Do I need to put a bag over my new V2 before degreasing and steam cleaning my engine? And should it be taped down?

Wrap the filter, and anything electrical

^^^^ like forty said, wrapped the intake, fuse box and dizzy. When I did mine, I wrapped everything with plastic bags and rubber bands..... spray it with engine degreaser and just rinse everything off with the hose. I then took some cloth rags to dry some of the water and also let the engine run for a little while to help dry any water left.

i would just take your intake off and plastic over the TB with a rubber band. And +1 what they said about your dizzy and all the elec stuff. Good luck.... and i would do it with something like a hose. so its not tooo powerful. And i would let it sit a while before driving just to make sure it gets a little dry.

Thanks, Gents!! YAY!! I am looking forward to my weekend project ;)

I cleaned my engine today and found out that it is really handy to have an air compressor with a blower type nozzle to get any dust or debris out of the way before getting anything wet. It also does a nice job of removing excess water before starting the engine and leaving it in idle.

what do you guys mean by a dizzy?

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ahhh cause i was like: "i'm not an expert but i'm pretty sure i have never heard of anything on a car let alone the engine called a dizzy." thanx

I'm sure those precautions the fellas above posted are great for being really, really cautious about cleaning a motor but...

Speaking as someone who has cleaned many a motor, my simple formula of a warm engine, VERY liberally coated in a quality enginecleaner / degreaser and a pressure washer with a 25 degree tip on it has been a spot-on success time after time after time. You just have to be observant and not spray the hose directly into the air box, etc. After it's washed, let it sit while you wipe the engine bay down and fire her up!

Just warm your motor up, so its not too hot so it burns you, but just warm enough.. spray some engine degreaser everywhere you want clean, i used a low pressure washer and it got alot of stuff clean, to really get it clean, wipe everything down by hand after that. dont forget to cover everything up!! it can cause major problems... and after i clean my engine bay i usually let me car sit for a good hour, just to make sure its all dried out

whats a good brand of engine cleaner i dont go "cheap" when dealing with my car

Good ones, and what manypeople use are:
Gunkin the aerosol spray can...(I like Gunk Gel since the regular type kind of just runs down, the gel one sticks...)
Or Meguriars APC (All Purpose Cleaner) diluted then you put it in spray bottle and spray...

If you get the Gunk use one entire can for your engine, and repeat if nessesary with another can...(about $5 per can)

If you get the APC (about $15) you can also use it to clean other things, its really handy.

Also you shoulduse abrush to go over and work in the product in case some of the grease needs to be scrubbed a bit to come off...

(Dont get any of this stuff over your paint...if you think itll be messy, get some painters tape and tape on some plastic sheet to drape over your paint on the sides and front...and windshield area to protect from spray...)