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(Message started by: mattyboy on Mar 9^th, 2005, 11:18am)

Title: Engine cleaning?!!
Post by mattyboy on Mar 9^th, 2005, 11:18am

Look at his website, it beggars belief!

http://www.automagic.biz/Training/engine-cleaning.htm

Title: Re: Engine cleaning?!!
Post by mattyboy on Mar 9^th, 2005, 11:21am

It goes against every website (including this one) that explains how to properly clean an engine without messing up the electrics.

Title: Re: Engine cleaning?!!
Post by Vulcan on Mar 9^th, 2005, 11:41am

Cool the entire engine with cold running water from a garden hose with a spray attachement.. :o :o :o :o

You can use a pressure washer to force water into the places it hasn't already invaded from your garden hose... :-X :-X

Makes me feel ill just thinking about it....

Wonder if they ever got that Isuzu started again...

Title: Re: Engine cleaning?!!
Post by Badboytunes on Mar 9^th, 2005, 11:43am

My scorp ran on 4 clyinders for ages after i did mine......

Title: Re: Engine cleaning?!!
Post by low_tom on Mar 9^th, 2005, 1:58pm

cleaning your engine by tom-
strip and polish/metalflake everything you can see. never drive again.

Title: Re: Engine cleaning?!!
Post by Badboytunes on Mar 9^th, 2005, 4:33pm

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Engine cleaning?!!
Post by Paul B on Mar 9^th, 2005, 6:05pm

They forgot step 9.... Sell it!
;)

Title: Re: Engine cleaning?!!
Post by Highlander on Mar 9^th, 2005, 10:36pm

on 03/09/05 at 11:43:12, Badboytunes wrote:

My scorp ran on 4 clyinders for ages after i did mine......

rear two filled with water?? :D

Mine started playing up in McDonalds drive through que!!
Spark plugs were both under water :)

Title: Re: Engine cleaning?!!
Post by scorpio_man on Mar 10^th, 2005, 11:16am

hi there

strange thing is that's just about how i do it! ;D must have done it 3 or 4 times now with the scorpio and still no problems.

i will say i do it with a pressure washer, but i don't aim directly at any electrical component.

i must be lucky as i've done it to all my cars without any problems.

Title: Re: Engine cleaning?!!
Post by Badboytunes on Mar 10^th, 2005, 1:56pm

The only reason i had probs was because 2 of the plug leads were worn at the top thus allowing water to fill up the seat where the lead goes in. It was a pig to dry out. However i have done this on every other car with no probs.......

Title: Re: Engine cleaning?!!
Post by Captain / Vice Admiral on Mar 10^th, 2005, 10:06pm

Dont - repeat Dont KARCHER it

Captain

Title: Re: Engine cleaning?!!
Post by mr._floppy on Mar 14^th, 2005, 3:45pm

Even the idea of removing an engine bay multi-plug fills me with dread never mind lashing gallons of high pressure soapy water all over the engine.

It'll all end in disaster , you're all DOOOOMED!!! :o :o :o :o

Title: Re: Engine cleaning?!!
Post by David_South_West on Mar 15^th, 2005, 10:45am

Look at it as form of long term maintenance....once clean it'll never get dirty again....'cause it won't run !

Title: Re: Engine cleaning?!!
Post by Dave on Mar 15^th, 2005, 3:22pm

on 03/15/05 at 10:45:24, David_South_West wrote:

Look at it as form of long term maintenance....once clean it'll never get dirty again....'cause it won't run !

LOL ;D