Is there a product out there to clean your engine bay that doesn't require being washed off with a hose?

 

Why? Are you that afraid of water?

 

no access to a hose or water faucet?

 

you could pee on your engine bay.

 

high psi compressor for non gunky dirt?

I use diesel in a spray bottle and a rag *shrug* but then i spray it after words with water so that defeats your purpose i guess.

 

brake cleaner and a rag.

 

Bingo!

 

+1

makes the engine sparkle nice and good. I use it on my brakes and rims too.

 

Go to a coin op, bro. Just don't let em catch you cleaning your engine- they frown on that

 

Never heard that lol, what do they care there making money lol

 

read this

http://books.google.com/books?id=_6q...m=10&ct=result

 

My lil bro worked a car wash they hate it, something about clogging up the drains.

 

3 cans of gunk and a carwash.

john ny

 

Finish it up with Lots and LOTS of



You'll be amazed. And all the more proud because you made the effort to make it look that much better.

 

I have always presoaked the engine bay with simple green or purple power and then gone to the car wash and powered it off with the rinse.

The only time I ever caught any flack was washing thick mud from dirtbikes and 3/4 wheelers. They don't like mud.

 

buy a steam cleaner

 

you can get pressure washers on craigslist for pretty cheap. Other than that I'd just prepare everything that needs to be covered (filter, alternator, wiring, etc.) and hit up a local DIY car wash. Brake cleaner (from my experience) leaves a nasty residue. You could use it and then put tire shine on everything though.

 

this is what i would do, weve got one here in town that is open 24/7... and its in the boonies and there isnt anyone watching over it... good times...

 

I know most people here don't care about this sort of thing, but the coin ops don't like you washing your engine for legal reasons. They'll get in trouble because it pollutes. If you can collect all or most of your waste that's a plus; but that's probably impractical. Strangely enough, if there was such an eco-friendly method it would solve the OP's problem. Instead we get warnings on the engine cleaning products but no products available to actually let you follow the warnings .

I guess all you can do is find a public place to rinse and make sure you don't get caught.

Try not to drip the stronger solvents on your rubber stuff; clean it off thoroughly if you do.

 

Simple green is amazing stuff. Use it all the time.

 

My brother owns several car washes and his take on this is slightly different.
Basically, if you clean your engine in the self-serve bays it's not a problem...his waste water is filtered and treated before being sent back to the city lines and most consumer grade cleaners aren't strong enough to upset his system (he sells Simple Green for the D.I.Y.s anyway).

The problem is the morons who try to sneak an oil change in using his drain pits as the dump. THAT is a problem- his wastewater is monitored by the city and dumping used oil into it results in a fine.
All his bays are video monitored and he has successfully prosecuted the few who think they can sneak by and boy, are they surprised...they not only get hit with the city fine but have to pay to get the drain pit cleaned, which totals about $2K all told.

Makes JiffyLube look a real bargain...