Well now that spring is around the corner it's got me thinking about cleaning my engine area. One thing I was very impressed when I bought my libby from the dealer last month was how brand spanking new the engine etc looked when I popped the hood. I mean it's an 02 , I traded my 02 dakota and while I regularly kept the engine clean it didnt look brand new.
Anyway I was talking to my supervisor at work who was admiring my libby , so we popped the hood open and he was like , is this a new jeep? ( even though now its not quite as clean as it was a month ago ) I told him that it was soon time to get my bucket and rags, tooth brush etc and start keeping her clean. He laughed at me and said why not just power wash it? That's what he's done for years with no problems...of course keeping the engine running while power washing.
Here's my question...is power washing the engine compartment alright? It sure would make maintaing a clean looking engine easier.! My concern is for the electronics and anything else that might be water sensitive.
Does anyone else here care to keep under the hood looking nice? I realize it's a jeep and it's not supposed to stay clean..but for me keeping the stuff under the hood as clean as possible has always been a source of pride for me.. I love it when Ive taken my past vehicles into the garage and the mechanic says ..you take good care of your engine huh?
Of course being able to speed up the process with power washing would be great , so I could spend more time driving .
let me know your thoughts on this
(sorry if my post is a little winded as well)