hose down

[mattd123]

so i drove through this puddle near school and turns out its full of road salt. because morton salt storage is up the street. if i were to clean the engine and hosed it down what would the best way to do this be. thanks for the help. pathfinder 97 blah blah blah

[88pathoffroad]

With a hose. Use some Simple Green or Purple Power(Castrol de-greaser) for the more heavily grimed areas and it should be good to go. Hose it off cold, too, not hot. Try to avoid hosing the electrical connectors.

[radar]

If your worried about getting the electrics wet you could spray the wires with silicone first. I washed mine down when I did the timing belt, started no prob after, try not to fill the spark plug holes with water, may take a while to dry out.

[cohen]

Simple green works really good if you have a sprayer, and I just put grocery bags over the electrical stuff and just clean it by hand.

[govols74n]

And dont pour too much on the alternater either.....just a quick spray down. I fried an alternater because a puddle formed inside it when I sprayed it down....over did it, but other than that, I soak the bad boy with simple green and hose it.

[89_trailboss]

dont worry about your electical. I spray everything(I mean everything) down with a 2400PSI washer and have never had a problem.

[Guest SuperSon]

Try using crud cutter. That stuff works great

 

Believe it or not crud cutter cuts thru grease better than any engine degreaser and its safer. I always use fine mist on the garden hose sprayer when rinsing.

 

I use it to clean almost everything outdoor like my lawnmower , snowblower.