While searching for S2000 pictures online I came across a picture on flickr of a guy spraying down his engine bay with a pressure washer or something like that. I commented to ask if it was okay to do that and he said it was.

So my question is, have any of you ever tried spraying down your engine bay? Did you have to cover anything up? How did you dry it afterward? Did you go for a really spirited drive and let the engine heat dry it?

 

i spray lightly with a hand hend spray bottle and wipe everything dry with a soft microfiber cloth. I wouldnt spray the alternator or coil cover directly. High pressure wash....i personally am not comfortable with it.

 

check out our engine detailing thread in the how tos at the top of our board.
dont use pressure near electrical- you usually dont really need pressure anyway.
woops just noticed that this is pretty much what grandmasterkhan posted...
cd2 or pig snot (also pig spit) are good products for the final sparkle. cd2 is the most commonly used product for cars, the pig products are mainly for bikes.

 

from our how tos:

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=278999

 

High pressure water is unnecessary. A regular old garden hose is more than enough. I recently cleaned the engine bay on a ten year old diesel pickup truck, and didn't need a pressure washer even for that large task.

 

Thanks guys.

 

I pressure wash the engine bay every second wash. Works well and no problems.

 

I agree with krshultz. no pressure water needed. just make sure to cover the alternator and opening for the intake, and any other exposed electrical areas. I use a shop-vac to blow out any pooling water, and dress the engine with Meg's hyper-dressing.

 

Meguiar's Hyper Dressing, and using a leaf blower for drying the engine bay, are both FTMFW.