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      2005 Engine Bay Pressure Wash?

      Has anyone pressure washed their engine? I watched a couple YouTube videos and as I assumed it would be smart to stay away from the fuse box and Distributor. My question is the Alternator...? Being that it is located on the back side of the engine and away from normal road spray, what should I do? It's not like it's on top and is the first thing you see when raising the hood and I could simply wrap it. I haven't changed the stock air intake so that won't be an issue.

      I was considering doing this when Spring comes and clean it up a bit. I was curious of anyone had done this, and if so, what's the best way?

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      -Andrew B.


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      just cover it

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      That's what I figured, thanks for the reply. It would be more of a soap-up and hose-off it's not that dirty. lol

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      well use like a good engine degreaser

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      Any suggestions?

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      Hey there!
      I used Gunk on my engine/bay, it worked very well! Not very expensive either

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      I shall acquire some, and see how well it works. My engine isn't really greasy, it's just covered in dust and road spray...

      Thanks for the suggestion.

      -Andrew

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      while i do not believe there is any good way to do it, doing it while it is running would be my preferred method. only because it will stop running while you are spraying what you will need to replace for getting it wet.


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      I agree with rabbit. I go to auto repair class at the community college and there is a detailing class working next to us. They clean the engines with a strong degreaser and a hose. The always have the engines running because if the engine starts to stumble they know not to spray at that location anymore. They say to always have the engine running for this reason. They also say don't use a strong spray. They get the engine warm, spray on degreaser. let it sit for 5 minutes, then wash it off with a medium spray. Their engines always end up sparkling. I would stress, as do they, don't use full pressure power wash when doing this. You can wind up force water in place you don't want it, like electrical connectors. They would give you tons of pains in the ass down the road.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Polluted View Post
      I agree with rabbit. I go to auto repair class at the community college and there is a detailing class working next to us. They clean the engines with a strong degreaser and a hose. The always have the engines running because if the engine starts to stumble they know not to spray at that location anymore. They say to always have the engine running for this reason. They also say don't use a strong spray. They get the engine warm, spray on degreaser. let it sit for 5 minutes, then wash it off with a medium spray. Their engines always end up sparkling. I would stress, as do they, don't use full pressure power wash when doing this. You can wind up force water in place you don't want it, like electrical connectors. They would give you tons of pains in the ass down the road.
      Thanks for the input. I will do it this way when spring comes and the time to do it.

      -Andrew





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