Cleaning Engine

[t2-bxtrs]

i think i can relate to a clean engine, just so tempting to really degrease and just hose it off..recently, my godson technician was here helping me out with another car, when we opened up my engine bay on my '04S, and his immediate reply was.. you're not treating this up with your Gunk degreaser..i hope? so i ended up just wiping it off with a damp towel.
in your case, unless your whole engine compartment is really dirty and greasy, to answer your question i guess the obvious electrical components are the areas to avoid .. good luck we to hear what happens next?

[urban_legend]

Just use some of that old Armorall you have in the garage. Mostly dust and it will wipe right off.

[Viper5]

So today I finally got around to cleaning up my engine. I used Engine Brite Gel by Gunk. It was done rather sloppy. I simply sprayed the chemical on the top of everything. I didn't do it liberally, but as much as I felt was necessary. I then took a rag and wiped down as much as I can. There wasn't much electrical that I worried about (I didn't cover anything up) and I didn't spray that much where the air intake is. I then hosed everything down being careful not to get too much water in that area. Then took it for a ride so it could dry off. Here are before and after pics. You can notice that there are areas of dust that I didn't get to. Just mainly the top and sides is what I cleaned. I will maybe get to the other areas another day.