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nerp · 04-15-2009, 11:50 AM

If you're worried about damage to electrical components, I strongly recommend using a plastic bag and some zip ties to protect sensitive areas before taking a hose to your engine compartment. Then you can spot clean those areas with a cloth.

And yeah, you want the engine to be warm but not scalding hot before applying the chemicals.

captainm27 · 04-15-2009, 08:16 PM

I just bought a can of degreaser. On the instructions, it says to apply it on a cold engine.

blktiger60 · 04-16-2009, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by captainm27

I just bought a can of degreaser. On the instructions, it says to apply it on a cold engine.

Probably because it's highly flamable. Hot engine + flamable liquid, could = fire.

500snakz · 04-16-2009, 09:06 PM

Just go to the car wash and use the engine and tire setting. Usually it sprays green degreaser. Spray everything(it wont hurt anything)Let it set for a couple of minutes and spray it off without pulling the trigger on the wand(low setting) After it dries, use tire FOAM and spray the entire engine bay. Wipe off any excess. Thats what I allways do to all of my vehicles and NEVER had a problem. Simple,easy and quick, and works great.

captainm27 · 04-16-2009, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blktiger60

Probably because it's highly flamable. Hot engine + flamable liquid, could = fire.

Yes, you are right! That's what it says on the can.

captainm27 · 04-16-2009, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 500snakz

Just go to the car wash and use the engine and tire setting. Usually it sprays green degreaser. Spray everything(it wont hurt anything)Let it set for a couple of minutes and spray it off without pulling the trigger on the wand(low setting) After it dries, use tire FOAM and spray the entire engine bay. Wipe off any excess. Thats what I allways do to all of my vehicles and NEVER had a problem. Simple,easy and quick, and works great.

On that last step of the tire Foam....ok, so I spray the engine with tire foam, and it gets foamy.....do I let it also sit for a few minutes, or do I spray it out like you would do with the degreaser?

Yaris Hilton · 04-16-2009, 09:50 PM

Don't spray it off.

captainm27 · 04-16-2009, 09:55 PM

And it will just dissappear?

Yaris Hilton · 04-16-2009, 10:06 PM

Like the original poster said, wipe it with a clean rag with some of the tire gloss on it, so you'll end up with an even sheen, not a blotchy mess.

captainm27 · 04-17-2009, 12:32 AM

Thanks, I'll give this a try soon!

500snakz · 04-17-2009, 10:06 PM

Works well for me on ALL of the vehicles I own.

captainm27 · 04-17-2009, 10:53 PM

Cool! First time I ever cleaned an engine! I just did what everyone suggested. I bought a quick can of AutoZone Engine Degreaser (probably the weakest degreaser), but that's ok, cause my engine is still less than a year old. Anyway, so I just sprayed it, let it sit for 10 - 15 min, and hosed it down. I didn't have any tire cleaning spray with me, so I just did a regular engine wash.

I take it then, Yaris Hilton, that the Tire Shine just evaporates, and that there is no need to wipe it off all the little nook and crannies in the inbetween spots, but just wipe it off on the major top area of the engine where I can actually reach?

Yaris Hilton · 04-18-2009, 02:11 PM

Read Razr's thread on the "10 Minute Engine Detail" that is linked near the top of this one. I thought we were in that thread.

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04-15-2009, 11:50 AM	#19
nerp Drives: 2009 3dr LB Meteorite Metallic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Rockville, RI Posts: 69	If you're worried about damage to electrical components, I strongly recommend using a plastic bag and some zip ties to protect sensitive areas before taking a hose to your engine compartment. Then you can spot clean those areas with a cloth. And yeah, you want the engine to be warm but not scalding hot before applying the chemicals.

04-15-2009, 08:16 PM	#20
captainm27 Drives: 2008 Sedan A/T Silver Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 202	I just bought a can of degreaser. On the instructions, it says to apply it on a cold engine.

04-16-2009, 09:06 PM	#22
500snakz Drives: 08 Polar white hatch Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 76	Just go to the car wash and use the engine and tire setting. Usually it sprays green degreaser. Spray everything(it wont hurt anything)Let it set for a couple of minutes and spray it off without pulling the trigger on the wand(low setting) After it dries, use tire FOAM and spray the entire engine bay. Wipe off any excess. Thats what I allways do to all of my vehicles and NEVER had a problem. Simple,easy and quick, and works great.

04-16-2009, 09:50 PM	#25
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Don't spray it off.

04-16-2009, 09:55 PM	#26
captainm27 Drives: 2008 Sedan A/T Silver Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 202	And it will just dissappear?

04-16-2009, 10:06 PM	#27
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Like the original poster said, wipe it with a clean rag with some of the tire gloss on it, so you'll end up with an even sheen, not a blotchy mess.

04-17-2009, 12:32 AM	#28
captainm27 Drives: 2008 Sedan A/T Silver Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 202	Thanks, I'll give this a try soon!

04-17-2009, 10:06 PM	#29
500snakz Drives: 08 Polar white hatch Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 76	Works well for me on ALL of the vehicles I own.

04-17-2009, 10:53 PM	#30
captainm27 Drives: 2008 Sedan A/T Silver Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 202	Cool! First time I ever cleaned an engine! I just did what everyone suggested. I bought a quick can of AutoZone Engine Degreaser (probably the weakest degreaser), but that's ok, cause my engine is still less than a year old. Anyway, so I just sprayed it, let it sit for 10 - 15 min, and hosed it down. I didn't have any tire cleaning spray with me, so I just did a regular engine wash. I take it then, Yaris Hilton, that the Tire Shine just evaporates, and that there is no need to wipe it off all the little nook and crannies in the inbetween spots, but just wipe it off on the major top area of the engine where I can actually reach?

04-18-2009, 02:11 PM	#31
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Read Razr's thread on the "10 Minute Engine Detail" that is linked near the top of this one. I thought we were in that thread.