Hey Jag Family. I had a simple question. I'm entering my car into a car show this coming sat. I was wondering if i could spray the motor of at the local car wash w/o doing damage. It said in the book that washing on your own my cause damage and corrosion. But that's to cover their butts on the warranty ? What do you guys think?

 

I wouldn't use a pressure washer..garden hose pressure is all I use and then use a leaf blower to dry it off, then leave the hood up for a while to air dry, then spray all the black plastic with a vinyl shine protectant. (not Armor-all)

 

good to know, has anybody tried painting the engine, airbox covers, just curoius

 

I use a garden hose as well....if you can get hot water all the better. Use an environmentally friendly degreaser such as Simple Green. Lightly wet the compartment, then spray a 50/50 dilution of SG over just about everything. Use small detail brushes to loosen muck. I take the plastic engine cover off to get the gunk sitting on the valve covers. Let is soak for a few minutes, then rinse.

Start the car up immediately and let it idle for about 5 minutes to bring things up to temp and speed the drying process. I'll use an air compressor to dry tight spots. Leave the hood open for a bit.

Hit all the painted areas with a spray wax.

 

thx guys.. i'll do that then. i wasn't sure how to clean the engine w/o using the hi pressure hose at the car wash

 

Disco, I have painted the battery box and the engine cover. haven't done the air box yet. not difficult. But, one word of caution: atleast on my car, the engine cover is in contact with the insulative blanket on the hood/bonnet. So, if you paint the engine cover, I would anticipate getting a wear spot on the paint. You can see where you are going to get a spot like this by opening up the hood/bonnet and looking at hte blanket. You will see where the blanket is dented.

 

so, allow to dry alot before cloaing the bonnet/hood