steam cleaning
#12
I'd like to chime in on this one if that's ok. I've been power washing my engine since i've owned the truck, ever time I go to the carwash, and sometimes in between just for fun. Same goes for every other car i've ever owned before it. Not once, not even a single time, on any vehicle I have ever owned, have I had a problem resulting from power washing my engine. As long as you take a few simple precautions:
-I do not spray the PCM directly
-I do not get the air filter wet
-I do not spray the distributor directly
-I do not spray the alternator directly
-I use light water pressure around any sensor or location that I think might allow water to get in (dip stick tubes for example) or get damaged by the high pressure.
That's it. In my opinion from having done it for years and years on many many vehicles, there is very little risk of anything bad happening from power washing your engine using the precautions I listed above. I'll continue to do it with no worrys in my mind. I think my engine speaks for itself as far as how well this works too.
-I do not spray the PCM directly
-I do not get the air filter wet
-I do not spray the distributor directly
-I do not spray the alternator directly
-I use light water pressure around any sensor or location that I think might allow water to get in (dip stick tubes for example) or get damaged by the high pressure.
That's it. In my opinion from having done it for years and years on many many vehicles, there is very little risk of anything bad happening from power washing your engine using the precautions I listed above. I'll continue to do it with no worrys in my mind. I think my engine speaks for itself as far as how well this works too.
#13
Do not use a steam cleaner under youre hood, you can mess up youre electric system, if seen a lot of people who messed up the pcm with cleaning under the hood.
I run a car cleaning center here in the netherlands and i always use ordinarry WD40 to clean the engine room.
But if you really wanne use water under the hood, just let the engine run and after the cleaning drive a few miles.
I run a car cleaning center here in the netherlands and i always use ordinarry WD40 to clean the engine room.
But if you really wanne use water under the hood, just let the engine run and after the cleaning drive a few miles.
#14
Ditto. I use an electric PW. The gas-engined ones are too powerful.
#15
Do not use a steam cleaner under youre hood, you can mess up youre electric system, if seen a lot of people who messed up the pcm with cleaning under the hood.
I run a car cleaning center here in the netherlands and i always use ordinarry WD40 to clean the engine room.
But if you really wanne use water under the hood, just let the engine run and after the cleaning drive a few miles.
I run a car cleaning center here in the netherlands and i always use ordinarry WD40 to clean the engine room.
But if you really wanne use water under the hood, just let the engine run and after the cleaning drive a few miles.
Last edited by Silver_Dodge; 05-07-2009 at 09:02 AM.
#16
Water is bad...
Wow! & years of breaking out a 1-1/2" fire hose from a fire truck and power washing both my 2002 Dodge Cummins and my 1996 Dodge Ram V8 and I hose either thing down at 150-200 PSI. Under the body, the engine, alternator, etc... I mean everything gets hosed... Just for fun I break out with a video camera and shoot some footage...
20 years later I never have a electrical problem on any of my vehicles I ever owned...
Wow! & years of breaking out a 1-1/2" fire hose from a fire truck and power washing both my 2002 Dodge Cummins and my 1996 Dodge Ram V8 and I hose either thing down at 150-200 PSI. Under the body, the engine, alternator, etc... I mean everything gets hosed... Just for fun I break out with a video camera and shoot some footage...
20 years later I never have a electrical problem on any of my vehicles I ever owned...
#17
Ha, good post. Like I said, there is really no risk from spraying your engine with water, and i'll continue to clean my engine that way.
If people could see some of the water abuse i've seen from trucks that are mudding and going through deep water. Spraying your engine at the car wash is really no big deal compared to that.
If people could see some of the water abuse i've seen from trucks that are mudding and going through deep water. Spraying your engine at the car wash is really no big deal compared to that.
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