Engine Bay clean up

[East2.7Six]

whats the best products to use to clean it up.. i saw everyones engine bay at Waterfest and it was wayyy cleaner than mine! so what did you guys use.. to clean it up

[oc-drop]

i think a lot of people just use simple green

[A62TURBO]

Elbow grease, a wet rag, and a vacuum to suck up any leaves and dust.

[04A6SLine]

yeh i have a bottle of "SIMPLE GREEN".. i just haven't used it..

[East2.7Six]

gotta try that out

[Daft]

1. Vacuum all visible dirt/dust while brushing with a soft bristled brush.
2. Use a diluted multi-purpose cleaner and paper towels to spray/wipe the dirty areas.

3. Dry thouroughly and dress it up.

[VJ's A6]

I just did mine before waterfest..

1. Vacuum
2. Spraied Adams APC diluted and used a soft brush to get the dirt loosen up
3. Pressure washed the whole engine..
4. Dried and then Dress up..

[Daft]

I just did mine before waterfest..

1. Vacuum
2. Spraied Adams APC diluted and used a soft brush to get the dirt loosen up
3. Pressure washed the whole engine..
4. Dried and then Dress up..

Vimal you pressure washed the engine?!?!?!?

[FrankA6]

yeah don't do that, lol

[kingofnyc]

i used simple green.
cover the intake. spray it on the cool or cold engine and let it sit for a few min. then use an old toothbrush or some other brush to loosen up the dirt. then rinse it with water. do not spray water under preasure. let the water dry before starting the engine. after water dries use back to black for plastic. all done. sit back and enjoy your superclean enginebay.

[blkrhyno]

1. Vacuum all visible dirt/dust while brushing with a soft bristled brush.
2. Use a diluted multi-purpose cleaner and paper towels to spray/wipe the dirty areas.

3. Dry thouroughly and dress it up.

I pretty much do the same thing as you Brett but I also use a blower to get rid of leaves,water. dust or anything else that I can't reach.

[Daft]

I pretty much do the same thing as you Brett but I also use a blower to get rid of leaves,water. dust or anything else that I can't reach.

Yeah that's a good point. Forgot that step. I use my air compressor with the air blower gun, dirt goes a-flyin'!!

[VJ's A6]

Vimal you pressure washed the engine?!?!?!?

Brett-- I used the pressure washer to rinse the engine off.. I didn't directly point to the engine.. I used it on an angle.. It worked really well. So far I don't have any issue..

[Daft]

You're a lucky guy. I never spray water into my engine bay.

In my teens, I worked at a car stereo/detail shop and some of the guys would use a hose to rinse engines off while they were running. 90% of all these attempts resulted in the car not starting again for several hours and someone having to open/dry all ignition connections.

[East2.7Six]

lol ill try the blower and brush technique.... what did you guys use to dress up the engine? i dont wanna use somethin thats gonna leave a nasty residue behind.. my engine bay is filthy!

[Daft]

lol ill try the blower and brush technique.... what did you guys use to dress up the engine? i dont wanna use somethin thats gonna leave a nasty residue behind.. my engine bay is filthy!

I use this stuff on mine: Malco Perfect 10.

[DetailersDomain]

here is a link excuse the yellowing hoses.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...=engine+detail

[East2.7Six]

wow that clean up looks great..how long did it take?

[DetailersDomain]

about 45 minutes.

[cjslapshot]

just cover your intake and maf with a plastic bag and power wash the whole motor. No harm can be done. I took a dish scrubber wand thing and scrubbed everything then just power washed it away. Looks brand new.