dibbleyuk Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Hey guys, My cousin valets car for a living so asked him to do mine. He TFR'ed the engine bay and pressure washed it! i told him not to but he didnt listen! while he was doing it the car died, it wouldnt start at first but after 5 minutes it did but was missing badly. little tosser! took it for a run hopping it would dry out but hasnt yet whats the best thing to do to dry it out. Obviously he has got water into the spark plugs/HT leads. I have got to drive it over 100miles tomorrow and cant have it running like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa06has Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 erm! i say kick hell out of him! should make you feel better!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 and he does it for a living , theres only one way to do a supra engine bay , by hand and lots of patience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyW Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 If it idles OK might be worth running it for a bit to get the heat up in the engine bay and evaporate a lot of the moisture in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 W.T.F!! I though even steam cleaning was a big.....No! No! Pressure washing an engine bay is insanity!! I would be making sure he eats through a fooking straw.....cousin or not!! I'd be getting it in a garage and blasting it with hot air if possible. Also WD40 everything to death!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk-rich Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 remove coil packs and pulgs, the plug recess's will be full of water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieren1234 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Hi dibbley, the exact same problem happened to mine, i had to take all the inlet off and where the plugs are will be full of water, it needed new plugs and a couple of them were split in the white ionised bit so not good. Get it done asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 i pressured washed mine ok, done many cars with it before also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 not something i would advise , maybe got lucky ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Dizzy cap full of water - I presume the retard didn't wrap the electrics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p111ddy Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I caught my friend doing this to his Civic Type R at work with a hose:blink:I couldn’t believe it! He was going for gold at it & didn’t see a problem with it either?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 And by cousin do you mean you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 well its easy isnt it get him to put it right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibbleyuk Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 used an air line to dry it out seems to be ok now, i will find out in the morning when i start it up! gonna slap him when i see him next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil tt Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 That was very stupid of him:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 WTF He's a professional? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brians25 Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 i am a mechanic and there is nothing wrong with steam cleaning an engine if you know what you are doing, if you have degreased it properly by hand then you are going to need the pressure to get rid of all the solvent, that said , always wrap major electrics air line dry an wd40 everything when finished, i have done probably around 1000 engines in this manner and have never broken anything electrical or otherwise so give the guy a break, thats my two bobs worth SO THERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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garetheves Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 I disagree saying that you shouldnt use a pressure washer. As long as the electics are wrapped up ok then its absolutely fine to get water in there. Ive done it on both of mine without a single problem. Its all in the prep work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 i am a mechanic and there is nothing wrong with steam cleaning an engine if you know what you are doing, if you have degreased it properly by hand then you are going to need the pressure to get rid of all the solvent, that said , always wrap major electrics air line dry an wd40 everything when finished, i have done probably around 1000 engines in this manner and have never broken anything electrical or otherwise so give the guy a break, thats my two bobs worth SO THERE I don't see anyone attacking him as a result of him carefully steam cleaning an engine with it's electrics wrapped to protect them... the fool jetwashed the engine using a high pressure hose and didn't cover anything up... have you done that 1000 times with success? Thought not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprafan72 Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Some people!!! You don't pressure wash engine bay's putting in raw water to an engine bay full of sensors isn't exactly a good idea.... RETARD!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 i am a mechanic and there is nothing wrong with steam cleaning an engine if you know what you are doing, if you have degreased it properly by hand then you are going to need the pressure to get rid of all the solvent, that said , always wrap major electrics air line dry an wd40 everything when finished, i have done probably around 1000 engines in this manner and have never broken anything electrical or otherwise so give the guy a break, thats my two bobs worth SO THERE Doesn't really matter HOW many cars you have done in the past, have you done a supra... are YOU aware that the area around the spark plugs is a gulley and as such ANY liquids sprayed around that area will run into the spark plug holes and fill up. Unless you wrap the whole engine you just have to be careful. WD40 EVERYTHING??? you tried it on a dizzy cap or spark leads? Given that you are relatively new here, I'd make the assumption that you are new to supra's as well... Some people on here ACTUALLY have an idea what they are speaking about when they say don't use water near the plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 mine all done by hand , why would i want to risk fucking it up , sounds to me like he couldnt be bothered to do it properly patience is a virtue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 patience is a virtue And excellence is visible (Nice job chap) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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