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How do you clean the engine bay?

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Old 03-17-2003, 12:24 PM
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Default How do you clean the engine bay?

I want to use a product called GUNK on my engine bay. Is this a good idea, or are there better products out there to clean the engine?
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search.....i cant remember who but there was a guy that posted a great way to clean the engine bay. check it out
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my first choice would be to check this out:

http://properautocare.com/engine.html

(my engine is kept as clean as new, so i dont have to worry about these products and have no personal knowledge)
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A search will do wonderful things but as you are still kinda new here, I've done it for you:
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...?threadid=88841
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I used P21S Total Auto Wash on a 91 that hadn't been cleaned in years and had black grease in the bay. It is citrus based, I sprayed it on and then hosed it off. It worked great. Since then I have actually used other Citrus based cleaners on other cars and it worked as well at a fraction of the cost.
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go here: http://forum.e46fanatics.com//showthread.p...p?threadid=7086

they have lots of advice on washing engine bay
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A nice combo of Gunk/Armor All Foam Cleaner seems to work very good.


https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...threadid=107073
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^^^^^^^^^^^

Works Wonders!
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has anyone tried simplegreen?
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Originally posted by 1NewLexIS300
has anyone tried simplegreen?
I suggested this in another thread and was told it was a NO-NO! It seems that Simple Green can be quite corrosive.


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