How to clean under the hood
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Russianred
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Why the fk would you bump this old-*** thread? Also your info is wrong and hazardous. Bay should be washed with pressure, but not a 3000PSI pressure washer! That's how things get broken, and short-circuit. And the fact that your shop doesn't take precautions makes me glad I don't know the name of it because it would be bad for the BBB to find out about it. WD-40 is corrosive, and not good for painted surfaces. Why would you ruin someones engine bay with it? Damn son.. 
finch13
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What Nikita said.
Under "How not to clean under the hood..."
I test drove an 05 Accord recently at a Lexus dealer. The engine bay was spotless and everything shined like new. When I pulled the ATF dipstick a bunch of white flakes jumped out at me. This stuff was caked on the plug and I could see a bunch of it in the fill neck. I'm guessing they had the stick partially out while they sprayed whatever all over the bay.
I test drove an 05 Accord recently at a Lexus dealer. The engine bay was spotless and everything shined like new. When I pulled the ATF dipstick a bunch of white flakes jumped out at me. This stuff was caked on the plug and I could see a bunch of it in the fill neck. I'm guessing they had the stick partially out while they sprayed whatever all over the bay.
Russianred
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Idiots like that do the trick. 
Zero-Defect
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Ya know I was thinking, I know it's one of those "As Seen On TV" things, but that waterjet looks like it'd be perfect for this. More pressure than a garden hose but less than a pressure washer. What do you guys think? Worth the cash?
Um, not sure if you realize, but it puts out 3k psi at the tip. It backs off a little when you hold it a few feet away.
And we don't dip the front end in wd-40, just spray the plastic.
But you're right. At least 8 cars a day, 6 days a week, for the last 9 years, and not one problem. But you know better than me.
And if you think the BBB is actually effective, you are seriously deluded. When is the last time you did a background check with the BBB before you did business with someone? C'mon.
Oh, and the thread started in 4/08, last post before mine was 8/09, so what's your problem again?
And we don't dip the front end in wd-40, just spray the plastic.
But you're right. At least 8 cars a day, 6 days a week, for the last 9 years, and not one problem. But you know better than me.
And if you think the BBB is actually effective, you are seriously deluded. When is the last time you did a background check with the BBB before you did business with someone? C'mon.
Oh, and the thread started in 4/08, last post before mine was 8/09, so what's your problem again?
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magicman1215
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If you have compressed air available, this is the best way to remove old leaves, dead cats and such. ........WTF??!!
johnnythao
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i used super clean/purple power and a high pressure wash make sure u can cover ur alternator
*note
as soon as u spray the super clean or purple power which ever one u use, around any paint surface like where your struts mount, spray it off within 30 seconds so it wont eat ur paint"
after that i used a product from autozone called CD2 its a engine clear coating sort of thing because when u wash ur engine the intake gonna look fuzzy white metal color (i have a v6) and bam my engine looks new!
*note
as soon as u spray the super clean or purple power which ever one u use, around any paint surface like where your struts mount, spray it off within 30 seconds so it wont eat ur paint"
after that i used a product from autozone called CD2 its a engine clear coating sort of thing because when u wash ur engine the intake gonna look fuzzy white metal color (i have a v6) and bam my engine looks new!
HondaLuver83
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You can use a pressure washer justhold it further away from the bay
