Watch out if you ever wash your engine. I killed two coil packs by washing and hosing off
06-01-2007, 09:41 AM
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I pressure wash my engine bay regulary and have had no problems so far..
<knock on wood>.
But then again, I drive around with some extra coilpacks in my trunk anyway....just in case.
But then again, I drive around with some extra coilpacks in my trunk anyway....just in case.
06-01-2007, 11:00 AM
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this reminds me of a post I made a few years ago....
...you don't happen to drive a Camaro, do you?
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06-01-2007, 12:10 PM
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my routine(with motor on) is rinse then spray a bit of simple green or griots engine cleaner
loosen any dirt and rinse...I let the engine run and dry for a few minutes while I do the rest of the car then wipe.
06-01-2007, 12:15 PM
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In aircraft with turbochaged piston engines you can "shock cool" the engine and
crack the turbo housings merely by throttling the engine back too fast when descending out of altitude (20-25K feet) where the air temperature is -30F or less. This is very common. When you drive a car through a rainstorm or puddles of water, the water never really splashes directly onto the block, not nearly like you would if you were to hose it down directly with a hose. You have the radiator which acts as a shield, etc, etc...
