best way to clean a muddy engine?
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best way to clean a muddy engine?
well i got drunk and stupid last night and decided i was going to mud the truck, got buried 3 times, and thetruck, and engine compartment are trashed. what is the best way to clean it?
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If It's just mud, start the truck and leave it run then spray down the engine with a Pressure washer just don't intentionally spray water at the intake or the such for a extended amount of time, let run for at least 10 min after your done. If its greasy or oily spray degreaser first and let it soak for a bit then spray her down while it's running.
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nooooooooooooooo, not a pressure washer, unless you have the discipline to keep your distance from the engine.
pressure washers generate WAY WAY WAY too high - damaging, scouring, eroding pressures....
just use a water hose with a nozzle.
have a beer and tomato juice while you're at it. it'll brighten up the day.
pressure washers generate WAY WAY WAY too high - damaging, scouring, eroding pressures....
just use a water hose with a nozzle.
have a beer and tomato juice while you're at it. it'll brighten up the day.
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We use a Pressure washer at work all the time, never hurt a engine yet. Unless the engine has been messed around with it should be fine,but like I said, make sure it's running when you start and leave it run 10 min afterwards.
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I should mention I was not talking about a gas pressure washer, just a electric one.
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if someone has to ask how to clean a motor then they dont need to use a pressure washer. just a water hose with a spray nozzle works very well. i get off the biggest part of the mud then i use a soapy water mixture then wash all that off. she sparkles!!
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I've used pressure washers many times, even used hot water/steam ones without a problem BUT it is generally not recommended.
The recommended method is steady, low pressure such as a regular garden hose. The idea is not to "blow" the mud off but to soak it and let it just slide off.
Also, and I know you rednecks know this one: The best way to get the underside clean is to take you a standard yard sprinkler, you know the long skinny one with all the holes that goes back and forth, and set it under the vehicle for about a half hour.
Soaks all the mud heavy and it just drops right off leaving a perfectly clean underside...
The recommended method is steady, low pressure such as a regular garden hose. The idea is not to "blow" the mud off but to soak it and let it just slide off.
Also, and I know you rednecks know this one: The best way to get the underside clean is to take you a standard yard sprinkler, you know the long skinny one with all the holes that goes back and forth, and set it under the vehicle for about a half hour.
Soaks all the mud heavy and it just drops right off leaving a perfectly clean underside...
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Also, and I know you rednecks know this one: The best way to get the underside clean is to take you a standard yard sprinkler, you know the long skinny one with all the holes that goes back and forth, and set it under the vehicle for about a half hour.
Soaks all the mud heavy and it just drops right off leaving a perfectly clean underside...
Soaks all the mud heavy and it just drops right off leaving a perfectly clean underside...