engine shampoo - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Johnny Danger · 05-24-2011, 05:58 PM

It's funny that you should post this ! Today I was installing a new MAF sensor and I couldn't help but think how dirty my engine compartment is to the rest of the vehicle. One could literally use the exterior or interior of my vehicle for an operating room, but the engine bay looks like sh#t in comparison .

Jager · 05-24-2011, 06:27 PM

OK... Who is going to wash their engine first??

jaykay · 05-24-2011, 06:37 PM

....my storage compartment and engine carpet are off already....... but!

Jager · 05-24-2011, 06:54 PM

I have no experience washing Boxster motors but lessons learned from my other vehicles, stay away from the alternator.

Idaho Red Rocket 3 · 05-24-2011, 08:44 PM

I've washed both of mine. I open up the top cover and the cover behind the seats at home. Then take the cars to a quarter car wash nearby. I took a heavy duty moving blanket and a plastic painting drop cloth to protect the interior.

Open the top and set up the blanket and drop cloth, then squirted Gunk all over, waited 5 minutes and then used the high pressuse hot water and then the low pressure DI water. Hit it from the top, bottom, and through the front cover for a really good cleaning.

YES - STAY AWAY FROM THE ALTERNATOR. Go lightly around the air filter.

Cars started right up a ran just fine. ( I was a little apprehensive about that when I did the first one. )

Keith Newby · 05-25-2011, 07:52 AM

I washed my engine compartment soon after buying my 986 using S100 cleaner. Spray on, rinse off. No herculean effort to avoid any sensitive parts...it's an engine compartment after all. Came out great.