cleaning engine bay advice

[PozytroniX]

heya everyone thanks for reading. Its clear to me that my engine bay hasnt bin cleaned out for many years. its in a right mess so looking to pressure wash it. although ive been warned that doing this on old cars (1998) can break or blow off seals and lead to oil/radiator leeks ect. how true is this??? if true what other methods are there for taking on such a job. cheers

[Eldridge]

bit off rag warm water and polish with WD-40!!

[PozytroniX]

ahh good old fasion elbow greese, didnt know if there was a cheat sheet tho

[chris84]

All you need to do is cover up the ecu,alternator, and fuse box with a sandwich bag or something and spray the whole engine bay with a de-greaser leave for 5-10 mins then blast off with a pressure washer. then go over the plastics ect with back to black or similar. you will be amazed at the results!!

[manta3000]

just cover electrics,spray degreaser or other engine cleaner
onto engine.any stubborn or real oily bits get in there with stiff brush.
use MUCK-OFF if u want to be envoirnment friendly.

[rich112]

Mines filthy at the moment. Just picked up some industrial de-greaser stuff. Tried it quickly just took it off immediatley. Didnt want to go don the pressure washer route even if was to cover up electrics just in case.

[Mr_P]

cling film to cover all electrical shit.

Coat the rest in engine/machine degreaser, leave and rinse.

Spray all moving parts and electrical connections with wd40.

Apply some sort of bumper care to the plastic parts.

Apply wax to the metalwork.

Seeemples :P

[Mr_P]

you will probably need to give the degreaser a scrub with a brush.

[VJOFurio]

Gunk is very effective then use WD40 to remove it, can use wire wool or a wire brush if you're careful to avoid paintwork. The just give it a good polish with a rag and away you go!

[willsy]

BABY WIPES!!!

I kid you not, theyre brilliant for cleaning engine bays and do seem to get rid of most greasy bits and oil residue with no problem

[Maxamus]

BABY WIPES!!!

I kid you not, theyre brilliant for cleaning engine bays and do seem to get rid of most greasy bits and oil residue with no problem

Any particular brand willsy? :P

[Danr]

Any particular brand willsy? :P

Russell Brand...

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[Maxamus]

Russell Brand...

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