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Cleaning after mudding?

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seph234:
i usually go through a couple of fords near me first then i take it to a jet wash park and spend about a tenner+ cleaning all around/underneath etc and and when im done if the floor is that bad i quikly give that a clean to keep the jet wash company happy so they dont ban me :D

rokcrawlin:
why dont you prevent the mud from getting into the engine bay if you are getting mud in there it usually has to get in through the radiators air con one /radiator and intercooler then hit the fan and we all know what happens when the #*%@ hits it  :wink: just use a canvas with over the front of the radiator grill when traversing deep muddy puddles this will save it a quite a bit and just roll it up once through it and dont worry about looking like a prat when you do it, at least you wont look like a broken down prat with steam pouring from the engine bay due to a blocked radiator..........usually a recipe for a new head gasket .....preventative maintainance on the cheap and an easy to clean engine and remember a good photo of a vehicle hitting a muddy puddle at speed looks good but can cost anything up to £6,000 for repairs to a unprepared vehicle ......................no doubt i will be shouted down on this but on the way back from the Driffield show I saw 27 vehicles stranded waiting for breakdown vehicles i think that says it all and more than likely if they had prepared their motors with something over the grill they would not have been there nuf said :-({|=

GaryPatt:
Thanks for all your advise (serious and otherwise) like the sound of jet washing the engine and blanket,  the concern I had was the electrics but if others can then so can I.


Gary

Bishops Finger:
Thanks for the idea ref cleaning the engine with it running

My routine is either garage pressure wash or if at home hose then wash followed by a pressure wash

For the engine I spray with a suitable degreasant such as gunk rubbing it in with a washing up brush (obviously not the one for the plates :D  :wink: ) then hose off

OR

I get back from an adventure open a can and spend the next few days listening to people at work whinging at me about the state of my Jeep :D

thumbs:
i have to agrre that a clean motor is always easyier to clean, dont go to the extreme of repacking wheel bearings each time, but i definetly keep on top of the mud!

i just pressure wash everything! dont even have engine running, but all my electrics are water proofed as best as poss! it always starts again  :D

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