smlporsche

Now that I've finally got all the leaks fixed (fingers crossed!) I'd like to clean up the engine bay. I'm not looking for Concourse quality or anything just a general cleanup to be able to keep an eye on things.

I seem to recall something "Green" but I can't recall. I'd like something that I can just spray on and gently hose off.

Any reccomendations??

Dick Ruddell

I thimk what you are looking for is 'SIMPLE GREEN'

zoltan944

black magic (i think) makes a '2-in-1' that works REALLY well. you actually warm the engine up on this one, spray it all over the place, scrub anywhere needed, LIGHTLY hose, and BAM! it cleans and has some silicone stuff in there that makes all your black hosess and stuff shine up real nice!

mbonner

Heard on a pet show on radio, "never forget a Jack Russel terrier IS NOT A SMALL dog"
Not in the havoc one or worse two can cause around the place!
Mike, my wife's Jack Russell Terrorist is called Tinker, she does not come to that name or the other one as in get here you horrible little sxxx, or worse. They arte a law unto themselves.
Mike

pcutt

The point is, Simple Green is quite effectve on these Jack Russell terriers. One little squirt and they're toast!

silverbullet

I use Krudkutter found in the paint dept of Home Depot. Works great.

Little Porsche Boy

Have had good results with Gunk Foaming Engine Brite. I don't do it with a hot engine out of fear of cracking something. I avoid spraying any wiring directly. I have been known to cover the coil and or distributor with a plastic bag. Works really well when rinsed with hot instead of cold water. Also, I have used the air compressor to blow water out of the nooks and crannies. I take it for a run around the block to get every thing hot enough to evaporate any residual water. Last but not least, a WD-40 chaser can be used if needed. (the WD in WD-40 stands for water dispersant or displacement or something like that)

Mike1982

I like the air idea to blow out any major spots like right under the intake manifold! Be sure not to directly spray into/at dist. cap, wires, plugs, MAF (if you have one), battery, fuses, etc. I plan on doing this soon to my car as well with the nice warm weather but I have a small oil leak from my turbo that I won't get to until fall/winter coming up, so I will be doing this a couple times this summer until then. Oh yea, if you are thinking of flushing your coolant do it now so you can get it very clean too, just a fyi if you plan to do that anytime soon.

mbonner

Seem to remember on this list a guy who washed out his 944 engine bay at the wand wash car place and did a lot of damage to electronics, anyone remember that too?
Mike

mavfan

either way he probably wasn't being careful and didn't realise that water spraying on alternator/dist/wires is a bad idea altogether.