Engine bay cleaning

[RatLabGuy]

What do y'all use for getting everything under the hood nice and clean?
Not from mud or anything, just cleaning/dressing up a vehicle w/ a lot of road miles on it.

 

[rodney eppes]

Pressure washer & Purple Power or similar. Try not to get the degreaser on the engine belts. Drys them out & you end up replacing them.

 

[XJsavage]

Purple power. Just watch out letting it sit on anything aluminum. It'll leave a film residue that's a pain to clean off.

 

[mbalbritton]

Close the hood and wash the vehicle.

 

[jeepinmatt]

Hot water. Then spray with purple power very liberally, then rinse with hot water. Pressure washer is a nice touch too, but not required. The hot water makes the big chunks of grease/grime/dirt loosen up and the purple power breaks it loose on the surfaces.

 

[Mac5005]

Engine degreaser gel on everything and let sit.

Then pressure washer to rinse

 

[a_kelley]

Tire cleaner. Pressure wash after it sits a few minutes. Silicone spray when dry to make it look slick and attract dust.