Wash Engine Compartment?
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From: Sequim. WA
Wash Engine Compartment?
My 99 PS lived much of it prior life on dirt roads before I bought it.
Thus the engine and all are coated with fine road dirt and a bit of oil.
Can I use engine cleaner and water to wash this engine off?
I don't want to get water on hot exhaust or turbo of course.
thanks
Thus the engine and all are coated with fine road dirt and a bit of oil.
Can I use engine cleaner and water to wash this engine off?
I don't want to get water on hot exhaust or turbo of course.
thanks
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From: Grand Lake, La.
Welcome to FTE.
I use simple green and a water hose to clean mine. Don't do this on a hot engine, wait till it is just warm. You may need to use a paint brush to get the gunky stuff off. Here is my engine using this procedure.
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I use simple green and a water hose to clean mine. Don't do this on a hot engine, wait till it is just warm. You may need to use a paint brush to get the gunky stuff off. Here is my engine using this procedure.
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I sprayed mine down with SuperClean, let it soak but not dry up, and then used the garden hose to mist it down. I was very careful to avoid any direct spraying. As soon as I was done I fired it up and drove it to dry it off. Looks good as new. 
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Don't spray your engine while it is hot wait for it to just be warm.
Don't use a power washer.
Do you something to cut the oil and grease.
DO drive it immediately after you clean it to dry everything out.
Don't use a power washer.
Do you something to cut the oil and grease.
DO drive it immediately after you clean it to dry everything out.
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From: Fort Worth
I just drive to the car wash, open the hood, spray down with engine cleaner, spray down with soap, spray down with water, close hood, start engine and drive off.
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It's funny, I do this all the time with just Simple Green and a garden hose. Last time though the coil went bad on the wifes 3.0l Taurus afetrwards... Oh well
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Have been washing my engines with water for 3 decades.
Older gasoline engines would get their high voltage wires wet occasionally and I had to drive with a cylinder or 2 out of work for some distance before the engine heat would dry the water out. Not a problem with diesel.
If you do wash you engine regurally, no cleaners are necessary. I park my vehicle after driving to cool down a bit and 5-10 minute later wash it.
Since I work on my vehicles it is part of making my job way easier.
Older gasoline engines would get their high voltage wires wet occasionally and I had to drive with a cylinder or 2 out of work for some distance before the engine heat would dry the water out. Not a problem with diesel.
If you do wash you engine regurally, no cleaners are necessary. I park my vehicle after driving to cool down a bit and 5-10 minute later wash it.
Since I work on my vehicles it is part of making my job way easier.
