JBrown

Motor us out of my car. I would like to clean the bay up before i put a shiny engine in that dirty bay of oil leaks and nasty build up that has been for over 20years any one recommend anything thanks .

running_cold924

simple green. works great and bio-degradable.

Mangonesailor

I second simple green... It's awesome. Works even better with a tooth brush or gun cleaning brush from Otis.

SeaCay

Simple Green, full strength, multiple passes.

Dougs951

Also if you can hook your pressure washer to a hot water source thats awesome

JBrown

i have pressure washer how do i add hott water ? i know castrol makes something like simple green buddy at work said it was better. going to give this all a shot tomorrow

lee101315

Try some of Zeps degreaser products at Home Depot. I buy from them directly, no grease can stand up to their Formula 50. I'm sure they have something almost as good for sale on the shelf.

Green/environmentally friendly cleaners suck. If it doesn't have a skull and crossbones, it's not effective enough for me :-). By the way, cleaning engine bays in your driveway is illegal, regardless of the product you use, 'green' or not. All it takes is a nosy neighbor, and you'll have a guy from the environmental protection agency writing you a fat summons.

Jim Gibbs

Castrol Super Clean. Purple spray bottle and gallon refills. Strong biodegradable degreaser. I've had much better results compared to SG.

JBrown

yeah going to try it tomorrow. need to see were i can grab a hot water source want to clean it and then paint the engine bay. thanks for all your help i will keep you posted on how the stuff works

refresh951

I would be careful with the pressure washer. I used Purple Power, rags and a night of elbow grease. Came out real nice and nothing was damaged.

V2Rocket

how far from your driveway is your house water heater?

JBrown

not doing it at my house my parents own a shop (car electronics) were the car is right now. so im thinking the water heater in the garage

Dougs951

When I was running new water lines in my house I ran a hot line outside just for this stuff...

PEvans

Wait, don't you all have hot and cold water out front for washing horses?

Van

Water heaters have a drain at the bottom that has a fitting for a garden hose...