After the gritting season, I've noticed a fair bit of salt inside the engine bay.
Fraser pointed out that I'll need to get the bits on the battery tray cleared out which I plan to do.

How do people clean the engine bay in general?
Are there any products used to keep it clean so stuff (like salt especially) doesn't cause any corrosion?
Or is it just a case of elbow grease?

 

San, auto glym do an engine bay cleaner which i have used on my S without problem, let th eengine warm up then switch off, spray this stuff on everything and let soak for about ten minutes, then you need to have a pressure washer to get it off, once all cleaned off leave for ten minutes and then start up, you need to be a bit careful of not getting loads of water on the electrics but i have done it on every honda i have ever had and never had a problem, once the engine is dry spray auto glyms tyre dressing over the whole thing and let it dry on, it will bring up your dirty engine bay without a problem.

if you cant be dealing with it when your over my way drop in and it would not take to long.

 

Cheers Fraser.

I thought that it was a big no-no to pressure wash the engine bay though?

 

god knows, but to some anything is a big no no, its how they clean cars when you don't watch them and they are built to get rain on them so can't really see the point, long as your careful about doing it and not soaking the engine bay it should be fine.

I see priory honda do it all the time.

 

Someone put this link on the board a little while ago

http://www.autoglym.co.uk/frame2.html

Drop down reveals 'car care guide' then go to engine bay

 

De-ionised water from the Flash cleaning kit will avoid leaving any water marks too...

 

auto glym trained me. do it the way they say and i have had no problems. and i also get it cheap enough. big bonus.

 

I hope that was said tongue in cheek

I'm increasingly amazed how much effort people will put into shining their cars-get out and enjoy it for goodness sake! Having said that, My old air filter was full of grit when I swopped it out last week San - have you checked yours recently?

Oh, and I appreciate what the road salt can do - its eaten away for MTB fork legs in two winters, AGAIN! But that's the danger of salt coming into contact with magnesium alloys it would seem

 

Craig...yep.
Had a look inside the airbox anyway, and there was quite a bit in there. Must admit I didn't check the air filter itself.
How can you clean that anyway? It's not washable like the K+N's is it?

 

Did mine yesterday.

Firstly put some plastic bags over your fusebox and alarm

Apply Autoglym engine cleaner by spraying it to surfaces (I don't warm the engine because the stuff fries on and is hard to remove) and agitate it with a small paintbrush to release the muck

Leave it for no more than a couple of mins and then spray it off with the garden hose.

I then get an old sponge and wipe it clean

It takes all of 10 minutes when you do it regularly (i.e. every 3 months)

Works for me