quick engine bay clean?

[geordieracer]

My flat mate just did his engine bay on his Leon Cupra using the following method:

1. Engine running at idle for 5 minutes.
2. Engine off, spray everything under the bonnet with WD-40
3. Bonnet down, leave for 5 minutes
4. Open bonnet and wipe everything down with clean cloth
5. sparkling engine bay!

Any reason why this wouldnt be ok on my clio?

Its not water so shouldn't do any damage to electrics etc?

 

[D1CKY]

Wouldn't all the s**t stick to the Wd40 ?

 

[Bluebeard]

PMSL! have a look at it in 4 weeks time, it will be filthy! All the dust and s**t will stick to everything.

 

[AlexS]

I think I will give this one a miss tbh!

 

[geordieracer]

Wouldn't all the s**t stick to the Wd40 ?

wd40 evaporates quickly and as said in the post at the start, he wipes it off.

 

[nickl360]

WD40 is a grease, therefore it won't evaporate like water would.

I've got a feeling in a months time his engine bay will be more filthy than it was pre-clean

 

[mattjk]

Strange idea lol

 

[fuzzi]

my m8 does this on his motocross bike (engine and panels) does clean very well if you do it regularly will be fine. might be a bit better just to put wd on a cloth then your using less and will last longer maybe?

 

[st3ve]

I just used Engine bay cleaner product from AutoGlym, did a nice enough job.