This is the process I use when washing and degreasing an engine before returning the vehicle to the customer after major engine work was preformed. This is not a proper method of engine washing and should not be followed as a guide. Pressure washing an engine is dangerous and should not be done unless you are willing and have the ability to fix and problem generated in the process. Ther
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Great DIY video! Thank you!
A dewalt 20v blower would work great to get some of the extra water out of unwanted areas…it's the smaller blower not the leaf size blower..heck yah cleaning it up…also a thought if dielectric grease was used when all the connections where put together would be like extra insurance… I was taught in auto shop a clean engine is a happy cool running engine.
"Don't be a dummy" ..pretty much all that needs to be said. When I was a young pup, I used to wash my engines with some sort of foamy engine de-greaser and a regular spray hose. These days, with all with wiring and electronics, I don't.
Plain , and simple the way it should be. Nice 😊
There's the right way, then there's the shop way. Love it 😁
I had to go through the comments just to see if anyone took the bait on the WD40 comment. What a radical idea, using a water displacement product on a freshly washed engine, I can see how that might send some people rushing to their keyboards to set you straight.
"Make it look like you care"
No, pal. You do care.
As with motor bikes, cleaning is one of the most important parts of maintenance…it’s when you spend that little bit more attention to things and notice little issues.
68 yrs old and have washed engine compartment on every vehicle i have ever owned and i have never had a problem caused by cleaning it,,,once i cleaned my girlfriends car that had a fuel pump going out on it and the engine was covered in grease and oil,when i took it to the mechanic for the pump replacement he asked me when i was picking it up did i clean it off before bringing it to him and i said yes it was terrible and he laughed and said i really appreciate it as no one has ever done that for him, and he actually cut $10. off the repair because of what i had done….oh and by the way my dodge journey 2014 with 122 k on it, the engine bay and everything else is so clean you could eat off it…..
Do you cover the mass air flow sensor or alternator?