@ Mateo, I didn’t get to watch the whole video but I think you should disclose, that simple green is corrosive or will accelerate corrosion. Dilute your mix and or be sure to rinse every single drop of this chemical x5-10. **I learned this from automotive school**.

A beautiful, professional job and you know your way around an engine bay. Please promote safety first such as eye protection when operating the air compressor also even small cans under pressure. Thank you. Carry on.

Ah perfect, something great to watch at 630 am!! Thanks for sharing.

I use to be a detailer and this is a similar process that I used. I would use a leaf blower to dry the engine instead of microfiber towels. Also I would use a water based dressing like Meguiar's Hyper Dressing and just spray down the entire engine bay to save time. Great detailed instructions on how to clean an engine!

The most detailed and satisfying engine detailing I have ever see

This is just what I was looking for!! Awesome vid, bro. Thanks 🙌🏼

Great video for the community - knowledge is power..!

Great stuff! I need to clean my engine and am a little leery doing so, but this makes me feel more confident that I can do it! Thanks for sharing!

@tacomabeast

2 жыл бұрын

You got this!

Another tip, use a compressor or leaf blower to dry the after you power wash it. Then it will be easier to dry.

Been looking for this video for years thank you!!

Thanks, all went well, I'm a 65 yr old female and no problems. I used Awsome from the dollar store.

A really great video thank you so much brother

Well done! Looks great.

Leaf blower works good then following up with a drying towel.

Wow!! I’m definitely saving this video for reference. I never knew the steps to do this! Thanks!

@tacomabeast

2 жыл бұрын

Glad we were able to help!

Good video, keep them coming!

F'ing awesome job. The last 30 seconds is the best part. Really allows you to see how crazy dirty it was to a brand new engine bay. Big thumbs up.

Great video Mateo!

Best detailing video ive seem. Nice job

Great video, only thing all that time to clean it and 1 trip out for some fun and it's all dirty again 😫

Hey, great video, I did use a blower to dry the engine, but thanks for putting it out!!

@tacomabeast

Жыл бұрын

That sounds like a great idea 😅

Great job👍

Great video. Thank you for showing what electrical components to cover up. I will definitely use these steps for washing out my engine when it is really dirty. 👍

@tacomabeast

Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great job👍🏼👍🏼

Great video 🤙🏼

Hey Bro, I know this is an old vid but I thought I would contribute something helpful here. After you remove the garbage bag from the fuse box you can directly spray it with non residue electronics cleaner. I use it on all my electronics and it works great!

@tacomabeast

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip bro!

Great video 👍

great work.

I just spray degreaser everywhere and just power wash it off. This is an off-road vehicle. Never had issues.

@jameeboo

3 жыл бұрын

Pls dont powrwash it

@codys1684

3 жыл бұрын

For real I don't even use degreaser I just hop up there and piss on it then cover it in dawn dish soap. Then spray that shit off and drive real fast to dry that 5vz-fe nice and parched

@jdsmith2670

3 жыл бұрын

@@jameeboo Why not?

@angrysocialjusticewarrior

2 жыл бұрын

Power washers or water hoses are for people cleaning beater cars that are about to be junked anyway. If you actually care about your car, just dust off the dust and dirt with a dry cloth and then clean it with a damp cloth. No need to go overboard with engine cleaning.

@blakemckinney9764

2 жыл бұрын

And that's why you comment on KZread videos instead of making detailed and accurate videos.

Great job bro !!!

Very informative thank you 🙏 The fact that I also travel and looking forward to do this in a car wash.

@tacomabeast

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Nice video. I have a Tacoma and do it some offroad and i have the engine very bad.. very helpfully... but quick question why you cover the fuse box ?? If I do some off road with water rute of course I need cover the box too ? Thank you

Thanks for sharing

@tacomabeast

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Good job

That was satisfying

I just did that to my Ford ranger thanx😁

ALWAYS rinse your engine before starting to scrub all the dirt and sand into the materials

Thanks for the detailed breakdown! Get it?! Looks great brother

@tacomabeast

3 жыл бұрын

😂

Good video.

Remember that you're only cleaning the top of the engine. All that dirt and dirty water goes down the sides, so make sure you rinse long enough so all that grime keeps going and drips off the engine/frame and onto the ground. If you have a splash pan, you might want to remove it before.

@tacomabeast

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro that’s a fair point! We’ll keep that in mind for next time 🙌🙌

Tacoma Beast

another great way to get rid of puddles in the engine is to hit the engine with a leaf blower and high pressure air hose the tight spots.

Its a whole lot easier if you stay on top of it and give it some attention once a month. I try but its not always feasible but hey......do what you can do ya know , hehe. Cool video

@RagingBad

2 жыл бұрын

When you actually off road your vehicle you need to do this soon after

great video, just cracks me up with these super shiny engines. I just clean mine off well enough so the mud doesn't permanently adhere to my engine and the bay, because I'm just going to go offroading and/or mudding all over again =P trucks are made to get dirty people!!!! lol

@thomasgregory8760

5 күн бұрын

@@Tyler_Durden_562 off the lot into the woods

That’s beautiful bro he for the info

What Spods would y'all recommend @everybody ?

as a detailer i would recommend doing like a pre rising before scrubbing the degreaser

@tacomabeast

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a good tip!

@miket8571

2 жыл бұрын

@@tacomabeast love your videos dude! Hopefully picking up a brand new tacoma trd off road this spring!

@Carlos-ln1lx

2 жыл бұрын

@@miket8571 I just bought a 22 3 days ago lol, that's why I'm here. U get one yet? Edit- thought said 5mos, but just a tip- they're hard asf to get right now so unless u want super specific options just call 60+ dealerships far away and go get it lol

@miket8571

2 жыл бұрын

@@Carlos-ln1lx gonna order one in march/April also debating between the Tacoma off road premium or a wrangler rubicon which I’ve want since I was 17 😅

I use spray bottle half 409--half water....... spray on engine when cold....... rinse off with water, Use another spray bottle soap & water...... scrub lightly with soft brush...... and cloth...... rinse off........ use leaf blower to air dry and blow water off engine.......always worked for me.

Nice video! Would this be the same process for a 2005 4runner?

@tacomabeast

2 ай бұрын

Should be similar enough

Did you spray paint underneath the hood in black or put vinyl on it? Or could just be the lighting in the video. Looks good nevertheless

Just got my 2020 OffRoad thanks for this!!

Great vid, I would think you would get a compressor or a few more bottles of canned air. Gets rid of the other things. Compressed air gets rid of water. Cool video. Edit, Forgot he was at the car wash.

@tacomabeast

2 жыл бұрын

😂

I am taking notes on this job so I can use it in my Hilux

My Tacoma is 15 years old. Ive cleaned the engine zero times. Still a beast.

@arcanum3882

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe it's time to clean it man

@uno3863

2 жыл бұрын

Mine is a '12...engine bay still looks new, closest I've cleaned it is just dusting it off 😎

@RagingBad

2 жыл бұрын

Because you're lazy

@Burritosarebetterthantacos

2 жыл бұрын

@@RagingBad You sure got me, do you feel better?

@RagingBad

2 жыл бұрын

@@Burritosarebetterthantacos I feel incredible, you?

I get these precautions but do you cover your spod and disconnect the battery when u go thru a deep water crossing? I pressure wash my engine while it’s running..

Is it ok, after spraying down the engine, to let it air dry for a whole day before putting the battery back in or wiping any of it down?

I have a dumb question - your switch pro does it have wires exposed? if so, does water/mud compromise them?

What I don't understand is, some of these 4x4 s have snorkels on them for the ability to cross 3 to 5 foot stream subjecting them to underwater exposure. Why do you have to cover up your electronics and disconnect your battery when your just spraying the engine down for 2 to 4 minutes?

@julestrdprodjimavicpro2869

4 жыл бұрын

it's not a snorkel? it's kind of false advertising? that's why I didn't get that on mine? voodoobluetacolife19💙🌮

@rogeratienza1951

4 жыл бұрын

@@julestrdprodjimavicpro2869 You got that right, all I see them on is 4x4s that don't see any dirt

@elyellsworth7672

3 жыл бұрын

@Cru Jones no it’s so then you can go in water lmao. Yes it may help with that but a snorkel is so then you don’t get water through your intake.

@andrewacosta991

3 жыл бұрын

@Cru Jones S N O R K E L, search what the definition is lol. your intake won’t breathe without it underwater. :P

@RagingBad

2 жыл бұрын

@@julestrdprodjimavicpro2869 he's talking about vehicles with real snorkels, including Tacomas with aftermarket ones, not that fake TRD Pro bullshit

I'm always a little leery of cleaning my engine. Years ago, I took my vehicle to a car wash. I washed the engine. Then it wouldn't start. Long story short... I burned up my starter and had to get AAA to tow me out of the bay to my mechanic's shop. Cost me $500. I should have left it alone to begin with. Probably if it was out in the sun and could have been left to dry for a couple hours, it probably would have started. I have hosed down my vehicles in the past out in the sun and I let them dry for a little bit now before I attempt to start the vehicle.

Just use a leaf blower on your alternator after you getting it wet

Does removing the battery do more than clearing the radio presets?

Wish you tried starting the engine after wash to see if it is still running.

@arcanum3882

3 жыл бұрын

Of course it still runs

Use distilled water if you use water you can just pick up some air conditioner coil cleaner instead and spray that foam on it and it will clean it. Also take the bottom shield off

Also need to let people know that disconnecting the battery resets the pcm and the vehicle may not run good for a while also as a professional it is ok to get battery wet as it is designed to get wet

Did he call the engine belt the flywheel???

Just saw this engine in person the other day. You could eat off this engine bay!

Someone will mess up their TACO

Nice video but I’d recommend diluting the degreaser / apc cause it will remove some lubricants or grease you might not want to remove. At the end of the day all you’re trying to remove is dirt

@fastfed

4 жыл бұрын

Where in the engine bay is there exposed lubricants or grease ??lol

@christ2054

4 жыл бұрын

fastfed f like lower part of engine and some suspension parts

@fastfed

4 жыл бұрын

@@christ2054 that's not sealed ?? Yea where ?? Pretty sure the Tacoma has zero grease fittings but enlighten me

@christ2054

4 жыл бұрын

fastfed f I’m not talking specifically about the Tacoma. So you need to chill bud.

A battery powered leaf blower works well to help dry the engine...

Don't be afraid to wash your engines! I been doing this for years, I am 50 years old and I been doing it for years!!!!! none of this is necessary just spray the de greaser and let it seat for a while, the just wash the engine with hose. Too much drama on this days. I own a 2018 Lexus RX350 a 4 runner 2016 and a Camry 2019 LEASE!!!!!! i do this every 4 or 6 months....this is too much and you don't need any of this tools and over work. I assure you nothing is going to happen lol

@tacomabeast

2 жыл бұрын

some engines are tougher than others 😂

That Ford ranger add though 😬😳

In your flywheel???

Use a blower for drying..

Time out OW-20?

Its virtually a brand new truck that the engine bay was mainly dusty with loose dirt. Let's see a 25 yr old vehicle under the hood with before /after

Yeah I don’t know why all you young kids are thinking it’s some magical thing to clean the engine spray cleaner on scrub it spray it off don’t shoot water directly into the intake on purpose if you have an older car once in a great while it might misfire till the spark plug wires dry off

👍🏿

@tacomabeast

3 жыл бұрын

🤙

If you drive in wet weather, the alternator is constantly exposed to water.

Please be careful people. Dont just wing it and start spraying wherever because you can fuck shit up real fast. There are also degreaser wipes which feel more controlled to me, but overall just be careful, be smart and never use too much water! And most importantly, have fun out there Yota fam!

@tacomabeast

2 жыл бұрын

Degreaser wipes are great too!

*belts not flywheel. great vid though

@richardh6041

4 жыл бұрын

Negative first then positive cable 😉.

@MrR1bandit

3 жыл бұрын

I caught that too 🤣

How did he go thru all that muddy water that was all over his engine with no battery and bags over stuff🤔,, way overkill, just use common sense, keep distance and spray away

It looks better without the engine cover tbh

alot of people neglect under the hood? but not this G! I keeps my under Hood clean! voodoobluetacolife19💙🌮

I had my Toyota under water up to the windscreen a lot of times. But god forbid i degrease and power wash the engine bay lol

@tacomabeast

2 жыл бұрын

😂

Skip covering up, just keep your truck running while your washing the engine bay …. And keep some distance with the washer

@tacomabeast

2 жыл бұрын

😂

Engine bags should be designed to be cleaned. Don't care what Scotty says

Step # 2 Wear Gloves and Safety Glasses!

the best way to dry it is to turn your engine on

I have a Tacoma what is the use in putting plastic all over the place it was not meant for that it's a tough truck it will take just about anything you go 4-wheeling in mud water send you name it and then you have to cover stuff inside the engine that's not what I do I just power wash it it's a Tacoma don't temper it you talk about taking it through mud rocks you name it and then you have to put plastic to cover wires your saying very simple wire will bring down the Beast not true there is stuff inside as they are outside

@Carlos-ln1lx

2 жыл бұрын

Can I see a vid of u washing a stock tacoma? Just got one and I can't fucken tell what's trolling and what's not

Will you come do mine?

Your LF tire is backwards.

Simple green should always be diluted when working around stuff with oil and grease. 100% pure is gnarly on an engine and hoses. Big no no.

Oh god! Pro tip use a paint sprayer with water and a leaf blower to dry. This is way too much water

Chrisfix ?😅

That truck is totally Brand-new why they lie to the people ,they pretend that is dirty but is not!

@tacomabeast

3 жыл бұрын

IDK joe that truck looked pretty dirty to me... 😅

Driving a Jeep Wrangler removes the fear of getting the engine compartment wet including the fuse box. Only thing to worry about is the air intake. Good info tho.

@tacomabeast

2 жыл бұрын

The engine compartment on Jeep’s isn’t waterproof though 😂

@RagingBad

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have any idea how stupid you sound fanboy?

How to clean engine bay: -give no fucks and dont do it

@tacomabeast

2 жыл бұрын

😂

Too much work man, just leave the hood closed.

@tacomabeast

2 жыл бұрын

😂

Why are you making detail videos at a car wash unless your a amateur then you shouldn’t be telling people what to do

@tacomabeast

2 жыл бұрын

Some people just don’t know how to do it y’know 🤷‍♂️

Lol this is so damn silly . Cover your alternator ?? Hahaha there is no need to cover any modern engine. It was normally the old distributor engine that had problems. Been pressure washing engines for years and years. And do not listen to this guy, always use a pressure washer and never a hose. Pressure washer is ten times safer because it uses little to no water compared to a hose.

@dalonfrench789

4 жыл бұрын

I disagree, I’ve gone through 3 alternators from water damage on my tacoma

@fastfed

4 жыл бұрын

@@dalonfrench789 yes..from crossing rivers I agree. The water that you spray from the top is less than what a puddle and normal rain will give lol

@dalonfrench789

4 жыл бұрын

fastfed f I have never once crossed a river in my trucks, the three Is what I have gone thru in 2 trucks 2 in my old truck and one in my newer tacoma that happened right after I washed out my engine bay.

@FFLL2112

3 жыл бұрын

By God I heard that.. got told

@ShootingSportz

3 жыл бұрын

@@dalonfrench789 Any recommendations on what you do now? Do you just not wash the engine bay, or do you cover the alternator?