Can you hose down the inside of your engine?
If you have a power washer, you can use it on a light setting, but a standard hose will work as well. Or you can use the sprayer at the local DIY carwash. Rinse the entire compartment, working from back to front, washing away all degreaser.
Can you spray your engine with a water hose?
You can use your garden hose to spray water on your car engine – it’s totally safe if you covered the electrical components properly. However, before you spray your engine, there are things you should do – like applying a cleaner to soften the grimes and dirt so that the engine could appear neat after the spray.
Should I hose down engine?
For instance, even if you’re not the most knowledgable person with car engines, you shouldn’t hold your water hose or pressure washer directly to the engine 5 inches away. That’s just asking for trouble. You want to spray enough water to carry the dirt and grime off the engine.
How did you improve the looks or hide engine bay hoses?
Move the wiring block from the drivers side high up, to the passengers side low down, so the wires run up to the engine and across the side of the intake encased in something cool looking. Put the battery in the trunk. MSD on the radiator frame. See the thread on here about wiring looms. Heater hoses follow the A/C lines.
Where are the fuel and heater hoses located?
Heater hoses follow the A/C lines. Fuel lines forward and through, above or beside, A/C lines and up to a cooler stuffed up and forward in the wasted space behind the headlights inside fender, with a shield from dirt and rocks, then backwards along the frame or next to the A/C lines. For starters anyway…lol.
What are the benefits of cleaning your engine compartment?
This more time-consuming process has two benefits: It prevents chemicals from forcing their way into nooks and crannies they shouldn’t be in, and helps you become familiar with those same nooks and crannies. Seeing a lot of oily buildup in one spot?
Can you use a pressure washer to clean engine compartment?
If you need to wash off the grit and grime, resist the urge to reach for the pressure washer. Both a home pressure washer and the wand at a local DIY car wash will eject water at a dangerously high pressure and threaten just about any part of your engine compartment.