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This is on a 90 Accord
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpT0Gl0RwJs
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Word of caution. Spraying the alternator could cause it to failure prematurely. Whenever I clean my engines, I cover the battery, distributor, fuse box and alternator. I forgot to cover my alternator and as a result the regulator started to fail. My lights started flickering and the voltage output was inconsistent. I sprayed it with wd-40 and let it dry completely. This helped, but one year later, I ended up having to replace it. Just be careful.
Most likely depends on the type of car. The 92 to 2000 Civics and 90 to 93 Accords seem pretty forgiving. Only thing is they tend to get water in the distributor caps. I just take them apart and clean them up, before I start the car. Here in Oregon, it rains for 6 months straight. If you want to work on your car, you just do it in the rain. Hit water at 65 on I-5. So the cars that can’t hanlde the water, get taken out in the first month of rain. But there is no humidity, or salt 🙂
What a terrible way to clean your engine bay.
If you have a good car don’t ever pour gallons of water into the engine bay as shown here unless you want to stuff up your vehicle.
Bad ideas here……………
1. Not covering the alternator so no water can penetrate
2. Not removing the battery or at least covering it so no water can touch the terminals. Spraying a hose directly onto the battery as shown here has to be one of the top 10 dumbest things you can do to your car.
3. Not covering the fuse box and all other electrical connections that could potentially allow water in.
You don’t need to spray an engine bay with a high pressure hose to clean it. You can do it by hand with the correct cleaning solutions , a paint brush, rags and paper towels. It takes longer but it will be clean and you will not damage anything in the process. Yes you can use a little water here and there but sticking a hose into your engine bay as shown here is absolutely unnecessary.
Cameron
[quote=”cam0888″ post=104471]What a terrible way to clean your engine bay.
If you have a good car don’t ever pour gallons of water into the engine bay as shown here unless you want to stuff up your vehicle.
Bad ideas here……………
1. Not covering the alternator so no water can penetrate
2. Not removing the battery or at least covering it so no water can touch the terminals. Spraying a hose directly onto the battery as shown here has to be one of the top 10 dumbest things you can do to your car.
3. Not covering the fuse box and all other electrical connections that could potentially allow water in.
You don’t need to spray an engine bay with a high pressure hose to clean it. You can do it by hand with the correct cleaning solutions , a paint brush, rags and paper towels. It takes longer but it will be clean and you will not damage anything in the process. Yes you can use a little water here and there but sticking a hose into your engine bay as shown here is absolutely unnecessary.
Cameron[/quote]
As long as you follow the two main rules, you will be fine:
1. Engine must be cold.
2. Let the engine dry off, before you start it.I would throw in, clean your distributor cap, before you start it.
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