A clean engine is a happy engine!

Remember your cylinders are surrounded by the water jacket. The outside wall of the engine is going to be the same temperature as the water. The condition of your radiator, thermostat, and water pump is 10x more important than the cleanliness of the outside of the engine. Keeping the engine cleaned of oil does allow slightly more heat dissipation so it doesn't hurt to keep it clean. But unless your cooling system is maxed out it isn't going to help all at all. IMHO all that high pressure water will corrode electrical connections which is more likely to leave you stranded than an over heated engine. I vote to fix oil leaks then clean, but forget about dust.

Yes I do clean my engine. But, just with a garden hose and when the engine is cool. I live on a gravel road and in the spring a lot of gravel can get splattered up in the engine bay,

Cummins12V98 wrote:
"And I'm sensitive? LOL"

I'm thinkin so :B

Very sensitive.
You're part of the Clean Team.;)

I decided to pressure wash my car today.
No more dirt, lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1hPcPFgmVo

At the age of 16 I started to wash my 6 cylinder ford engine using diesel oil that my dad used in his business. One time I sprayed but was in a hurry to see my friend so I didn't let it dry but as the engine warmed up in the middle of the town in East Wenatchee wa I started to smell smoke. Looking in the rear view mirror the town was blue. Never did that trick again but I keep our duramax looking close to new after getting home in April. Az dust is easy to clean off.

chevman

Fizz wrote:

185EZ wrote:
Amazing how sensitive people are about keeping their engine dirty.
The original question was "how many "clean" their engine?"
.

You've been around long enough to know that topic would get smelly real quick.
Don't get all sanctimonious.

Lol,
I think ALL topics end up in some sort of different way.
Good thing i didn't ask which oil do you use.:E

"And I'm sensitive? LOL"

I'm thinkin so :B

I've had several 70s and 80s vintage vehicles leave me stranded after washing out the engine compartment. It was always electrical related. Now I do it only when I work on them, which getting rare. I put 100s of thousands of miles on them all with no reliability issues related to cleaning.

Hey man, you asked the questions, I just answered them. And I'm sensitive? LOL

Almost all the people who answered that they don't clean their engines simply said they didn't and gave their reasons. Most of the posters that said they did clean their engines took the time to comment on the people who don't, including you.

Life is so much better when people aren't too judgemental.

185EZ wrote:
Amazing how sensitive people are about keeping their engine dirty.
The original question was "how many "clean" their engine?"
.

You've been around long enough to know that topic would get smelly real quick.
Don't get all sanctimonious.