::.. Engine Shampoo

[Qube]

::.. Engine Shampoo

What exactly does this entail? Though the meet is in three days, I'm hesitant to let anyone do it lest she stops running afterwards!

REFERENCE: http://www.bimmer.info/forum/showthread.php?t=21351&highlight=engine+shampoo

Maybe I'll just get a bottle of Gunk cleaner and a steam cleaner or spray bottle :)

[califblue]

I use new Dawn ( blue origninal formula) mixed 70 (H2o) /30 and a 2" brush on the top half of my engine...if it really dirty on the block use gunk but make sure your engine is only warm not hot

look for my post of my engine you could eat off it but I would have to kill you if you got it Dirty!;)
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/califblue/P1010388.jpg

[Qube]

I use new Dawn ( blue origninal formula) mixed 70 (H2o) /30 and a 2" brush on the top half of my engine...if it really dirty on the block use gunk but make sure your engine is only warm not hot

look for my post of my engine you could eat off it but I would have to kill you if you got it Dirty!;)
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/califblue/P1010388.jpg

Did you rinse after? If so, how?

[califblue]

I rise with hose and and Adjustable nozzle...not surper high pressure , if you worried you can cover the coil & distributor with a plastic bag and a rubber band to hold it in place

[KenB]

I use new Dawn ( blue origninal formula) mixed 70 (H2o) /30 and a 2" brush on the top half of my engine...if it really dirty on the block use gunk but make sure your engine is only warm not hot

look for my post of my engine you could eat off it but I would have to kill you if you got it Dirty!;)
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f107/califblue/P1010388.jpg


Mine's bad and I was thinking of using your method. I had mine done 2 years ago and it came out beautiful but I don't presently have the funds for it and don't know what they used on it.

Do you spray it on then brush it. Soft or hard bristle brush?

Yours looks GREAT!

TIA

[califblue]

Spray it on and then loosen the grim wit the brush ( my bristles are now semi soft ...old brush) as long as it does not scratch it should not make a difference . I also use old tooth brushes in the tight spots with 100% new Dawn on the bristles
After i have done a section i hose it off and clean the brush too that way i don't transfer the dirt to the other parts I am about to clean

[KenB]

Since I don't have a distributor on the M50MTU is there anything else in there that should be covered? I think I know enough not to direct a hard spray around the plastic cover over the coils and don't want water in the spark plug wells, but what about other electronics?

[Russell]

Never had a problem on my M50. However, I think the plugs are covered up a bit more on the M50. I also cover the fuse boxes and elec components with foil. I srpay a warm engine with gunk or similar. Let set for 15 minutes and rinse off with garden hose. start it up, rev it a couple of times to shake off water. Thats it.

[632 Regal]

i used the old towel and sprat shine stuff, tins of places I cant get to in the bay... dirt roads suck!

[joshua43214]

I use Foamy engine bright with the engine running. Stuff owrks much better thanthe regular engine bright, Just hose it off with a garden hose.

[632 Regal]

something bout both our keyboards tonight?
I use Foamy engine bright with the engine running. Stuff owrks much better thanthe regular engine bright, Just hose it off with a garden hose.

[joshua43214]

something bout both our keyboards tonight?

Ya, I am frain bried. been a long day

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

from all the Foamy Bright fumes...

[theirongiant]

I would like to clean my engine bay but I am concerned about shorting out some of the electrical components - specifically the battery terminal, alternator, relays, AC compressor, etc. Are they designed to take on a certain amount of water as long as I don't spray them directly?

[califblue]

battery terminal, alternator, relays, AC compressor, etc. Are they designed to take on a certain amount of water as long as I don't spray them directly?

theirongiant...ever drive your can in the rain?:p

P.S. avoid the relays