Engine Wash

[suv]

degreaser or water? Saan ok dito san juan, banaue area...

may nabasa ako kakatako ang water....baka mag-moisture mga electricals...

[1D4LV]

degreaser or water? Saan ok dito san juan, banaue area...

may nabasa ako kakatako ang water....baka mag-moisture mga electricals...

degreaser talaga dapat, pero ang ginagawa ata minsan is kung talagang makapal na ang dumi kung saan eh pwede ka ng magtanim eh water muna...

[s_quilicot]

pressurized water hindi pa pwede?

[mazingerZ]

Suggestion lang bro kung magpapaengine wash ka, let them cover your visible electrical components maski plastic bag lang. Baka magshort kasi. . .

[mbeige]

Always make sure when you go for a car wash, make sure the engine is still cold or hasn't reached operating temperature. This is to prevent the hot engine components getting into contact with much colder water. As we know that leads to cracking and damage to parts.

Water is fine as long as you cover the alternator, distributor, spark plug wires and the holes for spark plugs, as well as other critical components that you can just deal with yourself or your wash boy manually. Also cover your intake opening to ensure pressure washers can't get water in there. Just be sure to remove all these prior to starting the car.

[[archie]]

up ko lang po yung topic... i bought a 3M degreaser.

sa civic 2000, what else do i need to cover aside from alternator, distributor, and sparkplug? is this all? takot ako baka may masira akong components.

thanks in advance.

[afrasay]

IMO, you don't need a degreaser unless your car has oil leaks. SOap (joy) which do serves as an degreaser does a pretty good job. If your ECU is in the engine you cover it too.

[[archie]]

ahhh ok sayang i bought the degreaser na... sige po ill cover the ECU na din...


thanks sir

edit: ngek naalala ko na ECU ko nasa passenger side... hehehe. wala lang.

[karlbo]

if ever man na may mabasa ka na di sinasadya. try to dry it first before starting the engine.

i suggest removing the battery also before doing the engine wash/detail. para walang flow ng current sa car. and at the same time you can reach some areas that is being covered by the battery too.

hth

[[archie]]

^^ good advise sir... will definetly do that..

thanks a bunch sir!

[b0y37]

Nung pina-engine wash ko ung diesel adventure ko, wala na silang tinakpan. Ngayon ko lang narealize, pati ung alternator malamang nabasa din. That was 4 months ago. Ayoko na nga muna magpaengine wash uli

[[archie]]

^^ same thing for me... kaya mas gusto ko, ako na lang engine wash ng car... bili na lang ng spray for water (yung gamit sa garden) para controlled kung saan pupunta yung water.

[XTO]

Okay ang degreaser, but the problem is pati lubicant ng mga bearing ng pulley mo tangay… magugulat ka na lang iingay at eventually lead to replacement. As boss afrasay said, dishwashing liquid dissolved in water lang, good degreaser na. minsan nga powdered detergent panglaba lang gamit ko…nadala na ko sa degreaser / kerosene sa mga dati kong ride.

In my experience, wala akong tinatakpan sa 4ja-1. basta wag lang todo tutok sa vital components like alternator, brake and clutch fluid reservoirs at electricals..daan daan lang with a distance lalo’t pressure washer ang gamit.

Isa pang good characteristic ng oldschool engine, wala siyang computer kaya kung linis ang gusto mo, madaling magawa. Malakas sa basaan.

[Xt7]

naisip ko lang. kung before mapa engine wash ay tinatakpan muna ng plastic yung mga may ECU or sensitive electrical components sa isang kotse, e di ibig sabihin kung sa gitna ng hi way at biglang umulan e dapat wag na mag drive yung mga kotseng ganun?? diba pag umuulan parang na mi mini engine wash na rin kasi pumapasok sa grill at tumatalsik galing sa ilalim ang tubig ulan??

[Taurus]

naisip ko lang. kung before mapa engine wash ay tinatakpan muna ng plastic yung mga may ECU or sensitive electrical components sa isang kotse, e di ibig sabihin kung sa gitna ng hi way at biglang umulan e dapat wag na mag drive yung mga kotseng ganun?? diba pag umuulan parang na mi mini engine wash na rin kasi pumapasok sa grill at tumatalsik galing sa ilalim ang tubig ulan??

Most vehicles have an under cover or lower splash guard to prevent any unnecessary water splashes to get into the engine. Not unless you get in to a flooded area

[Taurus]

naisip ko lang. kung before mapa engine wash ay tinatakpan muna ng plastic yung mga may ECU or sensitive electrical components sa isang kotse, e di ibig sabihin kung sa gitna ng hi way at biglang umulan e dapat wag na mag drive yung mga kotseng ganun?? diba pag umuulan parang na mi mini engine wash na rin kasi pumapasok sa grill at tumatalsik galing sa ilalim ang tubig ulan??

If the water enters the grill then that it is much better because you have added another cooling factor for your radiator and condeser and I don't think it would even come close to the engine. Most cars have an under cover or lower splash guard to prevent unnecessary splashes from under the car unless you drive it in to a flooded area .

[pitbullz]

ok,so saan ok magpa engine wash ng getz 1.1 ko? sana yun experienced...dami kasi dumi ng engine ko at magkakano naman kaya mga yan

[waxdaddy]

thats why we developed the waterless engine detailing...had the same problems with engine washing before when i was still a customer.

[DaVinci34]

Please advise which shops do a good job in washing the engine in the QC area. Most gas stations now refuse to do an engine was for gasoline engines. At least for my Land Cruiser, no problem, because its diesel. I want to have my MB wagon's engine washed. TIA. D