Engine cleaning

[hbkid22]

How do you all clean your engine compartment?

 

[Skid_Kid]

Carefully, with steam and water and rags.

 

[JakeJK]

Carefully, with steam and water and rags.

Steam from what?

 

[WJCO]

Steam from what?

Hot water.

 

[JakeJK]

Hot water.

Duh but you can't boil water under the engine. Well I guess you could dosent sound like a good idea though.. I guess you could use a clothes steamer

 

[WJCO]

Duh but you can't boil water under the engine. Well I guess you could dosent sound like a good idea though.. I guess you could use a clothes steamer

I was totally messing with you. Use a steam cleaner. Not always easy to find, but most cities have a spot that will do it.

 

[JakeJK]

I was totally messing with you. Use a steam cleaner. Not always easy to find, but most cities have a spot that will do it.

Ohh okay that makes more sense haha I doubt there's one where I'm from lol our population doubles come gameday

 

[WJCO]

Harbor freight sells one too. I would definitely do your research on how to do it though and the pros/cons of each. I haven't done it in like 15 years myself.

http://www.harborfreight.com/steam-cleaner-kit-8823.html

 

[rinkishjk]

Hot water.

Most self washes have pressure washers that have heated soap and or rinse water. Two by me have this. I have my own pressure washer, but no heat. Heated soap is nice.

 

[hinrichs]

I did this one time, sprayed the bay down with simple green , let it sit, then used gentle water pressure to rinse everything off....worked well.

 

[WJCO]

I did this one time, sprayed the bay down with simple green , let it sit, then used gentle water pressure to rinse everything off....worked well.

x2. This does work well. Helps isolate where you want the water too instead of coating your entire engine.

 

[martinzusmc]

I used this recently and was quite impressed. I never had any luck with the stuff in the spray cans but in a squirt bottle it worked great. For tough built up areas I will use a toothbrush.

 

[Eugene the Jeep]

Simple green works great to remove dirt and oil. Spray it on let it soak for 10 minutes and spray it off.

 

[greggnj]

I just use the self service car wash to clean the engine and undercarriage.

 

[Marauder]

For tough built up areas I will use a toothbrush.

When all else fails, Marines break out the toothbrush. Ahh, memories.

 

[Frogmech]

When all else fails, Marines break out the toothbrush. Ahh, memories.

Indeed!

Toothbrush and the wooden Q-tips.

And a can of Duraglit to huff on for ambience.

 

[Ddays]

If your compartment is really cruddy and greasy you can rent a Steam Jenny. Basically a pressure washer with a boiler attached to it to really heat the water up.
Be careful with it though - they get very hot. I use one to clean my forklift every year or so. Equipment rental places can fix you up. These tend to be fairly large so you may need a pickup to get it home...

 

[patr1ckm]

Simple GReen works great, but for really dirty and greasy engine bay I use Gunk.

 

[Irish Pirate]

I fill one of these bug sprayers with Simple Green. That skinny long arm lets me get into all those hard to reach areas. I soak it and let it sit for a few minutes. Then just spray it with the hose.

I do this once a month. My 2001 TJ looks like it have a brand new(ish) engine.

 

[japatton]

Simple GReen works great, but for really dirty and greasy engine bay I use Gunk.

I use both products. They work great!!