Is It Ok To Use Soapy Water To Clean Your Engine Bay?

Hello guys!

I'm not sure if this is a "duh" DIY, but for those who would like to item their engine bay, simply are scared of using a hose or pressure washer due all the electronics in the bay? Well, don't fret. Hither is how I detail my engine bay without the utilize of whatever forced h2o.

Before we start, hither were my results

This technique tin be used on warm or cold engines. Please work in the shade.

Tools:
- Bottle Cleaning Castor Set (you lot tin detect these at Dollar Tree/Dollarama)
- one" pigment brush
- Zep Industrial Imperial Cleaner/Degreaser
- Dawn dish soap
- Meguiar's Ultimate Plastic Restorer Black (or any black trim restorer)
- 3 x Empty spray bottle (Dollar Tree or Dwelling house Depot)
- Shop Vac
- Clean lint free rags

Preliminary steps:
- Dilute the degreaser with water and pour into one empty clean spray bottle. one/four of degreaser 3/four water
- Fill the 2d empty clean spray bottle with water
- Make full the tertiary with Dawn soapy h2o

Here is what we are starting with. A sandy, dusty, dirty, muddy, greasy, oily (from a previous valve cover gasket leak) engine bay:

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Step one
Dry out Clean the Engine Bay

With your 1" paint brush, lightly dust all the loose sand, while sucking upwards the dirt using a shop vac in the other hand. The soft bristles are good plenty to sweep upwardly the dust without scratching the surface so in that location'southward no need to put any force.

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Step ii
Wet Clean the Engine Bay

Liberally spray water (using the spray bottle) over the engine bay. Side by side, while working in sections, spray the degreaser (also liberally) all over the engine bay. Pay attention to the grimey/sludgy areas, and spraythem too.

Look ii minutes, and then, using the canteen cleaning brushes, gently scrub the unabridged engine downward. Piece of work in sections. Again, these bristles should be soft plenty to not scratch anything, so accept at it. If you lot need to achieve hard to achieve spots, use a rag.

Adjacent, working in sections once again, spray clean h2o. Utilize a rag to make clean upwardly all the clay and grime that the degreaser and scrubbing has lifted. Y'all might need several rags depending on how dirty your engine bay is.

Once wiped, spray the entire engine bay with soapy h2o, and wipe again. This will go rid of any left over degreaser and lets yous take ane more opportunity to wipe downwards and clean any spots you lot may accept miss. Make certain to clean hoses as these are often missed.

Wipe downwardly and dry the entire engine bay. Make certain everything is dry to the touch on.

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Step 3
Trim Restorer

Hither is the more than rewarding role. Generously employ trim restorer to all the plastics and rubbers (if the product is rubber friendly). I used a microfiber fabric to rub the product into the plastics, but you can use a castor if you'd like.

Permit the production sit for well-nigh xxx seconds, and then using a clean cloth, buff the production off.

The result...

And just like that! You're done! Information technology's a very easy process and very low risk for those who worry near forced h2o and drenching the components of your engine bay. I suggest letting the auto sit for a few hours to let everything dry in case you have missed something.

If you lot have any questions, delight postal service in this thread. Happy detailing!

Source: https://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1515481

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