DIY: Best and easiest way to clean your engine

Finally sprayed the Girots Engine Dressing on...wow it looks good Thanks Dan for the DIY
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I tried this on an older vehicle in the wheel well area. It resulted in removal of some paint and other protective finish. I don't plan on using it anywhere else. YMMV.

 

Could you elaborate? Did you do scrubbing bubbles? Or engine bay dressing? Did you just rinse off or do anything else to it while the product was pn there?

 

I sprayed Scrubbing Bubbles in wheel well area, including body, suspension linkages, hoses, calipers, etc. Let sit for 4-5 minutes, then rinsed off using very light water pressure. Some paint was removed from body and oil cooler, also some corrosion type finish on suspension components. It was not widespread, just localized in a couple spots.

 

Interesting, that’s a bummer but thanks for sharing your experience that there can be some areas where it can cause problems. I didn’t have any problems using it on my engine but I think I’ll avoid using it in the wheel wells and painted areas.

 

I don't believe the particular area is the issue. Rather age or any deterioration of material. So even in the engine bay if there were any surfaces where a coating is beginning to flake off I would be hesitant to apply any product that would get underneath and tend to 'lift' the coating. I tried it first in the wheel well because 1/it should have benefited in the same manner as an engine bay and 2/it is an area where if something did go wrong it would be less noticeable. I don't know enough about the chemical make-up and how it works to say my issues were strictly due to use of Scrubbing Bubbles. There are a few warnings on the internet regarding use on paint, offset by as many or more opinions on a great outcome. Unfortunately my experience was such to give me pause.

 

I googled scrubbing bubbles on engine bay this what come up . I wished I knew about this I first bought my 360 cant wait to try http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/18-maintenance-detailing/429681-engine-bay-cleaning-scrubbing-bubbles-proof-inside.html

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/AutoDetailing/comments/6ekdyt/anyone_use_scrubbing_bubbles_to_clean_engine_bay/

 

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=614211 POST ARE EVERY WHERE ! I bought a steamer to cleaner for mine that was a waste of money

 

Hi Dan. I did the Scrubbing Bubbles engine clean yesterday and very pleased with the results! I sprayed the entire engine bay, though I tried to avoid the CF bits where I could, for no reason other than I they really didn't require cleaning. I let it dwell for 5 or 6 minutes and hosed it off. I reapplied a couple dirty areas on the lower areas of the transaxle and repeated the process, then wiped down with a towel. The only thing of concern, was I noted the lower portions of the air boxes, which are painted glossy black, seemed to take on a bit of discoloring. The gloss black became milky in spots. Now I cannot say for certain it was not already like that or not. I ended up polishing that area with some paint polish on a cloth and it removed most of it, so not a huge deal, but in the future I will probably avoid spraying that area with the Scrubbing Bubbles. I prefer not to apply any engine gloss or treatments, leaving it alone, and looks great now. Thank you

 

You SHOULD NEVER !!! use a water hose on engine bay and never spray any kind of chemicals on Carbon Fiber . The safest bet is to use a hand pump sprayer and distilled water there is no way you can hurt any thing and there is no need to dry off the distilled water because there is minerals just like RAIN water hope this helps
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I also have this issue with dirt under the side panels. Anyone ever cleaned this area with water?

 

Well. There goes my weekend! Will do the cayenne and Carrera first!!!

 

Thank you Dan!
I just bought the Scrubbing Bubbles for my newly acquired F430 which has a very dirty engine compartment.
I would like to know if you need to cover any electrical connections/wires from the spray and water.

 

Thanks for the tip!!!!
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HOLY! My cayenne turbo hasn't looked anywhere as clean as this in a LOONNNGGG time!