How to Clean Auto Engines
Cleaning your car's engine is imperative to your vehicle's health. It is not just cosmetic; cleaning your engine ensures that dirt and grime do not work their way into vital engine parts. Take a few minutes the next time you wash your car to clean the engine as well.
Items you'll need:
- Hose with nozzle
- Bucket
- Soap with degreaser
- Brush
- Two plastic shopping bags
- Drive your car to the area where you are going to wash the engine. If you are going to wash it where it is already parked, then turn on the car and allow the engine to idle for a few minutes. This use of the engine will heat the dirt and grime, making cleaning easier.
- Open the hood of the car so that you can access the engine. Turn the car off.
- Disconnect the negative lead to the battery and then the positive. The electrical system will need to be disconnected to avoid a short. Take a plastic bag and cover the battery.
- Identify the carburetor, if your car has one. Cover it with a plastic bag as well.
- Mix soap and water in the bucket. Take the solution and use it to clean the engine. Using a brush, make sure that you get into all of the corners of the exterior of the engine.
- Rinse the engine using the hose. Make sure that there is no residue of the soap left over on the engine.
- Allow the engine to air dry for several hours. Once completed, close the hood and turn on the car for a couple of minutes. This will eliminate any water that has seeped inside of the engine.