well the car has been off the road for a year now and iv not long got it back from the bodyshop, needless to say the engine bay isnt looking its cleanest was just wondering what the best way to clean it all was and anythin i can do while im in there to smarten it up without spending lots of money lol

elbow greese I'm afraid, you can't steam clean our engines.

 

For metal use autosol and for the rest use a cloth with gunk or something similar.

 

A set of small detailing brushes are very useful.

dont mind a bit of elbow grease usually worth it in the end spent 6 hours on the inside yesterday but all worth it lol

WD40 seems is very good for getting rid of oil residue and general grime. Just make sure you use an "on" and "off" two cloth system to get rid of what residue is left, especially on the painted parts, or it tends to leave streak marks

 

Nick