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Originally Posted by omodos
I envy you guys as you are well versed with the X5, out of curiosity how do you chaps clean the gunk off the front of the engine and behind the serpentine belts without taking the belts off? I have alot of crud both there and in the inards close the the alternator and the dipstick....years of dust/etc stuck to side of what looks like engine block....
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-Hot engine
-Spray it down with a degreaser, let it sit a bit but not until engine cools
-shoot it with a pressure washer from underneath.
-avoid direct contact with sensors, elec connectors, etc.
-start engine afterwards