Never had a car that I would even consider cleaning the engine compartment.

So, how does one go about cleaning the engine compartment. I haven't added any mod (yet) under the hood, but it needs cleaning.

Any 05 owners that have advice would greatly be appreciated.

 

get out a few bottles of simple green and some tooth brushes

 

I think that will leave a bad taste in my mouth.

 

The best bet is not to let it get that dirty... regular maintence with simple green and a rag will prevent you from taking more drastic measures.

 

see autopia.org for some good suggestions.

I used the suggestion that included use a diluted bleche white, and armor all foam. covered obvious places where you do not want direct spray with aluminum foil.

sprayed the wesley's blech white. rinsed down the compartment, going lighter where aluminum foil was placed. then used the armor all foamy . see this link

http://autopia.org/forum/showthread.php?t=...ighlight=bleche

however, there are alot of approaches. the autoglym engine cleaner looks pretty good

 

B) Simple Green, Window Foam (no Ammonia) and Pledge

 

Now that's one clean engine compartment. One of these days I'lll start adding a little bling.

 

I use meguiars plastic polish. It works on the dash and all the black rubber in the engine compartment. Makes it shine real nice and doesn't attract dirt.

 

:nono: Our photos are copyrighted .... our lawyers will be in touch with your lawyers ......... LOL

 

I use Greased Lightning's Orange Blast cleaner and degreaser. Imho it's far superior in cleaning power compared to Simple Green, doesn't cause problems with plastics, and smells nice to boot.

I generally follow up with Armor All foaming tire shine. (sorry, no pics, as it's currently raining so hard I'm expecting to see motorboats on my street any time now

Edit: got a photo

 

What do you guys cover in the compartment so as not to get it wet/dirty? I have my engine bay rustproofed and they'll be a lot of crap coming out when I clean it.....

 

I cover just the filter on my CAI (installed since last pic) and just try not to douse the fusebox ansd battery areas too much.

 

Freaking beautiful!! :worship:

 

Is this something picked up in auto parts stores, Walmarts, what?

 

Picked up at a local auto parts store (Pep Boys if I remember correctly)

Here's the manufacturer's page:

http://www.glblast.com/products.html#Cleaner

The stuff i've been using is the auto/shop orange degreaser about halfway down the list.

 

Just picked up some of the Orange Blast and I'm doing it tomorrow morning. Gotta get it ready for a couple of cruise ins...

 

Just cleaned my engine bay with Blue Coral All Purpose Cleaner & Degreaser and sprayed some Simply Z-Best Tire Shine after drying.