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Okay so I would just drive it down to the local do it yourself car wash pop the hood and go to town. I have done this many times with both gas and diesel engines. The only problem was once getting water in the starter and it not starting till the starter dried out. Just don't get too much water on the exhaust manifold if it's hot and stay away from the fuse box.
I know it sounds scary but really the whole thing is designed for rain and splash. It will save you a world of headache both in time and clean up from the mess made by cleaning.
It might not get you to 100% but it will do most of it for you.