Cleaning engine compartment help
 

I would like some suggestions on how I could clean all the grime and gunk off my engine? It needs cleaning badly it was never washed. Thanx for the help.

Get some engine degreaser and spray the piss out of the engine well. Then take a high pressure washer and spray the all the shit out of there. Make sure the engine is cool.

Is it ok to just spray water on the engine like that will eneything bad happen. Also did u do it before?

Yeah it's okay. Just becareful not to use the high pressure over the wires too much and stay away from the intake. Make sure the engine is cool.

How do the spark plugs come out u just pull em and push them back in wene done? Im sortove new to the protege stuff lol.

When I clean my engine, I pull the plug wires out beforehand, stuff rags into the holes and duct tape the holes shut. Keeps the water out really well.

I also duct tape pieces of Saran Wrap around vital electrical components (fusebox, coil packs, etc.) and also duct tape around the cap of the brake fluid reservoir. Brake fluid will absorb water and make your brake pedal spongy.

Good luck :D

Stay away from the alternator, too. I like to use Simple Green, it's not as caustic as engine degreaser. Dry/Towel off what you can afterwards. . . waterspots look ugly under the hood.

Simple Green works wonders. :D Make sure you get the automotive kind though, as there is household and automotive. I'm pretty sure they're the same exact thing, but the automotive kind foams up a little to work better, and the household doesn't foam when sprayed.

I went to the gastation today and cleaned the outside of my car my self with those hose things they have. I noticed an option that said engine degreaser the guy said choose that wene you wana clean your engine and leave your car running. I was thinking of doing it but I didn`t wana screw eneything in my engine is it ok to use those?