Engine cleaning

[chriswills]

On saturday i was an idiot and after topping oil up,left filler cap off and part way on first drive suddenly occured to me that i couldnt remember putting the cap back on. Needless to say,engine now plastered in oil,so has anyone washed a micra k12 petrol engine,was thinking of steam cleaning as we have a polti steam cleaner. Is this a safe idea or am i going to cause probs? Thanks Chris

 

[Hooky]

As non carburated and no distributor, why not just plastic bag over the air intake; spray with automotive degreaser and wash the oil off with hose water?

 

[chriswills]

Think worst is underside of bonet now,so going to dry wipe the worst,and soapy sponge the bonnet. Cars bad enough in rain,so rather avoid the hose or pressure wash way.

 

[Mika The Finn]

Have you considered commercial steam cleaning? Or renting portable steam cleaner?

-Mika-

 

[chriswills]

I have use of a steam cleaner at home. Just never used it on an engine before,and wasnt sure if anything would need covering while steam cleaning.

 

[Mika The Finn]

I have use of a steam cleaner at home. Just never used it on an engine before,and wasnt sure if anything would need covering while steam cleaning.

I cleaned Camaros engine bay with adjustable steamcleaner, I didn't specifically covered anything. Steam goes in much smaller openings than water. I used common sense.