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Old 01-17-2017, 04:23 PM
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How do i clean the valley

How do i clean out the valley drain on top of the motor? I got stuff pooled up.
 
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lots of rags and simple green
there is a drain hole at the rear to the left in the valley that clogs up
 
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Well once i clean the hoke out. I need to pressure was mist of the frame under the motor and engine area. I do it once a year in my car. Keeps everything nice. And if you keep up on it you dont have to do it often. Now i kniw, a lot of people are against pressure washing your engine bay. But ive been doing it for a long time to many vehicles prior, and i kniw what im doing.
 
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Just dont aim at the IDM/ PCM area you will get water in there and ruin the electronics.
 
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I get the engine warm to the touch, soak with simple green, rinse with hose pipe
(no pressure nozzle) scrap with long screwdriver and repeat till clean
 
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Originally Posted by Dezl Newbie
Well once i clean the hoke out. I need to pressure was mist of the frame under the motor and engine area. I do it once a year in my car. Keeps everything nice. And if you keep up on it you dont have to do it often. Now i kniw, a lot of people are against pressure washing your engine bay. But ive been doing it for a long time to many vehicles prior, and i kniw what im doing.
The only reason I'm against a pressure washer is everything is old and brittle. The pressure breaking things typically cause more damage then the water
 
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