what to do.....?cleaning the engine after 4wheelin

ice_man_7c · **Joined:** Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:25 pm **Posts:** 72

After i get done Jeepin, the inside of my engine bay is pretty covered with mud and stuff, what can i do to clean it? Is it safe to just put a plastic bag over my intake, and spray the rest of the engine with a hose, to keep things kinda clean? what about the battery and electronics?

Any help is much appreciated

jason thompson · **Posted:** Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:08 am

ice_man_7c wrote:

After i get done Jeepin, the inside of my engine bay is pretty covered with mud and stuff, what can i do to clean it? Is it safe to just put a plastic bag over my intake, and spray the rest of the engine with a hose, to keep things kinda clean? what about the battery and electronics?

Any help is much appreciated

i use the presure washer ,no plastic on intake, and just dont hit any thing too hard
or you can do what I found works best if it is posable ,dont go in mud

ice_man_7c · **Joined:** Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:25 pm **Posts:** 72

i figured i could use a hose or something otherwise owning a jeep would be pointless, if i couldn't play in the mud. The only reason i said plastic over my intake is because i have a Fram Boost dry intake, i don't think water would be good beneficial for it.. but thanks for your help

JJsTJ · **Posted:** Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:07 am

I would remove the air filter, bag the end of the intake hose and spray with the gaden hose. While the engine is drying bang the bugs out of your filter. Works for me.

CarNutCertifies · **Posted:** Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:03 pm

What i do is take it to the car wash open the hood and hose it off while it is running just be careful of the coil packs. just be careful where you hit it with pressure.

raceinfan · **Posted:** Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:57 pm

I use Simple Green ( works awesome ) with water pressure about 1/2 way comes out sparkling clean also I usualu do it the next morning when engine is FULLY COLD, hot engine & cold water are not a very good thing together

LiLredLibby · **Posted:** Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:25 pm

raceinfan wrote:

I use Simple Green ( works awesome ) with water pressure about 1/2 way comes out sparkling clean also I usualu do it the next morning when engine is FULLY COLD, hot engine & cold water are not a very good thing together

I'd have to agree all the way around with racinfan Simple Green is a great product(far cheeper than Gunk foamy).And secondly,where I work we would never think of cleaning an engine that is anything more than just slightly warm.All sensors are very shy to temp. change and cold water on a hot sensor could just do it in.As for a garden hose? Thats plenty of pressure. :wink:

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:11 pm

yup, simple green works good.

If my engine is cold, ill let it warm up for around a min then spray it off good. Then Ill start it up after im done just to help it dry. :wink:

I usually clean it around 2 times a year.. Or after a trip offroad.

ZERO6 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 14, 2007 8:57 am

Ya , I do the same ,but I spray Gunk Citrus Engine cleaner over every thing
and then use a garden hose, then power wash both sides of the
engine where the exaust is and the front where the steering rack and
fan are.
Then start the engine and dry it off, helping along the way, being sure to
get all the water off, then the final touch, engine detail spray all over
the entire engine and compartment. Back to factory new looking.
And it make cleaning it the next so much easier......

Thats me, putting bags over stuff don't make sence to me, since
the Renny is a 4X4, and I know mine loves the mud and the water
that goes right along with it, so where do you draw the line?

CarNutCertifies · **Posted:** Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:38 am

Apologize I should have specified as well i usually wait until the next day also and i only live a few blocks from the car wash so it is never really hot either...

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:43 pm

i have heard a lot of good things about simple green. is it in a spray can or a spray bottle? i used the gunk foamy on my honda and it seemed to work pretty good. and that makes a lot of sense to not spray water on a hot engine.

so for the simple green, just spray it on let it sit(how long?) and then just hose it off gently? because i hate having a dirty engine and it needs cleaned soon, i got some mud in the engine bay, and some oil where the oil filter dripped when i changed the oil last week.

im just going to do it on one of these warmer sunny days in the winter and let the hood stay open for a while to dry then ill start it later on

raceinfan · **Posted:** Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:49 pm

RAYMAN975 wrote:

i have heard a lot of good things about simple green. is it in a spray can or a spray bottle? i used the gunk foamy on my honda and it seemed to work pretty good. and that makes a lot of sense to not spray water on a hot engine.

so for the simple green, just spray it on let it sit(how long?) and then just hose it off gently? because i hate having a dirty engine and it needs cleaned soon, i got some mud in the engine bay, and some oil where the oil filter dripped when i changed the oil last week.

im just going to do it on one of these warmer sunny days in the winter and let the hood stay open for a while to dry then ill start it later on

it's in a spray bottle like windex maybe a little bigger but it works awesome, NO NEED to let it sit just spray the whole engine down with it & hose off easy as that, there's 2 settings on the spray nozzel I use the spray one not jet, you can use either one but spray seems to get into tight spots easier for me plus it's a wide spray..hope this helps

Tokyojoe · **Posted:** Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:45 pm

Just go to any Wal Mart, K Mart, Odd/Big Lots, Meijer's and they sell them.

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:14 am

awesome thanks, next time its sunny and above 40-50, ill do it

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