Engine Bay Detail | BMW E46 ZHP | EP. 1

[@jmking7]

What a steal for $4k!

[@E30racer72]

Coming along nicely 👍 .Not a bad idea to blow-out the bay to dry, especially the electrical connectors, alternator, etc. Also helps to run the engine a bit.

[@ShiftedPerspective]

I forgot to film that part! I like to blow dry the engine bay with my Ego blower, then I do Solution Finish and Perl

[@wildpony1957]

Really helpful information and techniques. I never let my engine bay get this dirty, but your tips will come in handy. With all those different chemicals, if you detail a lot you may consider Nitrile gloves while you work (read that sentence using your mom’s voice) Great video!

[@mattfairfield9103]

I laughed while reading this in my mom's voice lol.

[@ericgutierrez812]

The windshield cowl is a SUPER easy cheap easy fix. It's worth doing. I did mine in like 20 min. The wiper arms aren't too difficult to remove either.

[@sk8ordie4691]

You can definitely ceramic coat over solution finish to make it last, looks pretty good tho. Love my ZHP 🤙🏼

[@iain3915]

Great demonstration of the solution finish. I thought it was just a trim coating - hadn't realised it was also a dye.

[@alphonsemonthei8878]

Nice work! E46 is looking better and better

[@baktone]

Great video! Learned something new. AND, great deal for the ZHP! Seriously thinking about getting one for myself soon!

[@gt3gt3rs6]

I still find it funny how the e46 is what I’m most hyped for...Doesn’t make sense, you have a M3

[@ShiftedPerspective]

Especially since your profile is GT3 GT3 RS haha

[@thomascloete2271]

I noticed that condensation in the indicator. Hope to see that addressed in a future video. Great video man!

[@ShiftedPerspective]

Yeah that’s been like that since I bought it. I’ll definitely have to look into it

[@RearEngineShop]

Turned out great! I need to do this on the E46 I’m putting an engine in on my channel. Its been sitting outside a few years so it’s pretty nasty with rodents nests.

[@GK-Greece]

No problem with electrical parts of engine ? You remove battery cable ?

[@hovnojede010101]

I cant imagine having engine bay this dirty unless its a work truck lol, I clean the bmw under the hood with every regular wash I do which is twice a month

[@andreasrajngard1686]

jo i just bought my first car. A e46 and the engine bay is filthy af. Is it safe to clean the engine bay with water and foam ?

[@e36fanatics]

@@andreasrajngard1686 no... Dont be idiot and spray water in engine bay like this guy

[@Jason-hl2wy]

Scared to do this on my e92

[@Eric-zt5it]

Did you clean your e39 engine bay this way? I want to do so on mine but just cant get over the fear of spraying water in there

[@ikeepgettinbanned5525]

lmao ive sprayed a little water on the engine on every car i have ever washed. and i used to work for honda and toyota. so thousands of cars. never one problem. just dont spray a hot engine and dont spray the alternator. and be conservative. dont just douse it.

[@makosasimakis118]

Is it safe though ? I have N42B20A engine .

[@donnyazhar6715]

this is my dream car

[@davidkoppe2430]

The steering fluid reservoir has a weeping hole on the side of the lid. It will continue to leak through (I guess it's what it is supposed to). Changing the O ring won't help much I fear. But definitely nothing wrong with this.

[@stilldomi]

did you just spray the engine bay without covering anything? Nevermind you answered my question in the video haha

[@ikeepgettinbanned5525]

just do the underside of hood first and blow off with compressed air and pat with microfiber.

[@coledietrich8863]

Wait when you detail a zhp it's okay if u get the engine wet? He pressure washed it, I was told not to but does anyone know different? It's it okay for my car?

[@ShiftedPerspective]

just be smart about it...cover up anything that you're concerned about getting wet.

[@coupish]

Im scared to do this but my engine bay is like this in my N54 powered bmw. I would probably cover the alternator and the air intakes. If anyone has any other tips let me know.

[@cuban8ight]

Make sure ur coils are closed so no water gets to ur plugs

[@ikeepgettinbanned5525]

not really necessary to cover it up. but if that helps you sleep at night... the only thing to worry about is spraying water on a hot engine. and dont flood it. water can splash alternators and be just fine

[@Payton_The_Cook]

Need to detail my engine bay, did you really only pay $4k? How many miles and man What a steal even at high mileage

[@ShiftedPerspective]

Yeah the seller didn’t really know what he had. It has 115k miles, great service history

[@keiranspence1648]

I got my 2004 ZHP for $5400 with 125k. What a steal

[@cuban8ight]

Give it a couple weeks and wait for the misfires

[@ShiftedPerspective]

I've done this on dozens of cars without misfires

[@e36fanatics]

10thousand 🤣🤣🤣🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻