Cleaning the engine bay
#16
I have to laugh at all of you fine ford loving folks when it comes to cleaning out your engine bays. All the worry about water going into the bay and knocking out sensors... how do you think the dirt gets in there? Or what happens to the engine bay when you are driving down the road during a rain storm? ****, for those of us here in the north or places that use rock salt on roads in the winter, its worse just to leave that dirt/grim in there!
Just get out your garden hose and put a 'normal' nozzle on the hose, not one of those ones used to wash and wax cause the average person is too lazy, and spray the bay out! I am one of those that never have experienced a problem with hitting it with a pressure washer. Although I also don't put the wand right close to anything on the engine! I use a garden hose most of the time anyways, i just don't let mine get that messy long enough to dry on.
my 2 cents
Just get out your garden hose and put a 'normal' nozzle on the hose, not one of those ones used to wash and wax cause the average person is too lazy, and spray the bay out! I am one of those that never have experienced a problem with hitting it with a pressure washer. Although I also don't put the wand right close to anything on the engine! I use a garden hose most of the time anyways, i just don't let mine get that messy long enough to dry on.
my 2 cents
#17
take mine to the $0.25 wash all the time, never use the brush.
Outside
Rinse, soap, rinse
Pop hood, start truck.
Raise engine bay, set to rinse, hold gun as far away as I can, and hit it lightly a few times and I am done, I avoid spraying where it might hit my CAI or my PCM.
My thoughts?
As long as you don't pound on the engine bay holding the sprayer as close as you can you have nothing to worry about, heck I spray mine whit the CAI uncovered and truck running.
its silly to think that a little water is gonna hurt it, water gets in the engine bay all the time when you drive in a rain or snow storm. as well as salt, mud and dust and dirt.
I figured that holding the sprayer as far back as I could and only hitting then letting off the sprayer won't hurt it, gun is far enough back so that the water is not hitting with all that much force.
Outside
Rinse, soap, rinse
Pop hood, start truck.
Raise engine bay, set to rinse, hold gun as far away as I can, and hit it lightly a few times and I am done, I avoid spraying where it might hit my CAI or my PCM.
My thoughts?
As long as you don't pound on the engine bay holding the sprayer as close as you can you have nothing to worry about, heck I spray mine whit the CAI uncovered and truck running.
its silly to think that a little water is gonna hurt it, water gets in the engine bay all the time when you drive in a rain or snow storm. as well as salt, mud and dust and dirt.
I figured that holding the sprayer as far back as I could and only hitting then letting off the sprayer won't hurt it, gun is far enough back so that the water is not hitting with all that much force.
#18
To the OP....
JJG and 2Stroked already gave you solid advice...
I like the air on the cautious side in this area in particular.
This is what I do, may or may not work for you.
MAKE SURE THE ENGINE IS COLD....period
Open the hood, spray the crap out of the bay with APC+.....allow to dwell a few min. I like to use a soft brush on the areas that I can reach etc...Then using the hose..take the end off and use your thumb as the trigger to get pressure, then lightly rinse the areas. If you need more repeat. Them make sure you start the car/truck.
I would like to echo that if you feel hesitant to do this, use a spray and walk away product like JJG suggested.
If you want to get over the top **** about it. Put on a pair of rubber gloves and totally saturate an old towel with APC+ and clean the bay by hand. USE A GLOVE or your skin will come off, don't ask me why I know this.
Cheers
The RollingRock
JJG and 2Stroked already gave you solid advice...
I like the air on the cautious side in this area in particular.
This is what I do, may or may not work for you.
MAKE SURE THE ENGINE IS COLD....period
Open the hood, spray the crap out of the bay with APC+.....allow to dwell a few min. I like to use a soft brush on the areas that I can reach etc...Then using the hose..take the end off and use your thumb as the trigger to get pressure, then lightly rinse the areas. If you need more repeat. Them make sure you start the car/truck.
I would like to echo that if you feel hesitant to do this, use a spray and walk away product like JJG suggested.
If you want to get over the top **** about it. Put on a pair of rubber gloves and totally saturate an old towel with APC+ and clean the bay by hand. USE A GLOVE or your skin will come off, don't ask me why I know this.
Cheers
The RollingRock
#19
I was also terrified at the thought of engine cleaning after reading some of these posts. I looked at a before and after picture on this thread and decided to just use a detailing product sprayed onto a rag, and just wipe things down under there. That would make it look a lot better under the hood without running the risk of damaging anything.
#20
I let the dealer do mine...
When I ask they do it for free...with a power washer...with the engine running...then they spray what looks like hyper dressing with a pump bottle everywhere.
They don't cover anything but it seems they know where not to spray.
They have done it 5 times in 125K miles.
Never a problem.
If they mess it up they know they will have to fix it...free.
After reading post here long ago, I decided not to try it at home.
They don't cover anything but it seems they know where not to spray.
They have done it 5 times in 125K miles.
Never a problem.
If they mess it up they know they will have to fix it...free.
After reading post here long ago, I decided not to try it at home.
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For light soiling like yours as strange as it sounds I would recomend one of those foaming no touch tire shine sprays. Not a super slick kind. Just the normal STP foam type stuff. It does a pretty good job on just dust and such. Worth a try if you're super worried
I might as well remove it, the AMP isn't even hooked up to a sub.
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