Degreasing engine

Salem · #1 08-07-2004, 12:40 PM

Yesterday i got bored so i went to degrese my engine at the local self server car wash, i just sprayed on degreasr all over the engine then rinsed, could this do ne damage to it?, i do it a every few times i go to wash my car.

It also makes my car smekl for like a day of heated up degreser lol

Gobbles · #2 08-07-2004, 01:43 PM

i did the same thing except the engine was still hot....and i was putting cold water onto it...i didnt know if it was doing good or bad so let it cool down took a while.......then rinsed it all out being careful of importaint things like the coil packs/plugs/leads etc etc and yeah looked good and smelt like roses lol....for a week or too its full dirty again now

MaNiac_VP · #3 08-07-2004, 04:17 PM

Ok with your V6/V8 non-5.7litre alloy engine, it is okay to degrease and put water on it when its still hot. The radiator will be okay as well, just make sure its within reasonable operating temperature. Ie, don't put cold water on it after its been overheating.
Just take care to aviod water/degreser on 3 places:

1) electrics, from the battery to the leads and plugs, although you won't get electrocuted, you may have difficulty starting the car if it gets wet.
2) Air intake system, as above
3)Extractors/headers, as they get very hot and cold water on them may cause them to crackle.