Nads Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Hey,Ive seen alot people pressure washing the engine.. !Wont this ruin your engine?. if not then what products do they use to clean all the S#it off ?CheersAdam Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ollie ryan Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 i use truck was or tyre acid then turn the pressure dwn on the hose and clean away, just dont hold the hose in one place for to long and flood it all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nads Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share Posted February 14, 2010 is it safe ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ollie ryan Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 well i do it on about 10cars a day at work never had a problem. only ever had one problem and it was on my own car and just got some water in the spark plugs.took out the plug but them back in and it was fine but that was one in proberbly 20 or more cars Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob_bower Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 yea as stated as long as you dont get to carried away with the power washer/hose any automotive all purpose cleaner or engine degreaser like gunk will be fine!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B11G KY Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I really mant to wash my bay but im scared ill fuck it up ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Asad Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 cover the essential parts up with kitchen foil (dizzy cap etc etc)spray degreaser everywherelet it sitwork it in with a hard bristle burshlet it sitwash off with a low pressure hosehand dry what you canpeel off the foilwait about 5min start carHow i do mine with no problems at all Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B11G KY Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Im gonna give it a go at the weekend! what product do u recomend? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nads Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 Im gonna give it a go at the weekend! what product do u recomend?Yes, me too.. Ive heard everyone say use GUNK so ill give that ago! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B11G KY Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Can i get it from halfords? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Russleh Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 can get autoglym from halfords which is good. as already said spray it everywhere and use a stiffish brush to work it in and just use a light spray of water to rinse it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
series70boy Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 cover the essential parts up with kitchen foil (dizzy cap etc etc)spray degreaser everywherelet it sitwork it in with a hard bristle burshlet it sitwash off with a low pressure hosehand dry what you canpeel off the foilwait about 5min start carHow i do mine with no problems at all sound like what i did to mine,i used an engine bay degreaser from homebase it was £5.99 and probably the best 6 quid i have spent on my car,it says on the side of the can what you can't spray, and if you think anything else should not be sprayed cover it then go nuts, just make sure to remove the battery when you do it!!!!!!and for aplication a household paintbrush is perfect but something cheap about a1inch or even half inch is great if you have the patiencebefore cleaningafter degreaserafter detailing (leads cleaned with white spirit, head and airbox sprayed)hope this helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ste91 Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Degreaser works wonders, don't bother buying expensive products, my engine bay was cleaned with a couple of bottles of cheapo 99p degreaser, just spray it on (standard EP91 N/A engine so didn't really need to cover anything up), then just keep spraying more on and the dirt will just fall away.Then get the hose pipe on a very fine mist and rinse it off, it comes up really clean and that's without any effort! Just spraying the degreaser on then rinsing it off, and it barely cost anything!Once that's done start the engine and let all the water evaporate off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh@TunerLifestyle Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 i did mine over the weekend.. makes such a diffrence! did it a couple of times to make sure it was really clean cuz u see the bits u missed lol now i hava sparkely bay ;b Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yaristurbo Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 traffic film remover and just a hose pipe and a brush from the dust pan lol, i got juddering as a wet the dizzy lol watch out, tfr works really well, if not tar and glue remove then polish it loads makes it easyier next time you clean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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