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Just on cleaning your engine bay, I had a horrible experience doing this. I bought a car and every time after I drove it there was a smell of old burning oil which I hated. So I thought that I would clean the engine bay and give the car some love it deserved!!
Well what a mistake that was, I did cover everything electronic component I could see with plastic bags and then I put degreaser all over the block and then hosed it off with water……the engine bay looked a million bucks, then I went to move the car….no go. I checked every electrical connection there was and still nothing, then I had a look at the ignition system. There was no spark. Little did I know that I had not covered the coil…(I was still pretty new at auto work back then) and I had some how got water in it. So after a trip to the shop and $80 later I had a new coil and a starting car…for 4 minutes. I was driving down the road feeling very happy with myself that I fixed this problem then the car just died. So I pulled over and check the coil which I had just installed and everything looked fine, I checked it had spark and it did. So then I looked at the fuel system, there was not fuel getting to the injectors, why?? Well my fuel pump had decided that it had enough of working and so stop, 4 minutes after I had fixed the initial problem with the coil. I know that the fuel pump would have gone wether or not I had cleaned the engine bay but still, straight after the ignition system was fixed!!!!
Anyways sorry to go on there, Just thought I would share some of my experience cleaning engine bays!!
I have never cleaned another engine bay to this day…. 🙂
Just on cleaning your engine bay, I had a horrible experience doing this. I bought a car and every time after I drove it there was a smell of old burning oil which I hated. So I thought that I would clean the engine bay and give the car some love it deserved!!
Well what a mistake that was, I did cover everything electronic component I could see with plastic bags and then I put degreaser all over the block and then hosed it off with water……the engine bay looked a million bucks, then I went to move the car….no go. I checked every electrical connection there was and still nothing, then I had a look at the ignition system. There was no spark. Little did I know that I had not covered the coil…(I was still pretty new at auto work back then) and I had some how got water in it. So after a trip to the shop and $80 later I had a new coil and a starting car…for 4 minutes. I was driving down the road feeling very happy with myself that I fixed this problem then the car just died. So I pulled over and check the coil which I had just installed and everything looked fine, I checked it had spark and it did. So then I looked at the fuel system, there was not fuel getting to the injectors, why?? Well my fuel pump had decided that it had enough of working and so stop, 4 minutes after I had fixed the initial problem with the coil. I know that the fuel pump would have gone wether or not I had cleaned the engine bay but still, straight after the ignition system was fixed!!!!
Anyways sorry to go on there, Just thought I would share some of my experience cleaning engine bays!!
I have never cleaned another engine bay to this day…. 🙂
I have been sitting back and reading/watching all the responses which have been thrown Eric’s way and these are my thoughts for those that care to read it –
I can’t believe that there are people out there who would say that Eric has “sold out” by doing a paid promotional video on a product. Really people!! Have a look at the person who you are saying “sold out” and you will soon realise that he has helped countless people from free, what else is free in this world?? I can totally understand why you did this video and I hope that you get more of them as this will only enhance Ericthecarguy.
Again I would just like to say thank you Eric and his support staff for all the video’s and advice, as it has and will continue to be, a great source of information.
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I have been sitting back and reading/watching all the responses which have been thrown Eric’s way and these are my thoughts for those that care to read it –
I can’t believe that there are people out there who would say that Eric has “sold out” by doing a paid promotional video on a product. Really people!! Have a look at the person who you are saying “sold out” and you will soon realise that he has helped countless people from free, what else is free in this world?? I can totally understand why you did this video and I hope that you get more of them as this will only enhance Ericthecarguy.
Again I would just like to say thank you Eric and his support staff for all the video’s and advice, as it has and will continue to be, a great source of information.
🙂
Hello,
It is the heater pipe (metal) which is at the back of the block which is leaking!! YAY some one who know about this!! 🙂
When it come out of the block it seems to be leaking where it looks to be pressed into the block. Is that the case?
Do you have to take the motor out to repair this? Can the inlet manifold just be taken off?
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP!! banana:
Hello,
It is the heater pipe (metal) which is at the back of the block which is leaking!! YAY some one who know about this!! 🙂
When it come out of the block it seems to be leaking where it looks to be pressed into the block. Is that the case?
Do you have to take the motor out to repair this? Can the inlet manifold just be taken off?
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP!! banana:
Do you think that after a number of “hard” uses, that that screw that holds the socket in place would have ruined the thread on that screw?
Do you think that after a number of “hard” uses, that that screw that holds the socket in place would have ruined the thread on that screw?
Thank you so much for the offer but I am all the way in the Australia 🙂 But thank you!
I have had a chat to my mate who owns the 4runner and I will be taking out the engine…….stay tuned……should be very interesting…..
Thank you so much for the offer but I am all the way in the Australia 🙂 But thank you!
I have had a chat to my mate who owns the 4runner and I will be taking out the engine…….stay tuned……should be very interesting…..
Thanks for the video, in my first car I changed the stereo and speakers, added an amp and 2 14″ sub woofers!!! All that costed around $1500 and the car only costed $500!!!!
Thanks for the video, in my first car I changed the stereo and speakers, added an amp and 2 14″ sub woofers!!! All that costed around $1500 and the car only costed $500!!!!
