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[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.
[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.
F22 sounds like an Accord engine. Before you just replace it with a cheap one from the parts store, see if you can replace the brushes. I took appart a 91 Accord starter. The workmanship was a thing of beauty inside. Don’t think you could buy a new one, so well built. The only thing wrong was the brushes where worn. Brushs will wear down in any electric motor. (except brushless motors).
F22 sounds like an Accord engine. Before you just replace it with a cheap one from the parts store, see if you can replace the brushes. I took appart a 91 Accord starter. The workmanship was a thing of beauty inside. Don’t think you could buy a new one, so well built. The only thing wrong was the brushes where worn. Brushs will wear down in any electric motor. (except brushless motors).
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 🙂
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 🙂
Look at your oil fill cap, and oil level stick. Make sure there is nothing but oil on them. If they look milky, then you know you have a coolant leak in your oil. Even if they look clean, you could still have a leak.
Look at your oil fill cap, and oil level stick. Make sure there is nothing but oil on them. If they look milky, then you know you have a coolant leak in your oil. Even if they look clean, you could still have a leak.
I would still have a leak down test done. Those test kits are not 100%. Would suck to change a head gasket if you don’t have to. If you talk nice to the machanic, they will sometimes throw in a free compression test. My local guy did both for $25.
Here is a video on leak down test:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofSiTGeLXvc