90LS400Lexus Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 My '91 LS has a very soiled engine bay. Its mostly years of dust/dirt. I really dont want to do it myself, but my uncle knows a guy that completely details cars. My grandpa has a 1993 Mercury Tracer LS wagon that was really dirty. When that man finished detailing it, it literally looked like brand new, even in the engine bay. I was amazed and would love to have my engine this nice and clean. I am not sure how knowledgable he is on cleaning these engines... maybe he just sprays cleaner and blasts away with a pressure washer, but I dont want anything damaged on my car. Does anyone advise against cleaning the engine (with cleaner/water) on a LS400? I have cleaned engines on some of my cars in the past, but they were 80s Hondas/Toyotas and I often ended up with a temporarily misfiring engine and/or check engine warning lights until the engine completely dried and wondering if letting this guy detail my LS's engine would be a no-no? Any particular areas on the engine that should be kept dry on these cars? Thanks in advance. Here was my engine a couple of years ago... it still looks just like this... (I want the white to be really white again! :)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I'd let a professional do it. As long as he covers up the elecronic components it should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky13 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 If you decide to do it yourself concentrated Purple Power works very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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