Car wash?

 

Bucket of hot water with Dawn soap. And a handheld scrub brush.

 

Don't clean it, then. If you can't rinse it off, whatever you put on there will vaporize with the engine heat, bake on, or both. Leave it dirty until you can clean it properly. And in the name of all that's good and holy, do NOT hose down your engine with WD40! Even if it doesn't cause any damage, you won't be able to breathe in or near the car for weeks.

 

I used engine foamy gunk
sprayed everything, used a brush to get the rough stuff off.
I made a mistake of using high pressure to rinse which caused water to get into the spark plug cylinders so I had misfires until I dried them out which was fine after that.
If you use low pressure you will be fine.
I also had the car running when I rinsed and let the car run for 10 minutes or so the dry itself and sensors off.
YRMV but it worked for me.

here is how it looked while I cleaned it off (no covers) and still looks the same.

 

Sheez, and I thought you weren't supposed to post pr0n on this board... :angel:

 

Basically the technique I use once or twice a year, using a low pressure, carefully directed water rinse - and a bit of wrap on selected components. BUT, the OP said no rinse, for whatever reason. Maybe if he'd expand on that a bit, we could give better advice.

 

Sorry guys. I got halfway through doing the timing belt when I noticed the valve covers. Im waiting to button it up because right now everything is a lot easier to get to. Right now here's my car:

Its in my in-laws garage, not running. no way to rinse cause I don't want to flood their place!

I was thinking of cleaning off as much as I could with rags, then going after the remnants with rags wet with WD40. I figured that since its mostly kerosene, it would be a good solvent for all the oily crud thats collected.

 

use brake clean, or carb clean. put a large piece of cardboard under the engine to catch the runoff. it works great. non-chlorinated brake clean is not as strong but evaporates very quickly.

 

use brake clean, or carb clean. Put a large piece of cardboard under the engine to catch the runoff. It works great. Non-chlorinated brake clean is not as strong but evaporates very quickly.

+1

 

also, i dont think i need to say it but....OPEN THE DOORS AND VENT THE PLACE!!!