Ok, I have seen this post onhere before but could not find it. When I had read it, I just got more confused. Ok, some of you say not to spray some say it is ok. I have an '04, I also live where there are a lot of dirt roads which means a lot of mud and dust. So I have a good layer of sand on everything not including the other fluids that get spilt when being put in the car. What is the best way to go about cleaning under the hood? Thx.
i just did this last weekend. its ok but i left my stang running while doing it.
i sprayed it all down ( the engine and firewall) then took her down to the carwash and sprayed it all out.
looks like brand spankin new now. and i havent had any problems. but i left it run during the process because i heard that it might fowl out the plugs and stuff and it might not start..but anyways i kept it running..and avoided as many of them spots as possible.
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you can spray. i wouldn't but you can. if you do make sure that you change your oil immediatly after.
Ummm last time I checked the engine is sealed and water will not get into by spraying it, I would not use a pressure spray. Modern engines use a plug called a "weather pack" on almost all electrical connections, these are water tight. Here is what I do. Get a spray bottle full of Simple Green and spray it onto the fire wall and inner fenders, if the engine has grease on it I spray some on that as well, let it sit for 30 seconds and rinse it off with my hose(regular garden hose). Keep your water away from the coils/distributor and any other major electrical, they can get wet but don't hit them with a direct stream. For more stubborn stains you may need to get in there and scrub.
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Ok, will do. Do I need to leave it running if I am just going to spray and scrub or if I am just using a spray on a scrubby and doing it that way? Wouldn't it get way to hot to mess with that way??
I may very well be an idiot, but here is what I do: Step 1: Pull car out of garage and park in drive way. Step 2: Pop hood of above mentioned car. Step 3: Cover air filter with a thick cotton towel. Step 4: Pull hose from side of house to the car. Step 5: (This is the big one) Spray engine untill it is clean Step 6: Stop spraying engine. Step 7: Close hood. Step 8: Wash and dry car Step 9: (Optional, if I am feeling saucy!) Wax car. Step 10: Pop hood again and dry engine wtih rag taking great care to shine the bling bling. Step 11: Remove towel covering air filter. Step 12: Drive car and return to garage.
this is what I did worked out well, no problems, remvoed the air hose, put and condom over the throttle body (do these things ever run outta uses). Then I sprayed the whole thing down with GUNK Citrus Engine cleaner, since I live in an apartment and have no hose I took a big bucket filled it with water and added a drop or two of dish soap this was just enough to cut the grease on the rags but not enought to foam up or harm anything. Then put about 10 terry cloth towels in the water and wiped the whole engine down removing the cleaner. Rinsed out the bucket a few times and it came out great. Then took some plastic and rubber conditioner and finished it up.
The only reason that I covery my air filter is because I have a exposed filter in the engine compartment. With a stock air box, there is no need to cover.
Original: Sidewayz You're putting way too much thought into this. Shut it off. Spray some simple green on the motor. Rinse it off. You're done.
Thats all you need to do. You don't need to cover anything.
Well, I was not putting a lot of thought into it at first. Just wanted to make sure I did not screw anything up trying to clean it. Then I had quite a bit of respose as to diferent ways to do it. Some spray and something to wipe down with or scrub with seems to be the best way to do it. And safest, beings I can jsut hit what needs to be done adn not have to worry about I the possibility of potentially messing anything up. Thanks for the feedback guys.
I wouldent wash under.thats back in the 80's when they dident know better lol.But hey Just give your stang some TLC with your hands just get up there with a Rag! For this reason the Power wash or water hose can knock your wires loose and loosen stuff and water may seap into parts of the engine.Hope this helps.[image
if the water is goin to knock the wires lose you have a problem and a slight bump could knock those off too and i think its impossible for water to seap into an air tight engine jus spray it and see wat happens worse thing is sumthing gets wet and you let it dry off and blaou done
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I wouldent wash under.thats back in the 80's when they dident know better lol.But hey Just give your stang some TLC with your hands just get up there with a Rag! For this reason the Power wash or water hose can knock your wires loose and loosen stuff and water may seap into parts of the engine.Hope this helps.[image
Have even seen how the wire connectors work on newer cars? you practically have to pry the clip on them up with a scew driver, then once you get them apart you will see how they make a water tight seal. If you don't want to wash your engine than fine, but you (and about 90% of the people on this site) are giving out wrong information, and that is how people cars get fubar'ed.
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Believe it or not there's a whole chapter on how to wash your Mustang in the owner's manual. Don't use a high pressure nozzle Yes, cold water on a hot engine can crack the engine block or other components
use an engine degreaser
Cover the battery, air cleaner and power distribution box (or distributor)
Do not have engine running- water can enter the engine easier when it's running
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