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I take my old rim brush and carefully scrub down the whole engine. Then I use the shower setting on my hose end and rinse. Let it dry with the hood open for a half hour or so and that is all there is to it. I know from the salt and slush that gets under there in the winter that a little clean water won't hurt it a bit. I actually get slush puddles on top of the strut towers in the winter when it is real sloppy on the interstate.