I just posted my newest SUPER CLEAN video on how to Super Clean your Wheels and remove 2yrs of brake dust, tar, and stains: https://youtu.be/5zZyiY23OpY

First (I have a Ford Fiesta too btw)

Hey man Ik this video was a while back but can u make a more detailed video on how to clean and get rid of surface rust in your engine bay metals, thanks bro

@Mikhail Manalili metal wire brush and sandpaper

Yes! I love w this!

@ChrisFix I got a question how do I clean a 1985 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 engine

I love that Chris has helped me realize that my car is not as scary to understand like some impossible math equation that I thought it was. Saving me tons of money and I'm finally learning about my car and how it works lol.

That’s awesome to hear and exactly why I make these videos!

@ChrisFix outstanding YouTube channel behavior chris! Well done for keeping so in touch with your past videos!

Me too, and I’m a 70 year old woman who now details her own car thanks to this young man!

Honestly...

Yeah mechanics love to want to make you think it's far more complicated than it actually is.

Dude your work ethic and the way you break down problems into smaller jobs is truly amazing. Inspirational. Not gonna lie

Thanks a lot!

@ChrisFix dude, if you ran for president, I would vote for you.

🤓🤓

This is the lesson of Mathematics. This is how we transfer the same principles of problem solving. Break them down, follow the steps.

@dope1974 @chrisfix this country lmao

Not only are Chris' videos informative and highly useful, he does them with a very positive, upbeat, cheerful attitude. Great work, Chris!

This video is a masterclass in making a YouTube video. The contest is almost irrelevant. It's Chris's awesome attitude and personality, and the way he delivers the content that grabs you, holds your attention, gives you hope that you are fully capable of doing a dreaded task all by yourself, and gifts you the skills to get it done. I am a medium-to-advanced DIYer and I never stop learning something from Chris. Thank you!

The most amazing thing is how he lifted that battery as if it weighed nothing.

Been stupidly depressed and anti social. Never thought car videos would cheer me up. I think Chris’s happy attitude and love for what he’s doing is why he’s such a great teacher

Glad you enjoy the videos!

You're not alone man... a lot of depression in the world these days, keep your head up and do things that make you happy.

Get a pair of drumsticks! I got a pair, started tapping the bed, a few books, a practice pad, eventually a cheep e drum set off Craigslist. It sounds crazy but it’s your mind and body working together and it releases endorphins and it is an accomplishment to continue to learn literally with every tap! Helped so much with my depression!

Praying for you. Feel better man.

Did this on my 22 year old truck that was used exclusively on dirty and muddy roads, never had its engine bay cleaned, pretty much as bad as you could have it. And it turned out fantastic. Extremely good video Chris🤘🤘

How long did it take you?

@John Baker honestly about 4-5 hours😭 but it was worth it

@Macs thanks for the reply! Nice to see something realistic, I know it was probably bad but I’m sure for a first timer it could end up taking a lot longer than what he’s saying!

Ah man i would have loved to see the before and after of this

Chapters - 00:00:00 Best way to clean your engine 00:01:21 Common Products used 00:02:07 Step 1 - Preparation 00:02:28 Step 1.1 - Disconnect battery 00:04:24 We are not using a pressure washer 00:04:44 Precautions - Do not get water into these parts 00:05:15 Step 2 - Dry Clean 00:05:38 Tools used - Brushes and vacuum 00:09:13 Step 3 - Wet Clean 00:09:58 Tools used 00:10:19 Step 3.1 - Cover the bulk of the engine 00:10:48 Step 3.2 - Cleaning the hood 00:11:32 Step 3.3 - Cleaning the engine bay 00:13:03 Step 3.4 - Cleaning the engine 00:16:07 Step 4 - Dry 00:17:07 Step 5 - Detailing hood and engine bay 00:18:12 Step 5.1 - Detail all the rubber and plastic surfaces 00:19:57 Step 5.2 - Using pain markers Hey @chrisFix, I am a big fan and would love to get in touch with you. I have sent out an email a few months back. Looking forward to hearing from you.

Uh ohhh a "Stan" lol

@Ken Sturm ?

@User _ Stan the song by Eminem, the guy said he's a big fan and wants to get a hold of you, looking forward to hearing from you" He wants to be your friend" 😅😅😅

"Pain Markers"

Great tips. I've always been pretty good cleaning the outside and interiors but never paid a lot of attention to the engine bay beyond a quick once over. Very nice work on the cleaning and the video.

You definitely break it down so that almost anyone can follow along and do these things that feel daunting, or as many, (myself included sometimes) are just plain ignorant to. The cost-effective and alternative methods are great as well. You are a Legend as far as I'm concerned! You help so many people. The biggest High Five man!

Worth a mention: If you have worn seals on your injectors and/or spark plugs, this isn't something you should do - the soap spray will seep in and dampen your plugs, then your car won't start until you've dried out the wells with a compressor etc.

If you have worn seals you should probably fix those first before doing anything. Lol.

@Adrian G true

yeah i learned this the hard way, had water get into one of the spark plug wells in my car and it caused a mass random misfire, thankfully didn't damage anything and i was able to clean it out

Chris ,where are you buying all your long handle brushes,

OUTSTANDING video, to the point, you covered a lot of ground, no obnoxious music, one of the best tutorials I've seen on YouTube. I've done things like over the years, have had several show cars and always prided myself on my attention to detail, I learned so much from this video, Well Done!!

I used to think detailing was some magical thing i could never do. Your videos guided me through several super cleans on my own vehicles 11/10 this stuff works

2:06 Step 1: Preparation 5:12 Step 2: Dry Clean 9:09 Step 3: Wet Clean 16:07 Step 4: Dry 17:06 Step 5: Detailing

No step 1 is go to sleep and dream your doing all this

Thank you good sir

Lmao my auto maintenance class asked for the 5 steps for the assignment 👌👌thanks

L.V I dream I have a car

Step 1 is setting your respawn point

Great video Chris. Great editing, narration, and camera work. Very easy for someone else to follow and didn't skip any of the technically important parts.

Brilliant video, thank you! I had a messy oil spill all over my engine bay and thanks to this I managed to sort it in a couple of hours and it barely cost me anything as I had most of the stuff already.

Chrisfix is like the Bill Nye of car maintenance. Makes it easy to understand the complex things and I love being watching your videos and picking out what I want to work on next.

Great video and brilliant info :) I've been cleaning the engine bay of one of my cars fairly regularly, but I've learnt much better techniques watching this video and will certainly putting them into practice. I was wondering what the best way of cleaning that oxidised aluminium was and after watching I'm wondering no more, thanks heaps :)

Just wanted to say an FYI do NOT use a normal vacuum to suck up water. Vacuums like Shopvacs have their electronics isolated and rated for water so are safe. Great video man!

Too late for that

@Hoofhackamore rip

Obvious dude

I love how his videos are timeless, it doesn't seem like this video is 3 years old at all

That's one of the goals with all the videos!

I know...right

I'm still watching!

Same!!

for real it’s like unexplainable

Chris, can’t put into words just how outstanding and helpful your video has been, thank you.

I don't use dollars😂 but I can still watch it forever lol

Amazing outcome! I made the mistake of getting my truck oiled, and now my engine looks terrible. When the weather turns nice so will my engine thanks to your help. Much respect:)

I watch all your videos Chris. The way you explain things in such a thorough, clear and concise manner make your videos the best and simple to follow.

Hey Chris, I have a question, if I wanted to paint the interior of my car what would be the right chemicals to use? Would the same process for the hoodliner be used for the inside headliner of a car? Also, is there a special process for painting interior plastics? Or special products? Or would it also just be spray paint? I'm asking because I'm interested in blacking out the interior of my car at some point but I'd like to know the right products to use and procedure.

2:05 video starts; battery, water issues 5:13 dry clean 9:09 wet clean

It's strange that 25k people would thumbs down for a gentleman providing a cleaning tutorial. That's bloody barmy

Yes you could put a pic of two little innocent children holding hand with God & you would get thousands of dislikes. I would imagine that after you clean your first engine the others are very easy.

Because you're not supposed to clean engine bays, genius. Same reason you don't buy a car with flood damage. The water can get into the electronics and short it out, bust a sensor, or make the computer do all sorts of screwy crap.

It's like my mom used to say: Some people aren't happy unless they're unhappy.

@bob mill The easiest way to spot a jackass on the Internet is when they use the word "genius". They tell people not to clean the engine bay because most people do it by driving to the self-sever car wash, spraying the bay with soapy water, power washing the soap off, and then immediately driving it off. You may have missed it, but that's not what he's doing here. He's going out of his way to protect the electronics from high-pressure water. If the electronics were so sensitive that getting any water on them caused a problem, everybody's car would break down if they drove it in the rain.

This is really one of the most well done instructional videos on YouTube ever. Thank you!

Thanks Chris so helpful and we'll explained so that we don't make serious mistakes during this process while cleaning. I appreciate that you show cleaning methods that aren't expensive. Your comely available products. Thanks again Chris. Keep up the great work.

These vids are well put together and presented...... Chris puts a lot of work into the videos..... I appreciate your efforts.

I'll never do this, but I really enjoyed watching someone do a good job! A really excellently presented video.

Hello, again! These videos become addicting once you being getting motivated to maintain and repair your own vehicles. I really appreciate your videos! That van engine bay is what I have been searching for; working on 1991 Astro Van and there are oil build up and thick layers... following these steps will definitely help the cleaning process.

Your editing, tone of your voiceover, and the way you present your subject matter are all EXCELLENT! The video keeps moving right along so it doesn't stagnate, and it still explains everything in crisp detail. It feels as though nothing has been left out, but still managed to keep it at a short 20 minute video. Well done! EDIT: oh, and the camera work is great too! Very good detail. Honestly, there isn't any sort of criticism I could think to offer to improve the way you do things.

Chris explains with great detail, and gets to THE POINT! Very positive attitude!! Excellent Job!

I appreciate how the video was made. The before and after shots are great. You keep it short but informative which holds my attention. I find that I can absorb all the important details using this method. I will pause the video and take a screen shot for my library for future use. Your video production is as good as your car car, good job Chris…..

Thanks James

I used a pressure washer to clean my engine compartment ( 97 Corolla) a couple decades ago and I must have forced water down into where the spark plugs were seated. Eventually, one of them rusted pretty good to where I wasn't getting a spark on one of my cylinders. Fortunately, it was an easy fix, but that was an experience I'll never forget. Great tips in this video (I wish this was around back in the day).

Haha 😂

Two hours?! You're a professional. It would take me four hours, but it would look as good. Great job

Love the way you explain it all! Very clear & easy to understand! Thanks sooo much! You have a new subscriber!! 😊

Chrisfix I honestly have to say your videos and your channel is definitely in the Top 10 on Youtube. 1. You dont clickbait 2. Your videos are Highly entertaining 3. It's not a waste of time and its fun learning and see what you do every video Thanks for not making me bored and your tips helped me a lot!

I can't argue against any of your reasons.

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Absolutely true. I have only two subscriptions - my brother and ChrisFix. In 45 years of keeping my own cars on the road he is the only person who makes sense 100% of the time.

I absolutely love the energy in your videos. Not only are your videos helpful it also makes me hyped up to try it immediately as well :D

Back in my auto dealer days we used a 3M engine dressing that takes this 2 hour process and turns it into about 20 min. Absolutely loved that stuff. Great video!

You explained every step by step for easy cleaning! 🙏 thank you!!!😌

I've watched a bunch of engine bay cleaning videos, because i was very skeptical of how they were doing it. You are the only one that used "common sense" and didn't spray the hose over the entire engine. I'll go with your method, thanks!

This video is so well done. Chris, you explained every task and editing is satisfactory.

Hey Chris, I work exclusively on aluminum (aircraft world) a nylon abrasive wheel is better for the aluminum. Metal wire wheels actually cause holes into the aluminum. Which will help deteriorate the aluminum over time

Yeah I nylon brush wheel would probably have been better, the steel wire wheel will cut through that aluminum

He's a child for cripes sake, he has a lot to learn!

@J Rambo cringe

Good tip thanks man!

Damn I wish I saw this before I want to town on my aluminum lol

I appreciate how thorough you are at not getting wooter in anything. That way the wooter doesn't short anything out.

Did you write this comment, just to say wooter?😂

Very helpful video. Well narrated. Thanks, will use these tips on my mustang! On a side note I had a bit of a tough day today and this video lifted my spirits. That’s the effect a good YouTuber can have. Love the energy and enthusiasm. Thanks.

Dude, your vids are always great an informative. There is just one thing that creeped me out. You undid the negative ground first on the battery. That could lead to a potential spark should it brush up against any exposed metal while the positive is still attached. Always take off the positive because you’ll never complete a circuit if that touches metal by mistake. :)

You covered everything and i was impressed when it came to electrical, i deal with cables that get chomped through by a pressure washer at work all the time, so its good you hinted on that!

Thank you so much Chris! Honestly, I watched this video many years ago, however I have yet to get around to cleaning my engine bay. I have a 1991 Chevrolet Corvette and I can't wait to set aside some time to conquer this project. I also still need to buy all the cleaning supplies, but thank you so much.

Dude, I know that the vast majority of comments all say this same thing, but seriously, thank you for making these. You are truly doing a service to vehicle owners everywhere, and you're doing a fantastic job of demystifying car repair. Thank you for the work you're doing, and I wish you many continued years of great success!

Worked as a detailer/prepper for a few years... the job is a reward in its own. Seeing the result of how much your hard work transforms a vehicle, is very satisfying

Great video I will be sure to use these tips when I clean my engine bay next time love your work Chris 💪💪😎

Hi Chris, thanks for your videos as they never get boring and are always positive! What do you do with the Microfiber Towels? Wash and reuse? If so at what temperature? Thanks a lot.

I wash and reuse mine. Really filthy towels are pre-washed in a bucket (with dish soap to get the grease out) and rinsed in the sink. If it's too dirty, just throw it away. the rest can be washed in the washing machine with hot water. I do a second wash with less detergent. Don't use anything that will leave behind softeners or conditioners, you want a clean towel after. I dry on the delicate setting. Some say just use tumble dry, your choice. You could even go further than that and separate towels that have been used to apply product (like waxes, sprays, etc) from towels you use just for clean drying and wash them separately so one group is just used for products and the other towels much cleaner.

Make sure that your car is not coming due for an inspection before disconnecting the battery. When reconnected, The OBDII will need time to run through numerous parameters before the car is eligible for inspection... sometimes it takes weeks to hit all the parameters. Great video. I'm just finding out about this channel.. it's well done and informative.

Lmao thank you I was about to do this then inspect but my guy passes you as long as the car won’t get u killed

I finally took this on for my 12 yr old Subaru Forester. I did not do this as extensively as Chris but, I am satisfied with the results. Thanks for the education ,inspiration, and motivation.

Chris - your videos are exceptional. Your camera work, editing, explanation of what you’re doing is simply awesome! I’ve been wanting to clean my engine, and thanks to you I have the confidence to do it.

::☝::

Wow! His pipes must be huge. Those brushes are more like bottle brushes. I bet he keeps his bongs really nice

I love this video. Very detailed and with your video I feel confident doing it myself. Thank you so much.

It is amazing how effective cleaning is especially on cars such as these as shown on your videos. I find that polishing and waxing cars regularly is incredible useful for the maintenance of a vehicle. Also going underneath the vehicle and getting a rag and cleaning there is a very productive activity.

Exceptional quality Chris, I can’t believe I have free access to this!! With no husband and no father, I really appreciate this 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

Thanks Chris! Good work. I followed your steps and got the same showroom results! 👍

Wow, you made a very daunting task seem easy. Very informative video as well. Thanks for the video!

Just finished my first engine bay cleaning! Thank you as ever for the clear easy directions! On to the next car!

Hello Claudia

@Daniel Watte this isn’t LinkedIn

how many miles/kilometers did it last clean?

This video is 4 years old cool he's still responding to people

can't thank chris enough for helping me with my knowledge on cleaning and replacing parts. I know for sure I will be using these videos for years to come

Thanks Chris! This was super helpful and very well presented! Cheers!

Just cleaned my engine bay yesterday. All your tips really helped out and I got to learn about my car in the process.

Even thought I can’t drive, I love watching these videos because they are… SO HELPFUL!!!

Very handy video! Makes cleaning the engine bay less daunting

Love going back and watching your older vids, this one from almost 3yrs ago and still super helpful. Great job and your hard work is paying off, wow how your channel has grown. Keep up the great work!

Thanks a lot

Omg my two favourite you tubers in one place !!!!!

hiiiiiiiiiiiii

Same here man, Chris just has one of those voices I can listen to for several videos straight and his videos almost always work perfectly for what I’m doing.. he also almost always answers my DMs, comments, and more so even though he’s popular he feels like a real person. I find myself watching his videos even when I’m not doing work! Haha thanks Chris I hope we can meet some day!

2 years later I’m still watching this video

I did this to my car before I sold it. What a difference it made. Thanks Chris.

Stop, straight just hold up. You have been explaining the car to me for 5 min, and I already understand so much more then I have ever. I came here for satisfying cleaning and I am impressed with what I found in its place! Thank you for teaching me so much and not even meaning to!

This video was amazing! Exactly what I needed to see. Thank you!!!

Well Sir, you motivated me...For the last few weeks i have been collecting supplies. Today it was over 9 degrees out so I decided to dry clean my engine of my newly acquired classic Buick. It looks AWESOME now. In the Spring i will do more with the wet cleaning. THANK YOU for your inspiration.

You know I'm watching this video now to just sort of spruce up my engine bay while I swap out some spark plugs (most of the junk is out of the way so I figure why not) and wanted to say thank you a lot, dude! I've gained so much confidence from watching your videos to the point where I can just hop under the hood and get to work without thinking or feeling any sort of 'oh my god i'm gonna destroy my car' attitude! Thank you bro!

The amount Of time and effort that went into making this video plus also editing it man you are actually a person who cares about people if no one has thanked you let me be the first and thank you for helping us save money on detailing!!! We appreciate you for this video! ❤️️

Thanks a lot Ricardo! I try to take my time and produce quality content you want to actually watch and that doesnt waste your time! I want my video to be a one stop shop for you to know what to do whether cleaning a car or fixing it.

ChrisFix what if we can't take out the car battery I have a dodge avenger and it's in a hard place to take out

I completely agree - one of the reasons I'm subscribed is because he goes above and beyond.

granted he does care about us and our viewing experience he also gets paid the better his videos do so theres a lot of incentive to making them good.

soxredsox He deserves to get paid good but if you watch his videos he does everything with excellence! That's just part of who he is!

My girlfriend has been having car troubles lately. Both of us are too stingy to take it to a shop. I stumbled on your channel and have been binging your videos lately. Congrats on 9 mil. You are making everyone's lives easier!

Hey Chris I just wanted to ask should I completely dry my bay down before putting my battery back in and should I always tape off my battery wires? Thank you so much for everything you do for this community and people trying to work on there car big love from down under

Hi Chris. Thank you for a great explanatory video. Whenever you make a video next for engine cleaning, can you please a hybrid engine and an electric car too? The purpose of this request is that, from what I know, despite disconnecting 12V battery, their engines are still connected to the bigger batteries.

Absolutely great Chris! Excellent video! Thank you for sharing this 👍🏁

Love the content especially with the clear speaking and going into detail with the explanation....good job Chris

Thanks!

This video is amazing, perfect for newbies to this stuff like me. Not only do you walk through every step, but you gave us links to all the products you are using so we don't need to spend hours searching for them or waste money buying the wrong items. Thank you for taking the time to make this video

As a Meguiare's fan I'm glad to see he's not blacking out the logo in his newer videos. When it comes to paint and detailing products, they really do rock.

First: awesome! Second: I would have loved to see some more detail on the rust removal part in the enginebay. Will do this tomorrow after replacing engine mounts ;)

That is outstanding work and results! I have a 74 MGB whose engine bay has gotten a bit unsightly. I'm going to give it a go now that I'm inspired.

THANK YOU！I wish I could post a before and after of my engine bay it looks INCREDIBLE! My favorite tip was pouring a good amount of the black mcguires on a part of the car and just dabbing the towel from there. You. Are. Awesome. ❤️

I learned a lot! (Also, it wouldn't hurt to check the seal around the lid of the fuse box and make sure it's in good shape. Water in the fuse box would be a real problem!)

I always complain to my husband about him spending too much time on his car, but here I am at 12 AM watching how to super clean an engine bay. This was so satisfying.

Lol glad you enjoyed the video

the only part i didnt find satisfying was when he painted his camera lens it just kills me when he does that

@Aidan Kuster haha I thought that part was pretty cool

G1zm0 abizmo hahaha WOOOOOOW

Nice...

Awesome video! Quick question, did you clean the battery the same way as the rest of the engine block?

Dude knows his stuff! Thanks for an enjoyable and informative video.

So helpful .. love your videos and I’ve used so many of your techniques.

You are amazing engine cleaning guy,appreciate your detailed video. Thanks.

Very detailed instructions. You made it looks so easy.

Thanks!

Great video dude. I'm a professional mechanic for Lamborghini and Aston Martin Beverly hills. I wanted to let you (and everyone else) know that in my professional opinion, from a mechanical standpoint, every caution and every recommendation was accurate. (About covering the engine, not spraying connectors and the components you mentioned with high pressure water, using the right protectant for plastics and rubber) seriously... well done. I learned a couple things too. :)

I also subbed.

I use a spray silicon lubricant instead of the trim restore around the engine. It repels water away from electrical connections and keeps rubber from drying out and cracking.

Mad respect.

Kevin in the back don't worry, he's a mechanical engineer

Oh my god! You work on over priced tractors bro. Noting special

You always give me so much motivation and inspiration to work on my vehicles. Thank you

That’s what I like to hear!

This is awesome, you make it look too easy. I am curious, how often do you think someone should possibly do this to their engine bay? Obviously it varies, I just don't think I've had mine detailed in almost 60k miles xD. Also would you remove the splash guard from under the hood to make it easier to drain and dry?

Thank you for doing a detailed video showing how to clean the engine bay. I have looked in the past and no one ever has a thorough video so I have always been afraid to try it. With your video I feel confident I can get the job done w/o doing any damage.

Thanks for the video, here in France we have a product called "Essence F" (Fuel F) which is basically used to degrease and clean textiles or a lot of surfaces, it doesn't attack plastics or rubbers and will evaporate quite quickly so it's still preferable to water. I think Zippo fluid is quite close to what we have but way pricier as we can use Essence F as a cheaper substitute to Zippo fluid (2/3€ a liter). If you know what I'm talking about it might be a nice alternative to try to clean and degrease an engine bay, I cleaned up my TB and EGR valve with it, it degrease on the spot without much effort! Also, silicon spray is great on plastics to make them shine!

Was looking to clean my 98 GT so this video was absolutely PERFECT 😂 Love it man

I some how stumbled across this video, when I wasn't even looking to clean my engine bay. I ended up watching basically every video you have. Even without needing to do anything on my vehicle. There is just so much time, effort, and instruction in every single video. You earned a sub from the most non-car person on the planet.

GET WREKT same

Blaque me too...or I ll just hire some Mexi ans to clean my car..

Same here and I don't even have a car. XD

lol a little crowd of us here

This is what they call a master at work, thanks for sharing your knowledge….❤

just bought an old 88 sierra, dirty as hell (used to be a work truck and has been sitting for bout a year) this helps me out immensely. it's my first truck too. just turned 16 back in june. can't wait to see what all i can do with it 😎