Automotive Academy

People often miss out on cleaning the engine bay when detailing their car, this not only will make it harder to do so in the future and could impose problems if left too long. It’s not that difficult if you know how to do it correctly, so let’s get to it.

1) Be careful when using water in the engine bay, on certain makes and models of cars too much water can result in problems. Not to mention any electronics you may have in the engine compartment – damaging these could result in having to have to pay to repair them.

You want to begin by spraying the engine bay down with water

2) Next you need spray the area with degreaser, be careful around some of the components because if too much is applied it could leave marks on certain surfaces. Note: avoid having direct sun light on the degreaser once applied as it will speed up the process.

If you have any excess on certain areas just wipe them off and continue covering the whole engine bay, don’t forget the underside of the bonnet.

3) Use a paint brush to wipe around the area to ensure you have got degreaser everywhere that you wanted, this will also agitate the degreaser making the outcome much better.

4) After degreaser has been applied, simply wash down the area with your hosepipe, be careful again about getting too much water near the engine and other components. Some makes and models are known for having problems when you use too much water.

5) Next you need to dry it, if possible you are best using an air compressor to get most of the water out of the engine bay. Then go round the area with a towel to make sure that it’s all dry. If you don’t have an air compressor you can use a couple of towels to dry the area.