Engine Bay Cleaning

[londoner06]

Good evening members,

I have searched but have failed to find much about 'steam cleaning' the 996 engine bay. Mine is not too dirty but I would like to have it look pristine. I found some info on 6peedonline.com. Is it safe to put a hose to the engine? :unsure: The post talks about covering the distributor and the alternator, I am not quite sure where they are on my car...

As far as products they recommend P21S Wheel Cleaner or Zymol Wheel Cleaner.

I'm not sure I want to do-it-myself, should this job be left to a professional?

Any info about your engine cleaning experiences will be greatly appreciated.

Alex

Edited October 3, 2008 by londoner06

[RFM]

Steam cleaning is not recommended, with water is possible if you use compressed air after cleaning to dry out the electric connectors. There is no distributor present on a 996 engine.

[londoner06]

Thanks for the reply RFM. The last Porsche I had before the 996 was a 1990 C2 and did have the engine cleaned professionally. It looked brand-new again.

So far I've only cleaned the area I can reach by hand which is not to much since the 996 engine has such as small opening.

Alex

[EZ Aire]

Any of the "cleaner/detailers" out there will work. Gunk makes one and Mcquires does also. I cleaned my Boxster and the water to rinse caused no problems. All that was required was to run the engine a bit after to dry it. Once you get it done, you can get at the places that are accessable. Good luck