welcome back to stop for garage guys
today's video is a highly requested one
we're going to be doing an engine bake
cleaning waterless style and when I mean
by waterless is we're not going to be
using a hose to rinse it down we're not
going to be using excess water that's
going to get into your connectors into
your coil packs into your distributors
into those places that you do not want
water that's going to make up your
engine not run not start cause issues
and cause electrical damage the car
we're going to be doing an engine bait
cleaning on is a 2014 honda odyssey with
about 52,000 miles on it definitely has
some road wear and tear from just water
and dirt build up over highway miles but
all I can say is guys check out this
before and after and this is what your
engine can look like if you follow this
process and before we get started guys
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items that you're going to need today
for this engine - greasing video is some
sort of dish detergent some sort of
degreaser brake cleaner and engine
degreaser are always nice to have around
if you have like an oil saturated engine
from drips or from leaks you need some
warm water in some sort of container
they're going to need several soft
bristle brushes some miscellaneous wire
brushes if you have oxidation on your
head or your block gloves some cloth
rags and then a vacuum is also extra
handy when you have some collection of
dirt in certain spots over trying to
wipe it up when it's once it's wet so
the first step to any engine cleaning
video is to get on your rubber gloves
and begin removing the panels and the
different components that are easily
accessible and easily removed so in my
case the snorkel covers my battery for
the intake it's super easy to pull out
and it makes it easier to clean once
it's out of the car and do a more
thorough job one of the biggest things
that you need to do whenever you do an
engine cleaning video is to remove the
battery I can't stress that enough
because having electrical current
flowing through the car even if you're
doing a waterless cleaning you still
have the possibility of shorting out of
connector causing yourself some super
big pain when it comes to
troubleshooting an electrical fault or
an electrical issue so remove the
battery and it also makes it easier to
remove underneath the battery in your
battery tray where there is usually a
collection of some sort of dirt or
battery acid corrosion or anything like
that and in my case you can see here on
the bottom the battery tray how much
dirt is actually collected here this is
where the shopvac comes in making it
super easy to suck all that dirt up get
it out of the way without having to wipe
it up or deal with it this is also a
perfect opportunity to go around the
rest of the engine bay with your vacuum
to get into those nooks and crannies
where dirt and sand has collected and go
and use the vacuum for it instead of
trying to wipe it down later once we've
had the soapy water applied it makes it
super easy super convenient and gives
saves you some time in the long run by
doing this step upfront
so now let's go ting get started with
the actual cleaning process here I have
my warm water I'm adding some dawn
liquid detergent to it and I have my
soft bristle brush that i'm going to use
to mix up the water and to do the rest
of the cleaning job in the engine bay
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even though we're not using a hose or a
large amount of water to clean the
engine bay I highly recommend covering
the intake to your engine some sort of
blockage for it here I'm just using a
rag to cover it to ensure that no dirt
or anything else gets in there but now
it is time to grab that bristle brush in
soapy water and begin going around the
engine bay in a small like quarter
section of what you're working on and
start using the brush and the soap to
agitate the dirt and the grease that has
built up on your engine and move it
around before we get to the next step
the real reason why you want to work in
a small area is because you're not using
a ton of water here and you don't want
that soapy water and that dirt to read
here back to the surface and dry out so
before you get too far along grab your
towel and wipe down those surfaces and
dry up that soapy water and that dirt
and lift it off the surface and if you
have to repeat the same process in the
same area if you still have grease left
over
you could always bust out the engine
degreaser or the brake cleaner if you
have on some sort of metal part if you
need a more serious cleaning but for the
most part I think using the dawn or
using the brushes that I've showed here
should be sufficient like I mentioned
earlier newer cars in particular they
have these plastic panels like this one
shown here that covers the radiator
they're super easy to remove so I
recommend just pulling them off the car
and working them on a different surface
it also allows you access to underneath
those panels where dirt is also built up
as you can see here
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by removing them it allows you to get to
all surfaces on your car even if you
would typically not ever get to them I
can guarantee that if you remove your
valve cover and we're working on your
spark plugs or working on something
underneath there having it cleaned will
make it a much more pleasant experience
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aluminum intake manifolds or any head or
block in particular here this is where
the wire brushes come in handy because
of oxidation that aluminum naturally has
just from the environment or if you have
grease caked on the wire brush is
definitely come in handy in this case
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there are several places around the
engine that I feel people neglect to
even consider cleaning like in this case
underneath the windshield wiper cover
underneath you know around the brake
fluid container those are areas that you
most likely will touch more often than
not so go ahead and take the extra step
to clean them it's like when you're
doing an exterior engine cleaning or
you're actually drying your car after
car wash wipe down your door panels wipe
down on them around the door trim right
down behind the gas cap cover because to
be honest if you get in and out of your
car the next most often place visited is
probably your gas cap but by cleaning
those areas you get just that extra
added benefit of having a clean vehicle
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so this step is where that act so that
earlier step will remove the valve cover
piece and that front cowling comes in
handy because right you have it off the
vehicle you can use extra water extra
soap to get the dirt and grime off and
then when it comes time to rinse it off
you can just go use the hose and rinse
off the soap and water so if you have
the opportunity to do so I highly
recommend it it allows you to get to 90%
of the engine bay by doing this because
this I mean this is the biggest
components in this vehicle in particular
it might not be for your car so take
that for a grain of salt but if your
vehicle does have the opportunity to
take off these larger pieces and do it
off the vehicle it'll make it for a much
better finish
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so those large pieces were the last
piece of the puzzle for me once you have
everything kind of cleaned up it is now
time to reassemble everything the first
step is to kind of put your battery back
in the car hook up your electrical
connectors and put everything back on
including your battery time then start
reassembling that cowling Arion start
installing the valve cover piece any of
those components that you removed to
clean off the vehicle now is the time to
put those back in
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so for those of you have been
subscribers to my channel know that I
really like using the 303 products and
in this case I'm using the 303 aerospace
protectant to spray on the engine spray
it across the entire surface every nook
and cranny to cover all those components
because one I don't like a greasy finish
and 303 aerospace protectant leaves more
of that matte black bright finish that I
like the most and also has a UV
protectant so that's why I use it on my
interior if you guys are interested in
picking up this product and using it as
well I have a link in my description box
so make sure you guys go check it out if
you want to pick it up but once I've
sprayed it on the entire engine I'm
using a rag just to kind of wipe up the
surfaces that have collected the excess
liquid so that way it's not leaving any
streaks or anything like that
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minivan engine bay guys you have to
admit the finish and the actual end
result is hugely different than when we
started as you can see here everything
is cleaned up the plastic shines the
color is more bright and to be honest if
you ever had to work in an engine bay
that's clean it makes it so much easier
to work on because it's pleasant to look
at whereas a dirty engine bay and if
you're working on a valve cover gasket
or something you got to worry about
contaminants and dirt getting in there
so having a clean engine bay is more
than just a cosmetic appearance I think
it's common practice that everyone
should exercise because you want to have
a clean surface to work on so you don't
damage other components it's just a
typical maintenance practice that
everyone should follow
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so these before-and-after shots don't do
it justice in person it looks ten times
better than it does here and the end
product was amazing and guys I want you
to leave any comments below of any
questions you have on your specific
engine what you should do and if you
guys have any suggestions on what you
would do differently leave them in the
comments below I'm always open to new
tips and advice and different criticisms
on what I could do differently to make
it look even better and here is that
before and after shot again and that we
showed at the beginning it looks amazing
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for watching bye guys