Car engine bay steam cleaning

MuteWitness · 09-09-2009, 14:58

Anyone know any good places to get this done

Found a thread on here from 2004 so little out of date hence this one.

Thanks

cavalier_SRi · 09-09-2009, 15:24

i really wunt steam clean an engine bay if i was you.

salmonbones · 09-09-2009, 16:14

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Originally Posted by cavalier_SRi

i really wunt steam clean an engine bay if i was you.

great first post!

hutch · 09-09-2009, 16:21

To many elecronics water could ruin these.

cavalier_SRi · 09-09-2009, 17:39

plus also when you come to sell the car and somebody sees the engine bay is spotless they will twig on and wnt touch it wi a barge pole, also value of car will drop when you try selling it if ppl find out.

Tomm06 · 09-09-2009, 18:43

I disagree, a spotless engine bay does not indicate steam cleaning, it indicates that someone has taken care of their car, a mate of mine cleans his by hand. If a car engine bay is clean and spotless, it shows the car has been looked after, thus the value could rise, knowledge of it being steam cleaned on the other hand is a different matter, the value will drop, for the reasons stated above. Don't judge a book by its cover.

bus man · 09-09-2009, 19:19

I use Sullivan on effingham road S4 very good

cavalier_SRi · 09-09-2009, 19:29

yes but most ppl these days suspect a steam cleaned engine bay, and 9 times out of 10 it will be steam cleaned, would be able to tell straight away if the bay is cleand and the cars bodywork is dull and looks scruffy.

Tomm06 · 09-09-2009, 19:32

It would be pure madness to clean your engine bay, something no one sees, and leave the outer bodywork scruffy which is seen ever day.

PrincessKate · 09-09-2009, 19:33

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Originally Posted by cavalier_SRi

yes but most ppl these days suspect a steam cleaned engine bay, and 9 times out of 10 it will be steam cleaned, would be able to tell straight away if the bay is cleand and the cars bodywork is dull and looks scruffy.

but where does this state its for a car sale?

Also what's to say its not to "find a leak"

many times, if there is a LOT of oil/general engine grime, chances are an oil leak is a lot harder to find while that dirt is still there.

Clean it off, oil leak easily found.

Sorry cant help you with where to go though.

cavalier_SRi · 10-09-2009, 14:23

it dunt state that a car is for sale im sayin if the person was to sell the car, you really should read my posts mate.

i clearly said that when the person comes to sell the car not the person is selling the car.