Engine bay cleaning

WingZeroX5 · 07-19-2018, 01:54 PM

Quickly cleaned the engine bay this morning.

Gunk original
Engine was warmed
Light shower setting on garden hose nozzle

All systems go

R3dliner · 07-19-2018, 01:58 PM

Kind of cringed watching your vid spraying water everywhere.

WingZeroX5 · 07-19-2018, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by R3dliner

Kind of cringed watching your vid spraying water everywhere.

Why? Do you cringe when driving in the rain? I've been doing this for thousands of miles and not a single issue. It's designed to get wet. Submersion though, different story

///M Power-Belgium · 07-19-2018, 02:37 PM

No engine dressing ?

166,757 miles ! Congrats

R3dliner · 07-19-2018, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by WingZeroX5

Why? Do you cringe when driving in the rain? I've been doing this for thousands of miles and not a single issue. It's designed to get wet. Submersion though, different story

Never said it was bad you're getting it twisted. Just not a pleasant site to look at. Engine-water

WingZeroX5 · 07-19-2018, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

No engine dressing ?

166,757 miles ! Congrats

Nah, no dressing!

WingZeroX5 · 07-19-2018, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by R3dliner

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Originally Posted by WingZeroX5

Why? Do you cringe when driving in the rain? I've been doing this for thousands of miles and not a single issue. It's designed to get wet. Submersion though, different story

Never said it was bad you're getting it twisted. Just not a pleasant site to look at. Engine-water

Lol i didnt mean it that way either. Did you see the end of the vid with the nasty puddle?

STooK · 07-22-2018, 12:46 PM

Thank you for this post. I was wondering if it was safe to hose down the engine bay and I guess this answered my question.

TomHudson · 07-22-2018, 03:57 PM

I’m due for this service! Thanks for the reminder!

Redd · 07-22-2018, 07:53 PM

It is safe to use running water on engines. Just don't use a jet spray, and avoid electrical areas like fuse boxes and ECUs. Most people get in trouble when they get water into the ECU.

WingZeroX5 · 07-22-2018, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Redd

It is safe to use running water on engines. Just don't use a jet spray, and avoid electrical areas like fuse boxes and ECUs. Most people get in trouble when they get water into the ECU.

Yeah notice I had the water setting on a low shower. The electrical stuff is located under the black box, pass side, behind the strut tower. Even if some water spray got into that, there is also a secondary enclosure that is water tight if i remember correctly. The driver side has the brake components

Helmsman · 07-26-2018, 03:38 PM

The way I do it every 4-6 week. 3min job, keep it clean as a whistle.

Banana Hammock · 07-26-2018, 10:48 PM

Would it be a good idea to leaf blow the water dry once you hose it down? We have seriously hard water so I hesitate to let water dry on any surface.

askjeeves · 07-26-2018, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by pasghetti

Would it be a good idea to leaf blow the water dry once you hose it down? We have seriously hard water so I hesitate to let water dry on any surface.

You could just start the car up and let the heat do it's thing

Or on second thought would that leave spots from hard water? Haven't had that issue so not sure.

Banana Hammock · 07-26-2018, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by askjeeves

You could just start the car up and let the heat do it's thing

Or on second thought would that leave spots from hard water? Haven't had that issue so not sure.

Haha yeah. I'm not sure if the heat would leave spots and I'd rather leave the bay dirty than have to deal with cleaning off hard water spots.

WingZeroX5 · 07-26-2018, 11:52 PM

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Haha yeah. I'm not sure if the heat would leave spots and I'd rather leave the bay dirty than have to deal with cleaning off hard water spots.

i know that hard water will leave spots on the car body if it's not dried, so I'm guessing it's the same situation when cleaning the engine bay. It wouldn't hurt to dry it with a blower though if you'd like.

Better idea, take the car out for a highway drive and it should be OK. If you think about it, the road grime that gets into the bay is probably worse than hard water.

Helmsman · 07-27-2018, 03:00 AM

Ps. Wing, now the bay is perfect. Steering wheel next mate...😎

WingZeroX5 · 07-27-2018, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Helmsman

Ps. Wing, now the bay is perfect. Steering wheel next mate...

Haha I have to do mine. If you have access to a steam cleaner, it does wonders. If not, sometimes I take the hottest wet microfiber towel that I can handle, wrap it on the steering wheel, and start wiping after a few seconds.

Banana Hammock · 07-27-2018, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by WingZeroX5

i know that hard water will leave spots on the car body if it's not dried, so I'm guessing it's the same situation when cleaning the engine bay. It wouldn't hurt to dry it with a blower though if you'd like.

Better idea, take the car out for a highway drive and it should be OK. If you think about it, the road grime that gets into the bay is probably worse than hard water.

Thank you for the reply! Engine bay will be getting soe TLC soon.

ETM3DST · 07-27-2018, 04:32 PM

My M3's seats are in good shape, but I my wife's Grand Cherokee's seats are terrible. It is a 2015 and has heated and cooled perforated leather(?). They seem hard and brittle-ish compared to the M3's supple and softness.

Do you guys know if these products will fix this? Sorry, I cant find a good forum like m3post for the Grand Cherokee...

WingZeroX5 · 07-27-2018, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ETM3DST

My M3's seats are in good shape, but I my wife's Grand Cherokee's seats are terrible. It is a 2015 and has heated and cooled perforated leather(?). They seem hard and brittle-ish compared to the M3's supple and softness.

Do you guys know if these products will fix this? Sorry, I cant find a good forum like m3post for the Grand Cherokee...

The kind of leather used on the seats makes the difference. What you can try is to get some leatherique products and see if that helps out.

Helmsman · 07-28-2018, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by ETM3DST

My M3's seats are in good shape, but I my wife's Grand Cherokee's seats are terrible. It is a 2015 and has heated and cooled perforated leather(?). They seem hard and brittle-ish compared to the M3's supple and softness.

Do you guys know if these products will fix this? Sorry, I cant find a good forum like m3post for the Grand Cherokee...

Clean is key. Start with a good brush and any cleaner and go from there.

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