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Steam clean engine? 200 1982

posted by  someone claiming to be Evan Stephens on  Wed Jul 4 15:38 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Everyone,

Today I cleaned all exposed plastic and body metal in the engine - but the metal parts (engine block, et. al.) I left untouched because of lack of appropriate metal cleaner.

My father recommended, after I was done, to steam clean the engine so as to completely thoroughly the metal.

My question is - is this safe? Won't the pressure disrupt hoses, electrical connections, etc.? While working on it today, I noticed a few of the connections had been taped together by my mechanic (or a previous mechanic) and I worry that the steam will rip the connections apart.

Anyone had this done and have any insight? Or just advice in general?

Thanks,

Evan





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