whats the safest and best way to clean engine?

[dbass]

...and best products?

[hensh65]

Bucket and sponge

 

I kid of course

 

depends on how bad your engine bay is, I just use water and sponge then I use meguires polish on the metal. I wouldn't use a hose if thats what your asking

[WhackyWill]

Take it to a proper steam cleaner. Should cost about £20 to do it .

[AliveBoy]

Jet wash

 

I just use a microfibre and hot water

[WhackyWill]

Jet wash

 

I just use a microfibre and hot water

 

Not so long ago I saw the local car wash jet washing a 911 engine..AHHHH..!! .

[Dave-350]

Elbow Grease, most people have it.

[HaydnH]

Elbow Grease, most people have it.

 

Not me.

[Dave-350]

Elbow Grease, most people have it.

 

Not me.

 

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Where+to+buy+Elbow+Grease%3F

[delz0r]

Some All Purpose Cleaner (APC), some trim dressing (something like meguiars hyper/all season dressing) and some metal polish. I have a pic in my build thread after giving the engine only a quick wipe using those products and it looks great.

 

If it's very dirty then steam cleaning is the best option.

[Dave-350]

On a serious note, the stuff you need is called Gunk. Halfords. Its old school and works great.

[WhackyWill]

On a serious note, the stuff you need is called Gunk. Halfords. Its old school and works great.

 

That's it Dave...Gunk and Elbow Grease...

[AliveBoy]

Elbow Grease, most people have it.

 

Not me.

 

http://lmgtfy.com/?q...y Elbow Grease?

 

[HaydnH]

Elbow Grease, most people have it.

 

Not me.

 

http://lmgtfy.com/?q...y Elbow Grease?

 

 

OOOOKKKK! I just thought you meant Elbow Grease... not a "sexual enhancer"!

[cs2000]

lol, I bought some special engine bay cleaner from Halfords, is part of the range of products from a company whos name escapes me. Too me about an hour with a steam cleaner and that and it made a small difference, but unless your entire engine is as brown as a turd, or yours is a show car its a lot of effort for little reward

[Mopedmark]

Gunk is brilliant to start with, then when it's dry I used carb cleaner on a rag to get in all those extra dirty places, also directly spray on then use wet n dry to rub all the furry bits down also use little sanding blocks to help.Then when it's all clean you have a nice base to work on

[WhackyWill]

Gunk is brilliant to start with, then when it's dry I used carb cleaner on a rag to get in all those extra dirty places, also directly spray on then use wet n dry to rub all the furry bits down also use little sanding blocks to help.Then when it's all clean you have a nice base to work on

 

That's a clean engine saw it at the Ace.

[downhuman]

Try Autobrite Jaffa.

 

Spray on, wait, pressure rinse off - leaves a protected finish.

 

Recommended

[KyleR]

Sone people have had problems with steam cleaned engines. The water gets in everywhere and can mess with the electrics. So, you really have to find all the connectors in your engine and wrap them up to keep them safe.

[Envy Valeting]

Warm then engine 1st, cover sensitive areas like coil packs etc with foil/cling film to stop water penetration.

Spray the whole engine liberally with APC (all purpose cleaner) at the correct dilution factors. Allow to soak and pressure wash off.

Repeat as necessary, then go for a nice long drive to dry it off properly.

[Tomb]

I found this useful ..

Edited September 8, 2013 by Tomb

[ilogikal1]

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/caring-for-modern-engines.html