KStang3.8 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 (edited) My ricer friend (who now owns a pimped SRT4) used to take his civic to clean off the engine and intakes and all that. make it look shiny, like civic ricers like to do. it was on main street near summit...or broad street near summit? at a gas station? anyone know the place i'm talking about, or a place similiar, or just a place where i can put some stuff on to clean out my dirty engine bay? Edited March 15, 2010 by KStang3.8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KStang3.8 Posted March 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 (edited) Summit and Broad Carwash It should come out as a foam Let it sit on engine bay for a couple min Rinse it off Motor can’t be hot Avoid alternator Avoid cold air intake anyone know about this stuff? is it safe? gonna hurt my car? Edited March 15, 2010 by KStang3.8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 There's been a couple of threads on here in the past on this topic. You don't need anything special and can do it right in your driveway My method: Get engine warm but not hot soak with Simple green and let sit for 5 minutes. Take the end off of your hose and rinse with no pressure avoiding alternator and CAI if you have one. (best to wrap them in plastic first). If stubborn areas remain re-soak with cleaner and aggitate with brush or cloth of your choosing to get the dirt loose. Rinse again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KStang3.8 Posted March 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 thanks alot, i appreciate it. very helpful. that sounds better than going to some random carwash. once its warm outside i'm doin it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 http://www.mustangforums.com/forum/4-6l-general-discussion/407002-how-to-wash-your-engine-bay.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 There's been a couple of threads on here in the past on this topic. You don't need anything special and can do it right in your driveway My method: Get engine warm but not hot soak with Simple green and let sit for 5 minutes. Take the end off of your hose and rinse with no pressure avoiding alternator and CAI if you have one. (best to wrap them in plastic first). If stubborn areas remain re-soak with cleaner and aggitate with brush or cloth of your choosing to get the dirt loose. Rinse again. That's the same method i use, whenever i get off my lazy ass and actually clean it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KStang3.8 Posted March 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2010 sounds good. Thanks everyone for the advice. I'll probably do this once it hits 60-70 degrees out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckin Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 There's been a couple of threads on here in the past on this topic. You don't need anything special and can do it right in your driveway My method: Get engine warm but not hot soak with Simple green and let sit for 5 minutes. Take the end off of your hose and rinse with no pressure avoiding alternator and CAI if you have one. (best to wrap them in plastic first). If stubborn areas remain re-soak with cleaner and aggitate with brush or cloth of your choosing to get the dirt loose. Rinse again. +1 Simple green is great stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 ive found purple power to work much better than simple green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spam Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Smells worse though. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiacfreak142 Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 the car wash you talking it about is right behind a sunoco on the corner of broad and summit. i take my cars down there and wash the engine bay all the time. although im kinda with everyone else on using simple green because, it seems like its hit or miss anymore at that car wash place, as to weather or not the engine cleaner even works (meaning some times its out of it, or it just doesnt spray right) and of course it can get kinda costly at those places. my only other word of advice is, if you have anything that you have painted (I.E., intake manifolds, or anything else that gets pretty warm) dont get the motor hot as it will mess the paint up lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam L Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I also use the Simple Green method, though I always start with a cold motor. After that, I use the nozzle attachment on the air compressor to dry the engine off, then run the car to operating temperature to evaporate any water that I wasn't able to get. Works like a charm every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KStang3.8 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Thanks everyone, and thanks gary, i wondered where it was. I'm going the simple green route though. Buying it tonight and doing it tomorrow afternoon. i'll post how it goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KStang3.8 Posted March 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 There's been a couple of threads on here in the past on this topic. You don't need anything special and can do it right in your driveway My method: Get engine warm but not hot soak with Simple green and let sit for 5 minutes. Take the end off of your hose and rinse with no pressure avoiding alternator and CAI if you have one. (best to wrap them in plastic first). If stubborn areas remain re-soak with cleaner and aggitate with brush or cloth of your choosing to get the dirt loose. Rinse again. This worked great. The simple green really did a good job. Made under the hood look so much newer and cleaner. i appreciate the advice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KStang3.8 Posted March 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 worked on my girlfriends grand am today to get it ready to sell. The simple green made it look half its age, i scrubbed away TONS of gunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiColin Posted March 25, 2010 Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 There's been a couple of threads on here in the past on this topic. You don't need anything special and can do it right in your driveway My method: Get engine warm but not hot soak with Simple green and let sit for 5 minutes. Take the end off of your hose and rinse with no pressure avoiding alternator and CAI if you have one. (best to wrap them in plastic first). If stubborn areas remain re-soak with cleaner and aggitate with brush or cloth of your choosing to get the dirt loose. Rinse again. Do you leave the car running through out the whole treatment or only at the beginning to get it warm then shutoff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KStang3.8 Posted March 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2010 On my mustang, i had shut the car off about 15 minutes before i started. The simple green worked great, but it wasn't that dirty in the first place. On the Gran Am, i drove the car to the gas station and back (about 4 minutes), shut the car off, then opened the hood up and everything was hot to the touch. i waited about 10 minutes and it was still quite warm, so much so that there was cleaner evaporating off of everything. The car was filthy, like half a centimeter thick of black gunk on everything, and i could tell that the warmth helped me to scrub it off. So i guess the answer to your question is, i definitely wouldn't leave the car on, however, it is definitely nice to have it pretty warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.