Before and after cleaning the engine bay.

[G-A-R-Y]

I used traffic film remover and a carefull pressure wash.
quick spray with WD40 and silicone, I'm pleased with the results.
Before

After

 

[ADY1983]

Looking good mate, good job

 

[pluggers]

Jobs a good un

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Very nice!

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Sterling job that. Just shows what can be done.

Fancy doing ours tomorrow??

 

[sye73]

Looks great !

 

[ManJ]

Top clean!!! Looking great!

 

[pluggers]

Fancy doing ours tomorrow??

Can I see the beginnings of a queue forming

 

[reflexboy]

Me next

 

[MangoMan]

Nice One!

 

[kth286]

Course there's not much in the way of electrical on a diesel.

I wouldn't be using water on a modern petrol engine.

 

[scgfull]

looks very neat, it surely puts mine to shame.

I note that you have a plastic shield missing from the right side of the engine bay, did you remove this for a reason?

Steve

 

[glojo]

Will the WD40 dilute the silicone based protection?

I'm afraid I am perhaps in the minority and do not like to use WD40 as a form of barrier protection and would recommend a more modern silicone based lubricant.

Nice job,
John

 

[G-A-R-Y]

Will the WD40 dilute the silicone based protection?

I'm afraid I am perhaps in the minority and do not like to use WD40 as a form of barrier protection and would recommend a more modern silicone based lubricant.

Nice job,
John

I removed any electrical plugs/connecting I could see and blew them out with an air line. A squirt of WD into those connections and silicone over the plastic engine covers.