I was going to post this in the wash and wax section but i believe you have more experience on this.

Can you please tell me which parts need to cover up if i want to wash a turbo engine bay apart from the obvious air filter?

 

Air filter.
I use a damp cloth to clean mine up, so I'm not hosing down the entire thing.

 

Thank you very much Kevin for your reply

 

Agreed. It'll take longer, but it's worth it.

 

can you spray anything on it like gunk? Mine needs some love!

 

I've used a garden product sprayer (few gallon container with pump to pressurize) with water in it to soak and rinse the engine bay. That way I'm not spraying a hose into things I don't want to be spraying. For cleaning solution I've used P21 total auto wash with good results.

The use of a quick detailer and cloth in between full cleanings is good maintenance.

See vvvv

 

^^^
Thats just a shot of the engine bay when it was new


I just use a garden hose, some dish soap and dish sponge. I use low pressure water, wet it all, then wipe it all down with soapy water with the sponge. The real trick is the drying, I use a leaf blower and get out all the water.

If I am really trying to impress I get out the Armorall and grease up the engine bay also but that takes some time. If you are lazy you can just spray it all down with tire shine also.

Ohhhh, and stay away from harsh cleaners like Purple Power, I ate all the anodizing off my aftermarket parts off and f'd up all the aluminum and some paint.

 

nice pics! Love the leaf blower idea...

 

I'm awaiting the PTuning kit release.

That pic was at around 42k miles. I keep my car clean.

 

I'll give it a try! :-)