PIKE2244

What do you guys use to clean your engine bay? And if you have some pics post them, please?

Rapture

A damp rag.

LEO_06GT

Simple green, Quick detailer, rag.

DynamicmustangGT

+1 and sometimes a little air to blow the dust away. I would rather have my engine dirty and running will then have a clean engine with problems. That other stuff can eat away at gromets, gaskets and plugs and get into the many systems under the hood.

kevinb120

These cars stay very clean under the hoods, the SN95's got filthy in days. I just lightly hit it with the powerwasher every 3rd or 4th wash(about once a week) and wipe it down with my old chamois. If any areas are dirty I use the tire/wheel foam(safe on clearcoats anyway) before spraying. It stays clean easy if you keep up on it. Its been almost 2 weeks since I did mine and it looks the same as my hood after one day of pollen.

GRAYPNY

+1 on Simple Green diluted. Leave it on for 5 minutes and spray it off.

NJ3

I took someones advice and used Black Magic Tire Foam (Or any other brand). I sprayed it on, waited five minutes then just wiped the engine and hoses down with a couple of rags. It worked great and left a nice shine on the hoses and plastic.

kevinb120

The tire foam gets silicone all over the car

NJ3

It gets silicone all over the engine compartment. Are you saying that's a bad thing?

DynamicmustangGT

Its not necissarily a bad thing but how clean does it look like with silicone on it? Pics?

totemkeeper

A damp rag with simple green and back to black keeps things nice and clean. Once you get it clean, stay with it.

I wash my car every couple of weeks and make a point of cleaning under the hood every couple of washes.

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DynamicmustangGT

That tire stuff cleans well but looks oily on the intake tubes and other parts

ksguy73

I used to use tire foam under my hood every time I washed my car. I would spray it on before washing the outside so any over spay would be taken care of when I washed. Always looked pretty good and never had any problems. Engine still looked brand new after 5 years. The stuff also works pretty good in the fender wells to keep them black.

ShowGT

Tire Foam here as well, but lately have been doing the Mustang with foam brushes, rubber and vinyl dressing and compressed air. I will post some photos, have some I took around here somewhere.

kevinb120

A big boat brush does wonders too(the type intended to be mounted on a pole), huge soft bristles you can just rub a dub dub. The brush has a rubber bumper to keep from scratching anything. You can also hit the wheel wells and inside the wheels with the brush too if you have them off for a major detail.

Watch the silicone on the belts if your'e using it.

PIKE2244

Thanks guys am going to be giving the car a wash this weekend and see what I can do with the engine bay. I will post some pics after I am finished. Also, thanks for all the pics and keep' em comin...

GTJeff

Sometimes I eat off of the top of my engine...

nynvolt

Can you safely spray the engine down with say the spot free rinse at a car wash? And if you can, should you have the engine running while doing so?

cds06stang

The engine should be cool and also be careful not to get the fuse box, battery, alternator, and any electronics wet, I recommend just getting a rag with a cleaner, like simple green which people have stated and use that.

PIKE2244

I assume you can get simple green at any auto parts store?