I just finished blacking out my front Chevrolet Bowtie on my 2004 Aveo 5. While I had the hood open to get the grille off, I decided to re-paint some of the black plastic covers on the engine. Mainly the splash guard over the spark plugs, and the cover over all of the.... drawing a blank now, the circuits and what not on the right side. Anyway. It looks nice and clean on those 2 parts now, but the rest of the engine bay has a bit of grease and usual 'engine dirt' in it. Any thought as to what product I could use to clean the engine? I know I should cover any electrical components so that I do not get water on them too much. But what should I use to get the rest of the engine looking like new? Thanks!
I haven't been covering any part in the last couple of times I've engine washed... No problems so far. Lately, however, a friend, who owns a car workshop, took a look and suggested that the air cleaner be brushed with some cleaning agent (I use Simple Green) but NOT washed. The air cleaner in my '07 Aveo 1.4 LT Sedan is different to the one in the manual; 1st owner must have changed the original... Something like this and not secured in a box as in the manual:
So:
1)To cover or not to cover?
2)If so, how to properly clean the air cleaner?
3)Is there any real need to cover up any part in the engine bay?
if its a paper element filter. like pictured, replace it. if its a screen, sponge, fiber, cloth etc filter google search what you have and look for instructions to that particular material. Simple green is water based, so not as good of an idea. but better than nothing if you are getting all the dirt out.
are you saying there is no airbox? like the previous owner made a short ram intake of sorts? it will be ok, but extending that into the wheel well would improve performance.
i would cover the alternator, intake and battery/fuse blocks.. those are areas i wouldnt ant soaked with water.
Yup no airbox... My first car, owning it for a while now so quite noobish hehe... Forgive my ignorance but could you kindly indicate where the alternator would be... Is it the small metallic part to the right of the engine in this pic?
Final thing: how would the covered parts be properly cleaned and how often would an engine wash be required?
alternator is a belt driven accessory its beside the engine block on the left if you are facing your car. (you do have a different engine than me)..
those parts could be wiped clean, with a damp rag, or with cleaner. you just dont want them soaked. as a layer of water will create a circuit and potentially cause problems or in the case of the fuse it could fill up with water if you run pressure on it.
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