Cleaning Recommendations

[Old Stang]

Hello,

I need to clean the grime and grease from my engine compartment and undercarriage.

I was thinking of using liberal amounts of degreaser then a steam cleaner. I am concerned that some of the sensors in the engine compartment may not react well to the cleaning.

Recommendations, suggestions, cautions? All info welcome. Thanks.

[capriracer86]

i use simple green.. its not alkalined based and wont hurt paint or coroad alluminum! i spray it all over the engine and engine compartment.. scrub the tough areas then spray off... ive been using this stuff for years with no problems! hope this helps ya

[Blacksheep]

Do exactally what your thinkin of doing. Just dont hold the pressure close to the sensors. Heat is the trick, that and high pressure (pressure washer) A normall water hose puts out large amounts of water with low pressure, but a pressure washer does the oppsite.

[embler]

wd-40. I love the stuff. buy it by the gallon. I spray down the whole engine bay with it and let it soak for a few minutes and then use a pressure washer on it. its a degreaser, won't harm electronics and after you get done washing it all, let it dry and then spray it with wd-40 again. using a clean rag, wipe up the excess and your engine bay will look brand new and shiney

[dkcardwell]

wd-40. I love the stuff. buy it by the gallon. I spray down the whole engine bay with it and let it soak for a few minutes and then use a pressure washer on it. its a degreaser, won't harm electronics and after you get done washing it all, let it dry and then spray it with wd-40 again. using a clean rag, wipe up the excess and your engine bay will look brand new and shiney

interesting, never heard that before, but there are alot of uses for the WD.

[cammincoupe]

wd-40. I love the stuff. buy it by the gallon. I spray down the whole engine bay with it and let it soak for a few minutes and then use a pressure washer on it. its a degreaser, won't harm electronics and after you get done washing it all, let it dry and then spray it with wd-40 again. using a clean rag, wipe up the excess and your engine bay will look brand new and shiney

this works very very well :thumbsup1:

[stang banger]

never heard of it b4 either always use simple green or something along those lines. la totally awsome is a good one too. might have to give the wd-40 one a try tho:patriot:

[Old Stang]

Great suggestions. I'm very intrigued by the wd-40 method. I'll try to get some pics of before and after.

Thanks all. :thumbsup1:

[ponie1992]

Great suggestions. I'm very intrigued by the wd-40 method. I'll try to get some pics of before and after.

Thanks all. :thumbsup1:

Yeah do that. I need to clean my engine bay as well, so I'm curious to see.

[Proline_Coupe]

simple green, dawn dish soap or a citrus based cleaner.