Steam cleaning

[Garry]

I'm thinking of steam cleaning my Spitfire engine. Any advice or experience to offer?

[Pete Lewis]

stick a poly bag over the dizzy/coil   and any thing that may revolt to water

 

less aggressive and less water is use Jizer or gunk and brush or spray on and then wash of with a gentle spray or water can and not a forced hi pressure wash

 

remove plug leads ,  dry all afterwards especially the  Splug tops 

 

the cleaners disolve grease and grime and wash of easy leaving a protective film , so the 'bare ' bits dont go rusty

 

 

Pete

[Clive]

Steam cleaning or just pressure washing??

I use the pressure washer on engines in situ with no issues at all. You can normally use a narrow fan and it is very accurate, so you can avoid the distributer/air filters and so on very easily. Makes leak finding nice and easy once clean! (usually why I do it)

 

Be aware the rest of the car will need a good wash after as the grot goes everywhere, and as for you, a soak in bio washing powder is required.

[david lewis]

i agree with pete !,one tip though is to warm up the engine a bit before spraying it with gunk or jizer  and the oil and gunge comes off easier and drys quickly

i find pressure washing to to fierce and messy and is really not necessary.

cheers

[Mike Crewes]

Garry

 

I agree with Pete as well - don't!  Hot pressurised, soapy water can remocve grease from almost anywhere, causing problems later.  In my youth I was a car groomer and we used Jizer and a hose.  Cover electrics first.

 

Regards

Mike

[Garry]

^{Thanks everyone}

^{Looks as if steam cleaning is not a good option so I will go the gunk/jizzer route.}

^{Thanks again}

^Garry