who/where does Steam cleaning engines?

Anybody know where I can get my engine steam cleaned(except at the dealer)? Cheap places? I dont like using those "Engine Brite" degreaser stuff. Any idea of prices. thanks guys

 

go to a do it yourself carwash with some engine cleaner and a plastic bag to cover your alternator

 

but does any store around here do it anyways?

If I do it myself, any recomanded formula's besides Engine Degreaser's? I wanna make it shiny like a new engine after cleaning.

 

take some time, a rag and some soap...begin scrubbing, don't be a cooch

but I remember a few places in Minneapolis that did it...

if I find the number or place, i'll give it to you

 

I do the car wash thing every once and a while. What I do is hose it down and wash with soap and a rag like doing the out side of the car. Thats what I found works the best.

 

I use simple green, brush, and a cloth - works great to make your engine bay look bling. All the guys on RS25 swear by it, and so do I.

 

Engine Degreaser and a hose. Ask any subie tech. It works just fine. your car doesn't have a distributor, so its not gonna get ruined.

 

well, its really for my F150. Those trucks get dusty alot. Might do it for my other cars too.

 

In Crystal. New Cooper Tires is a detail place that does it. GOtta be expensive though

 

What do you think some of the detailing shops use?

I wrapped plastic bags around electrical stuff like the alternator and taped them up with painter's tape. Spray down Engine Brite on a totally cold engine, let it sit for 15 mins like the instructions say. While you're waiting, scrub really bad areas with a toothbrush soaked in Engine Brite to loosen everything up. Then hose it all down. Towel dry plastic parts (like the air box) and spray it with WD-40, rub down the WD-40 with the same towel--gives the plastic a nice gloss. Then start up the car and go for about a 20 minute drive to get the engine bay all heated up and to evaporate all the water.