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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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Ok this might sound like a stupid question to some, but what is the simplest way to clean my engine bay, im doin a little maintance on the car and i was thinkin about given her a gd old clean and the engine is dirty as hell.
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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 10:43 PM
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bit of engine cleaner an a good ol session with a steam cleaner
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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 11:01 PM
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how about if i has pretty much nothin like that?
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Old Jan 22, 2010 | 11:40 PM
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Gunk put/scrub on with paint brush when engine is hot then rinse off.
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 09:09 AM
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how can you cover the plugs though?? or water cant go through?
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 09:17 AM
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Degrease engine bay with a good degreaser then use a paint brush or detail brush to agitate, then cover the main areas like plugs/dizzy any ecus with some microfibre towels,rinse of with a hose or powerwash just dont point it point blank at electrics,it should be fine
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Old Jan 23, 2010 | 09:19 AM
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no easy way to clean an engine - which is needing a good clean
plenty of a good de - greaser and a jet washer
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