How to Power Wash a Car Engine
It’s not easy to keep your engine clean. Exhaust, fumes and splashing mud get on the parts. It’s very easy to get oil on the engine parts, and oil is hard to clean. If you have a power washer, however, you will be able to keep your car’s engine clean. This will impress your mechanic and anyone else who sees it.
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Instructions
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Wait for a day when the sun is shining and you’re not likely to get your engine dirty when you drive somewhere. Assemble all of your tools, a power washer and a sponge.
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Prep your car’s engine. Put detergent on the sponge, and rub that into your engine. You can purchase special engine-cleaning detergent at an auto parts store, or you can just use a standard degreaser. Coat the whole engine with soapy water.
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Spray your engine with the power washer. Keep the nozzle at least 6 inches away from your engine’s parts, as you don’t want to do any damage to your sweet machine. Watch as the soap suds, dirt and oil drip down to the ground.
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Scrutinize the engine to see if you’ve missed any big spots of dirt, grime or oil. Scrub it off with the sponge. Run a little water over it to make sure the offending grease is gone. If a little bit remains, gently attack it with the sponge.
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Rinse the engine very well with the power washer. Work from the top down, making sure that soap suds and flecks of grease are displaced, falling to the ground. Be sure to get all of the nooks and crannies in your engine. If you leave a bunch of grime in one place, it could corrode your engine parts. Leave your hood up until the engine is dry and you can admire your clean car engine.
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