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Find out how, and more important why, we clean the engine compartment so early in the detailing process on this episode of Autoblog Details. On this episode of Autoblog Details, we’ll be cleaning the ...

Beneath your hood lies a vast array of pipes, hoses, turbochargers, intercoolers, radiators, wires, fuses, intakes, and other engine components. Although you’d think a closed hood would protect the ...

An important part of car maintenance is having a clean engine. Keeping the engine bay clean can helps ensure the car operates at its optimal performance by identifying potential issues such as ...

Summer is officially here, which means you have even more of a reason to go outside and detail your car. While detailing the exterior is always important, not everyone remembers to do the engine bay.

Just like a solid foundation is important for a sturdy house, a well-prepped engine block is critical for a motor make big power—and do it more than once. A professional engine builder offered to show ...

Let's face it: not everyone is comfortable cleaning their car's engine bay. Unless you are a mechanic or very hands-on with auto maintenance, it can be nerve-wracking to mess around with the ...

Looking at the before and after shots, it's hard to believe this is the same engine bay. It took a lot of elbow grease over a period of about four weekends to get our Road Runner's engine compartment ...

Staying one step ahead is the primary goal when it comes to keeping a clean engine room. It’s said that you can tell a lot about a captain by the way his engine room is kept, so when your reputation ...

The other day I dropped my car off at a European specialist shop, and while I was there, a technician was working in the engine bay of a Mk7 Golf R, cleaning out carbon deposits off the intake valves.

Cleanliness is next to dangerous when it comes to car engines. Despite the proliferation of signs in various repair shops urging customers to have their engines cleaned, the practice can actually ...