Cleaning Engine Bay

[soniclancer]

Guys was going to give the enginebay a good clean using Degreaser i will cover all the important bits from the water has anyone done this yet.

[AJjnr86]

riddle me this.... what do u classify as important bits that need to b covered

mine and sleepers cars went swimming, up to the top grill and still carried on going. just blast it, everything is sealed, unless u have a pod filter

or unless u own a land rover disco 4 then u dont want to wash the engine

[dannyboi]

Everything appears to be sealed alright, and wouldn't seep water unless you sprayed it with a constant blast for a while. I would assume the most vulnerable areas are the air filter and electronics, but they aren't directly open.

[Edit: Only ignition coils on the CJ, so they're fairly protected]

[AJjnr86]

danny, our lancers dont have a dizzy, they have coil packs, air filter is fairly air tight. i wash plenty of engines at work with no problems

[dannyboi]

Oh whoops, you're right. The thing the spark plugs are connected to! They're under the spark plug cover so it's all sweet.

Would you still need to protect the alternator from the degreaser? I had the impression that things start breaking down, with the risk of shorting the circuit.

[AJjnr86]

i have never had or heard of any problems regarding the alternator from getting wet, specially as it is usually the lowest thing on the engine (in regards to things driven by the belt) and so gets wet when it rains, ie water splashing up off the road

[Mizta B]

GDay Joe
It\'s fine to wash down the engine bay this way
My CJ is nearly 3 years old and I have done this since day one with no problems at all
I use degreaser and a hose with no dramas
Cheers Chris....

[Meaty]

i should of asked this question myself ages ago, i normally get in the bay with a wrag and some spray cleaner and whipe down all the parts, using my Karcher will be much faster and easier!

[Mizta B]

Be careful with a Karcher maybe a normal hose with good pressure would be safer
I use a normal hose with good pressure apologies for any confusion Tate
Moisture and the degreaser wont cause damage if used wisely
Regards Chris....

[AJjnr86]

We use a hot pressure washer at work, and no problems, as I said before, unless u wash ur disco engine

[soniclancer]

Thanks for the replys guys i will waitn until my Gearbox problem is solved before giving the car a good going over

[Meaty]

mmm after careful consideration, i will use the high pressure in certain places ie: edges where leaves and road grot built up. and hose trhe rest

[bd-850]

well i went to the carwash today to give the car a quick clean. and i hosed off the entire engine bay, even with the exposed pod, i just didnt soak the pod