Why I'm An Idiot

[shif_tea]

Yesterday i decided it would be a good idea to wash my car thoroughly as i haven't done it in a while. Had the idea to wash out my engine bay which was looking pretty grimy. Sprayed some degreaser on the engine cover (over the spark plugs) then gave it a quick squirt with the hose to wash it off (not realising that it is actually not waterproof at all).

Spent today with it running on 4 and 5 cylinders (didn't start playing up till i got far enough from work that i couldn't drop it home and drive the other car) and 2 hours tonight with a hairdryer drying it out...

My question is does anyone have a way they use to wash the engine bay without getting water in there???

Cheers

[Suspense]

dont point the hose at the coil packs

[silver gts-t]

i spray light degreaser leave it for 1 mins and have a wet rag to wipe off and then a dry rag to wipe again

[ignuz]

lol

Kinda makes you wonder why the bonnet is there.. and the water run off gutters..

Try dry everything i guess.. you don't want any moisture near electrical wires etc.. take it to a mechanic..

[d00dz]

Yesterday i decided it would be a good idea to wash my car thoroughly as i haven't done it in a while. Had the idea to wash out my engine bay which was looking pretty grimy. Sprayed some degreaser on the engine cover (over the spark plugs) then gave it a quick squirt with the hose to wash it off (not realising that it is actually not waterproof at all).

Spent today with it running on 4 and 5 cylinders (didn't start playing up till i got far enough from work that i couldn't drop it home and drive the other car) and 2 hours tonight with a hairdryer drying it out...

My question is does anyone have a way they use to wash the engine bay without getting water in there???

Cheers

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lol... I did this, well it wasnt me it was a friend helping me clean the engine bay for the Show & Shine, didnt manage to go .

I dont clean my engine bay.

I think drying it with hair drier could be bad? Use a clean lint free cloth and stick it in the coilpack hole and get the water out.!

[ranicx]

lol

Kinda makes you wonder why the bonnet is there.. and the water run off gutters..

Try dry everything i guess.. you don't want any moisture near electrical wires etc.. take it to a mechanic..

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dont take it to the mechanic, like d00dz said, take the coil packs out and just dry them off, put them back in and she'll work just fine .. dont the same thing too. had 3 drops of water on a coil pack which caused it to miss

[ignuz]

dont take it to the mechanic, like d00dz said, take the coil packs out and just dry them off, put them back in and she'll work just fine .. dont the same thing too. had 3 drops of water on a coil pack which caused it to miss

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Well.. i mean if he's having "serious" problems take it to a mechanic.. unless you know alot about your car..

[Silver-Arrowz]

Mate did that before with his EXA. He spent the night sucking the water out with that VAX vacum cleaner... lol!

[shif_tea]

hahahah nah its all good, i was careful with the dryer and didn't let the coils or wires get too hot or anything and today no miss. Just a huge waste of time. I won't be doing that again, i think silver gtst's idea is a good one.

I used to do it with my vl and it wasn't that bad cause the water could evaporate more easily (no cover). Lesson learnt