cleaning the engine bay
05-23-2005, 02:57 PM
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cleaning the engine bay well sunday i was driving and the hose on the bottom of my power steering resevoir came undone and the fluid shot out all over the engine bay. anyways i want to clean out the entire bay and wanted to know how to go about doin this. i dont really have any tools like a pressure washer or anything so i wanted to see how everyone goes about cleaning the bay. i guess i could rent tools and such but i dont know what to get. also is it ok to pressure wash the engine? i have no idea where to start.
05-23-2005, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 01 Red WS6
make sure you are careful around the intake. Water can get under the intake and rust out your knock sensors. It happened to me
yeah but if you start the car right away after rinsing it.. shouldnt the heat evaporate all teh water under there so nothing gets rusty??
05-23-2005, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by amit
yeah but if you start the car right away after rinsing it.. shouldnt the heat evaporate all teh water under there so nothing gets rusty??
I thought the samething. I guess it doesn't get all of the water. Mine was rusted out. Now I don't have to worry since I sealed them up with some silicone
