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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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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

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 :P.

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.!

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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..

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 :P .. dont the same thing too. had 3 drops of water on a coil pack which caused it to miss

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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 :P .. dont the same thing too. had 3 drops of water on a coil pack which caused it to miss

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

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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

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