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troysc300
Posts : 98
Join date : 2008-01-26
Age : 34
Location : Niceville, FL
| | Subject: Engine bay steam cleaning Thu 28 Feb 2008, 10:55 pm | |
| What's a good place to get this done professionally and what might it cost? I'm too much of a pussy to just cover the electrical stuff and hose it down... | |
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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Thu 28 Feb 2008, 11:22 pm | |
| Give me $5 and I'll do it for you. Christ, man... |
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dijitil
Posts : 145
Join date : 2007-12-24
Age : 37
Location : Santa Rosa Beach
| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Fri 29 Feb 2008, 1:03 am | |
| First spark plugs now engine cleaning? Just give it a shot man, you gotta start somewhere... | |
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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Fri 29 Feb 2008, 2:26 am | |
| You're not going to hurt anything if you just take it to a car wash, pop the hood, drench it in degreaser, and have at it with the pressure washer. If you're worried about and think you'll screw something up, just stand back. There will be less pressure but it will still clean. |
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sir90hatch
Super Mugenator
Posts : 562
Join date : 2007-12-01
Age : 41
Location : Fort Walton Beach
| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Fri 29 Feb 2008, 3:55 am | |
| - birdy wrote:
- You're not going to hurt anything if you just take it to a car wash, pop the hood, drench it in degreaser, and have at it with the pressure washer. If you're worried about and think you'll screw something up, just stand back. There will be less pressure but it will still clean.
Exactly what I do to my truck every time I wash it, I leave the truck running while cleaning the bay, then leave it running for about 10 afterward to dry everything | |
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Scubasteve
Posts : 163
Join date : 2007-12-02
Age : 34
Location : I hail from the Motherland of Navarre
| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Sat 01 Mar 2008, 11:41 am | |
| - birdy wrote:
- Give me $5 and I'll do it for you. Christ, man...
HA HA HA then spend a grand for a new engine . j/k birdy don't get all crazy and shit  | |
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Fraley
Posts : 159
Join date : 2007-12-09
Age : 34
Location : Niceville
| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Sat 01 Mar 2008, 7:35 pm | |
| seriously all I did was cover my distributer cap and my air filter, then I drenched it all with degreaser, then I blasted it with my pressure washer and it turned out amazing | |
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Pourman
Posts : 442
Join date : 2007-12-25
| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Sat 01 Mar 2008, 8:24 pm | |
| What's a Distributor ??  ... | |
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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Sat 01 Mar 2008, 8:25 pm | |
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KrUnK_KrIs
Posts : 52
Join date : 2008-02-23
Age : 44
Location : Pensacola
| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Sun 02 Mar 2008, 1:29 am | |
| - Pourman wrote:
- What's a Distributor ?? ...
its part of the kanuter valve assembly. | |
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troysc300
Posts : 98
Join date : 2008-01-26
Age : 34
Location : Niceville, FL
| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Sun 02 Mar 2008, 2:39 am | |
| Idk, I've read too many horror stories on clublexus about it causing misfiring if you get a few drops in the wrong place. Especially the spark plugs. I think I'll just clean it by hand. | |
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mot[t]or
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Posts : 10
Join date : 2008-01-20
Age : 34
Location : Crestview
| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Sun 02 Mar 2008, 11:27 am | |
| It can get just as bad by hand... trust me... hondas don't run well on two cylinders. hah. (made a couple mistakes when i first got my car)
just cover the spark plug and distributor cap areas and spray down with degreaser and pressure wash. and if you do happen to slip up a little and get some in those places, get out the trusty airhose and blow the water outta there. | |
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Mitchamafied
Posts : 70
Join date : 2007-12-20
Age : 32
Location : Crestview
| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Sun 02 Mar 2008, 2:29 pm | |
| Well i cleaned the bay this morning. Kindve.
Didnt go so well.
Now im having problems.
But they could be unrelated. Will find out soon. | |
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troysc300
Posts : 98
Join date : 2008-01-26
Age : 34
Location : Niceville, FL
| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Sun 02 Mar 2008, 2:41 pm | |
| did you leave it running when you sprayed it? | |
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Mitchamafied
Posts : 70
Join date : 2007-12-20
Age : 32
Location : Crestview
| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Sun 02 Mar 2008, 5:41 pm | |
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troysc300
Posts : 98
Join date : 2008-01-26
Age : 34
Location : Niceville, FL
| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Sun 02 Mar 2008, 6:12 pm | |
| thats why lol, im gunna go outside and spray it now. ill post pics | |
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Mitchamafied
Posts : 70
Join date : 2007-12-20
Age : 32
Location : Crestview
| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Sun 02 Mar 2008, 8:40 pm | |
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troysc300
Posts : 98
Join date : 2008-01-26
Age : 34
Location : Niceville, FL
| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Sun 02 Mar 2008, 10:02 pm | |
| Success! Just left it running, covered all the electrical stuff with plastic bags, soaked in degreaser, and sprayed/scrubbed. After I was done I took it out for a spin and it runs great. Tomorrow I'll polish up the plastic and post pics. | |
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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: Engine bay steam cleaning Sun 02 Mar 2008, 10:14 pm | |
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