Car Engine Cleaning

**~~Woody1985~~** · 27-05-2010 09:08 PM

What's the best thing to use to clean the car engine?

A guy is coming to see my car at the weekend (see hibay

) but he only wants the engine, it's a great engine but is a bit manky and I want to clean it up a bit.

Old fashioned soap and water do the trick?

I'm not spending money on expensive cleaning stuff, taking the engine out etc, just a quick once over.

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What's the best thing to use to clean the car engine?

A guy is coming to see my car at the weekend (see hibay

) but he only wants the engine, it's a great engine but is a bit manky and I want to clean it up a bit.

Old fashioned soap and water do the trick?

I'm not spending money on expensive cleaning stuff, taking the engine out etc, just a quick once over.

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And 3 for 2 at halfords the now

**~~ArabHibee~~** · 27-05-2010 09:29 PM

Whatever you do, DON'T powerwash it!!!

**~~Woody1985~~** · 27-05-2010 10:02 PM

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Whatever you do, DON'T powerwash it!!!

That sounds like something I would have done!

**~~Judas Iscariot~~** · 28-05-2010 10:41 AM

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Whatever you do, DON'T powerwash it!!!

Why not?

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Why not?

You can, but just have to watch how powerful the water jet is and don't aim directly at any electrics. Mibbe that's why they call it steam cleaning in adverts

**~~Peevemor~~** · 28-05-2010 10:56 AM

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And 3 for 2 at halfords the now

Or even cheaper ...

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Or even cheaper ...

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And we all know woody will have loads spare now

**~~Peevemor~~** · 28-05-2010 11:12 AM

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And we all know woody will have loads spare now

He's on the lookout for someone to take care of his ball bearings.

**~~ArabHibee~~** · 28-05-2010 12:18 PM

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Why not?

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You can, but just have to watch how powerful the water jet is and don't aim directly at any electrics. Mibbe that's why they call it steam cleaning in adverts

Wot he said.

I used to co-own a car cleaning business and the amount of fan-dans that thought they could jet wash their engine compartment because they had seen professionals do it was unbelievable. You have to be really careful.