De Greased My Engine Bay Now Car Won't Run Right

[Turbsxr6]

Degreased my engine bay now the car runs like hell any help would be great

[GTR_NUTZ]

Did you let it drip dry for a while before starting?

Maybe water in the air filter? Or alternator?

[mad082]

pull out the coilpack valley cover and if you have access to a compressor with an air gun, blow the water out. or just use tissues to dry it out, then leave the cover off for a few days to allow the moisture to escape. you may also need to let the engine run for a bit (or take it for a drive) once you have dried as much of the water out as you can to evapourate the rest.

[Turbsxr6]

Thanks mad082 just took all the coil packs out blew it all out cleaned all the connectors and back to normal thanks again (didn't think that tiny amount of water could cause such trouble)

[mystery_kid]

This should hopefully be a lesson to everyone not to bother with degreasing engine baysand wanky shit like

I'd rather have a dirty engine bay than wet all of the electrics and potentially do actual damage

[Hanaldo]

This should hopefully be a lesson to everyone not to bother with degreasing engine baysand wanky shit like

I'd rather have a dirty engine bay than wet all of the electrics and potentially do actual damage

Steady on, cleaning your engine bay is hardly 'wanky'. Nothing worse than looking under the bonnet of a car and seeing everything covered in 15-20 years worth of dirt and smog. You just have to be careful when you clean your engine bay, don't just go at it with a garden hose and some degreaser like it's a 5 minute job. I spent 16 hours over a few weeks cleaning mine with a toothbrush and a tin of petrol. Of course I took it to a whole other level, but it's rewarding. An hour on top of the motor with a rag and some degreaser is all it would take to get your bay looking respectable.

[Greekos]

always clean my engine bays nothing worst than working on a motor covered in crap, it's simple don't blast electrics with the hose

[mad082]

This should hopefully be a lesson to everyone not to bother with degreasing engine baysand wanky shit like

I'd rather have a dirty engine bay than wet all of the electrics and potentially do actual damage

That's one of the more stupid things I've read on this forum. Done sensibly there is nothing wrong with cleaning the engine bay. If anything, it can save you from any damage. On a dirty engine it is hard to tell if you have an oil leak.

[GTR-N1]

Yes. The corollary is that with a clean bay, you can detect...

* oil leak

* coolant leak

* air leak

and get to it more quickly!

[DVS JEZ]

Clean engine bays keeps ur tuner happy too

[ima_slap_joO]

I have a really filthy dirty one JEZ what do you suggest I do? My engine is pretty clean though.