering can then lol

[marc25]

Ive used several degreasers and nothing is strong enough to really get the crap off, best thing that worked for me was a power washer and a scrubbing brush all by hand.

Gunk foam degreasant is a good help though.

With plastic and rubber cleaning under bonnet found autoglym rubber viynl cleaner makes the airbox and other rubber hoses shine well.

[Grim Reaper]

What about these people that hot wash or steam clean your bay???

I mean like these guys who wash cars for like 5 quid etc

[wilts]

Tbh i used wheel acid and an old tooth brush and the bay and under the engine, transfer box looks spot on and well worth doin that way, i got loads of enjoyment out of it and wen the bonnet is up and ya get alot of good comments makes it all worth it.

[marc25]

Toothbrush lol ya joking i be there weeks lol i use kitchen scrubbing sponge lol.

[wilts]

Yea man it took me two days but my engine bay is really clean, it looks like i took the redtop out and cleaned it its that nice.

[marc25]

Ya mad i dont mind cleaning it but a toothbrush 2 days im thinking few hours lol

[wilts]

I no mate but as my title says, my cav really does rule me lol, if ya seen her u wud understand why. Shes rare only 46 on the road in uk and in really good condition thanks to me and my black tooth brush lol.

[envoy cdx]

Hi
How should I go about cleaning the grounding points in engine bay of car?I can see a few grounding points, and I've been told one of them could be the source of my car problem, and that I should clean them up. I've unbolted one of them, with the wire leading to a circular clasp connector, which connects to ground. That clasp connector grounding point looks a bit dirty.
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Bit of roughing up on the contact points and smear some vaseline over that to stop the water getting ont the bare metal.

[Steve X16XE]

I use this Auto Glym and my pressure washer over everything. Never had any problems with electrics but I never consentrate over them.

When I bought my Vectra I thought the sump gasket needed doing. A good spray of this everywhere... turned out to be the breather on the front. £1.20 Gasket :lol:

[inuendo0]

I use power a jet, degreaser and at the end I spay some silicone over the plastics....it made them shine