Anyone used a steam cleaner on their engine?

[ncttrnl]

I'm going to be taking apart the TT for some high mileage TLC. I was thinking about getting one of those steam cleaner things to do the engine bay and wheel wells and just about everywhere I would be working.

Has anyone used one? Do they work or should they be avoided for some reason?

They only cost like $20 for a cheap hand held one or $150 for a cheap canister one.

[creanium]

Paging Brk4Euros ...

[mike]

take it to the coin op with some simple green, just be careful, VAG makes a nice car, but a submarine they don't, keep the wand a good 2 feet from anything the has wires around it.

[Monster8V]

I use a steam cleaner all the time. Like Mike said, be careful around the wiring and if you can have air to blow off the engine when your done, better.

[your_blog_sucks]

They work pretty good, just use a rag to wipe up the grease after you spray a spot, cuz all it does is move the grease from one area to another.

Keeps the environment clean too!!!

[Brk4Euros]

Steam cleaning works great Tony!!! show us some before and afters!!!! I have been contemplating getting one of these myself. . . You can use it on the interior too, sticky soda spills on plastic and such. :p

[ncttrnl]

I ordered a small steam cleaner set so we'll see what happens.

There is a HUGE price range on these things. There are basically the cheap ones, the still cheap but slightly larger ones, and the "OMG THIS WAS TOTALLY WORTH $2000+ BECAUSE IT SAVED MY ALLERGIES" ones.

I went with the still cheap but larger variety.

[IfYouSeeKay]

How is the steam cleaner working out for you?

[theruler297]

would also like to know how it worked out for you

[ncttrnl]

I wound up never getting the cleaner. After a month or so they told me my package was lost by the shipper and refunded my money.

I'd still like to get a steam cleaner but I just haven't had time to think about it.