degreasing engine bay

[jared]

wat do i need to cover to make sure that it doesnt get wet and screw me engine up any other precautions i need to take

[newmski]

cover anything plastic (eletrical wires, fusebox, etc) the rest is usually ok just dont leave it on the engine bay too long like the actual painted metal. If u wanna do a reallly good job you can take out the engine and grab a toothbrush

[heist]

mate just did mine last night....i used kerosene (good degreaser) i covered the battery, dizzy and the main wires (the big bunch).....

[jared]

yeh just sprayed it on and left it for 10mins like it said hosed it but bloody hell there must be some serious grease and oil on me engine it wont eat threw it i see some of it has but only in little blobs...any ideas on how many times i need to reapply it to the engine....ive also tried scrubbing it off...no help lol
cheers guys

[wynode]

Be careful as some strong degreasers can stain/mark the aluminium of your engine block. Brake cleaner is somethign that you could try....just cover all electrical bits and wash the degreaser off :)

[jared]

yeh so now most of it is coming off but my engine block does look like dogshit...the aluminiunm underneath isnt looking its best can you by any chance paint the engine block..if so wat sort of paint can i use
cheers

[wynode]

Was that as a result of the degreaser or something else ?

[jared]

not sure to be honest looks like scratches or somethin...but if it was the degreaser i probably couldnt do anythin about it

[civiceg9]

I use form mag wheel cleaner to clean my engine
Came out like new :D

[ECU-MAN]

I recon you should only cover your siren ( if you have one )

just dont spray water directly on your dizzy and altenator.

then blow off the water wioth compressed air.

thats the best way to do it

[jared]

yeh wif ya compressed air wat can i use im thinkin i can use a bike pump will this work or can ya just go down to a petrol station and use there compression pump for bikes????

[jared]

all is cool people got off me ass and went into a mechanics shop and blasted me spark plugs there ended up being shit loads of water down there...the mechanic said degreasing engines are in the past????? so yeh advise people to do ti at your own risk plz

[STTICH]

i just use dry/wet cloth to wipe the whole engine bay (anywhere i can reach) possibly every week. hopefully don hav to come to the stage of using degreaser :)

[redliner]

i just bought one of degreaser in a can from supercheaper for like $2. Spray the bay where it is oily wait 5min hose it down and to top it off i used tyre shine to make the bay look shinny.
Here how it looks
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v733/redliner3/47580c97.jpg

[jared]

looks nice but neing how old me car is 1989 my engine bay was filthy..does look alot better degreased and painted black though wil post up a few asap

[aaronng]

My engine bay is not as dirty since the car is only a year old. It's good to maintain the engine bay after you have degreased it though.
I just get a nice cloth, spray bug and tar remover (citrus based) on it and wipe off the grease. If it is tough, then I spray a bit directly onto the grease as well. But totally avoid the electricals. To rinse, I use another cloth and a spray bottle with water. Then I go over the plastic and rubber parts with a sponge that has 303 protectant sprayed on it.

[GH05T]

becarefull not to get water in the spark plug holes of oil on your flywheel through the peep hole thing
i have a 3g i dont know if the later engins have this hole


and obviously no water on the electrics like the distributor cap or something silly like that lol

oh and the hole where the flywheel is can be seen in redliners pik between the radiator cap and hose above the engin number i think

Wynode edit: Just edit your post instead of posting again and again mate.