What, under the hood of your car, must be covered before you can wash it? I have seen people at the car wash spraying under the hood! I wanna clean mine too!

You should avoid getting water into your air intake (which goes to your carburator/throttle body/fuel injection system), oil fill on a valve cover, down the oil dipstick tube, down your transmission dipstick tube, or in your brake fluid reservoir.

ALL of these things should be adequately covered by existing covers, caps, or dipsticks. Check them to be sure and cover them with plastic if necessary.

Do NOT hose your engine down while it's hot. Wait until it's cool.

In general, when you apply some kind of de-greaser, avoid getting it into things like your alternator, A/C clutch, or on hoses. These items will handle water sprey just fine, but de-greasers are harsh and may remove lubricating grease/oil, break down rubber hoses, or otherwise cause damage.

In general, your engine and components under the hood are designed to take getting wet, even if only when you drive through standing water. But you want to avoid getting water and cleaning agents inside the engine at all costs. As long as you do this, you should be fine.

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yikes, that sounds dangerous!! I guess I'll just skip the engine wash!
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by JuJubee is wearing a COAT of chocolate on November 14th, 2008
Nah, it's not so bad.
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Wait until the engine is cool, carefully spray on a good engine de-greaser, and use a hose to carefully rinse the engine down as require. Don't spray or use a high pressure if you're afraid of getting water where you don't want to. Just rinse with the hose on a low stream. Repeat as required for heavy grease/oil deposits.
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When you're done, start the car and let the engine heat up and dry everything off. It's not THAT sensitive to water!
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by The Chief on November 14th, 2008
My luck, I'd get water in something and I'd ruin my entire engine! I can't afford a new engine right now! : O )
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by JuJubee is wearing a COAT of chocolate on November 14th, 2008
I'm sure you'd do fine!
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by The Chief on November 14th, 2008
live and learn
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by Kewl Guy - has gone 360 on November 15th, 2008
:):)
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by The Chief on November 15th, 2008
I'll be fine, I'll just leave that to the experts!
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by JuJubee is wearing a COAT of chocolate on November 15th, 2008
don't be chicken - get in there and get yours hands dirty!
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by Kewl Guy - has gone 360 on November 15th, 2008

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Thanks hun : O )
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by JuJubee is wearing a COAT of chocolate on November 14th, 2008
jus being crazy! LOL! http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/4587391
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by ShoulderPadQueen on November 17th, 2008
do you wash under your hoood???
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by JuJubee is wearing a COAT of chocolate on November 17th, 2008
sometimes, not everytime.
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by ShoulderPadQueen on November 17th, 2008

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